The Next Morning:
8:47 AM:
Trunks woke up to Knickers, Kishu, and Teddy running around, panicking, yelling, and screaming.
Somehow, Lily was still sound asleep, laying sprawled out on Trunks, under her blanket. She was on her stomach with her head turned on its side, right over Trunks's heart; her arms stretched out either way, and her legs were straight down.
Shaggy had been dropped behind Trunks, and his legs were stuck under Trunks's back.
Those were two big indicators that once she was asleep, Lily had slept straight through the night.
The other big reason Trunks knew she slept through the night was because she drooled a little; he could feel on his chest.
For some odd reason, Lily only ever drooled when she slept at night; she never drooled when she took her naps.
"I guess I should get up and see what's going on. I should be getting up anyway; I still have to take a shower and everything before everything." Trunks said out loud, looking at his ceiling one last time before it would no longer be his ceiling.
Slowly, trying not to wake Lily, Trunks sat up.
"Mmmm… Mmmm…" Lily moaned a little in her sleep, opened her eyes, turned her head the other way, clung to Trunks, and once again went to sleep.
"Well—I guess you're coming with me…" Trunks sighed, wrapping her blanket around her, stood up, and walked into chaos.
"What's going on?" Bulma asked, just waking up.
"Good you're up. What's going on out here?" Vegeta asked, walking out of his room; he just finished in the shower.
"I don't know; the kids are freaking out for whatever reason." Trunks answered, holding Lily.
"Why didn't you leave her in bed?" Vegeta asked, looking at Trunks.
"She won't let go. I figured with yesterday and with the kids freaking out now, I'd just bring her with." Trunks answered as Lily once again moved around a little.
"Hey! What are you three doing?" Bulma asked, getting Knickers, Kishu, and Teddy's attention.
"We're so sorry!" All three of them cried.
"For what?" Trunks, Bulma, and Vegeta, asked, shocked.
"We can't find Lily!" Teddy cried.
"We woke up and she wasn't here." Kishu told them.
"We've looked everywhere." Knickers added in.
"Relax. You didn't check everywhere. If you had, you would've seen that Lily was with me. She's just fine." Trunks informed his older three.
"But you said we weren't allowed in your room." Teddy pointed out.
"Yes, I did say that. However, I also only told to you stay out during the day when the door was closed or if I'm not home. I also told you that if you don't see me in the mornings and my door is closed that you could come wake me up. Now, I'll tell you something important. If any of you ever think one of your siblings are missing or hurt, you knock on the door and walk in. Do you understand me? If any of you think one of you is missing, I want to know right away. Ok?" Trunks explained, looking at Knickers, Kishu, and Teddy.
"Yes." The three replied.
"Why was Lily in your room with you? I thought she fell asleep on the couch." Knickers asked, looking at Trunks.
"She did—but she woke up after a few hours and was wandering the halls, upset. I just brought her to my room with me to try to get her back to sleep." Trunks answered.
"Why was she upset?" Teddy asked, confused.
"Elm…" Kishu sighed.
"Who?" Teddy asked, confused.
"Never you mind. Something bad happened to Lily; it's better you don't remember. Ok?" Trunks sternly told Teddy.
"Yes, Daddy." Teddy replied.
"Lily was just having a bad night." Bulma added.
"Ok." The three replied, happy with that answer.
"Teddy, why don't you go get what you can get packed up in your room packed up? Ok? Whatever you can't get, I'll take care of later." Trunks told Teddy.
"Yes, Daddy." Teddy replied, running to her room.
"Kishu, what do you know about Elm?" Trunks asked, looking at Kishu.
"That he was evil and hurt Lily a lot. And that because he was so young and small, he easily framed their mother." Elm replied.
"Ok. Go get what you can get packed. Your grandparents and I will figure out what to do for breakfast. And don't say anything to Teddy." Trunks instructed.
"Ok…" Kishu mumbled, walking away.
"What do you know?" Trunks asked, looking at Knickers.
"That Elm was evil, hurt Lily so much that she's terrified of him. He drove their mother insane, causing her to allow men to do as they pleased to Lily. Someone named Eel killed Elm and then something about someone called "S" who helped take care of Lily from time to time; she made sure Elm could never kill Lily. Is Lily going to be ok?" Knickers answered and then asked, concerned.
"Lily will be fine; she's safe now. That's all that matters." Trunks told his oldest.
"Ok. And I know; I know. Go pack what I can pack." Knickers replied and then said what Trunks was going to say before he had a chance to.
"Well—I guess what Eel said was true. Hopefully the same will be said for Lily." Bulma sighed.
"Hopefully… But at the same time, I don't know how to feel. That Eel pretended to be Elm to give Lily some kind of love and made her think that everything Elm did to her, their mother did. Now, she'll remember all the terrible things Elm did to her. So—I'm going to tell you what I'll later tell Knickers, Kishu, and Teddy. Do not bring Elm up around Lily. I do not know she'll react. And if she reacts badly—I don't know how long it'll take her to calm down. I'd rather it just not be brought up." Trunks replied, rubbing Lily's back.
"What's next?" Vegeta asked, looking at Trunks.
"Well, I need to take a shower, we need to eat breakfast, finish packing the last few moving trucks, move, get settled in, and then I'm going to figure out who "S" is. Who's actual name, I'm guessing, is "Sakura." Figure out who she is, how to find her, tell her thank you, and see if she'd like to spend time with Lily once in a while. I mean, it seems to me that Lily likes her; she calls her "Aunt Sakura." I don't think she's a bad person." Trunks answered.
"A last name might help." Bulma stated, looking at Trunks.
"Yeah, I know… But I don't think we're getting that off the bat. For now, I'll take it day by day." Trunks informed, looking at his parents.
"Good." Bulma and Vegeta agreed.
"I'll get breakfast going." Bulma told Trunks and Vegeta, going to the kitchen.
"Hmm?" Trunks hummed, looking down; Lily was becoming squirmy.
"Mmmm!" Lily moaned as she pushed away from Trunks, stretching backward.
Once she was done and returned to Trunks, she rubbed her eyes before looking around, confused.
"Good morning, Princess." Trunks calmly spoke, getting her attention.
"Daddy." Lily softly spoke, looking at him; her voice was still a little hoarse from all the crying yesterday.
"That's me." Trunks told her.
"Daddy." Lily spoke, leaning against him.
"Does your throat hurt a little or a lot?" Trunks asked, rubbing her back.
"Yeah. Little." Lily answered in that same croaky voice.
"Do you wanna take a shower? We'll close up the bathroom and let it steam up. You can breathe that steam in; it'll maybe help your throat feel better. What do you say?" Trunks asked.
"Yeah." Lily answered.
"I gotta set you down, ok? I have to get my clothes and your clothes for the day." Trunks told Lily, carefully pulling her from him.
"K." Lily replied as Trunks set her down.
He let her go and stood there for a few seconds just to see what she would do. She just stared at him with her fingers in her mouth.
He went to this room to get his and Lily's outfit he had picked last night—after the kids were asleep.
"Doh-Doh." Lily mumbled, looking at the counter just as Bulma got everything around.
"That's up to your daddy." Bulma told Lily with a smile as Lily stood at the bottom of the counter with her hands on it.
"Ok… I got our clothes. Are you ready? What's going on here?" Trunks asked, getting Lily's attention; she waddled right over to him.
"Doh-Doh?" Lily asked, looking up at Trunks while pointing behind her to the box of doughnuts.
"After our shower, how 'bout?" Trunks asked, looking at Lily.
"K." Lily softly replied.
"Daddy! Daddy! Daddy!" Teddy cried, running over.
"Yes, what is it, Teddy?" Trunks asked, looking at his oldest daughter.
"I figured it out!" Teddy happily cried.
"Figured what out?" Trunks asked, humoring Teddy.
"Elm's a friend of Lily's and he's going to come over to play." Teddy happily announced.
"NO! NO! NO!" Lily screamed, running away.
"Did I say something wrong?" Teddy asked, confused and upset.
"No. Yes. No. Teddy, Elm was Lily's twin brother. Listen carefully. Elm was not a good boy; he was evil, and he hurt Lily a lot—and badly. He hurt her so bad that she's terrified of him—kind of like how you're afraid of the Easter Bunny." Trunks explained to Teddy.
"Except Lily has a real reason to be afraid of Elm. Teddy's just afraid of the Easter Bunny because some kid from school told her that he was a giant bunny with red eyes, razor sharp teeth, and ate kids after stealing their souls." Kishu stated, coming out with Knickers.
"Kishu behave." Trunks warned.
"Sorry." Kishu apologized.
"From now on, no one mentions Elm to Lily." Trunks sternly told Knickers, Kishu, and Teddy.
"Ok." "Of course." Kishu, Teddy, and Knickers replied.
"No!" Lily cried, running out of energy—and her voice was pretty well gone.
"Lily. Lily listen to me, please. There you are. I promise you; Elm is not here—and he's never coming back. He is never going to hurt you ever again. And if for some reason he were to ever come back, all of us here will protect you. Me. Grandma and Grandpa. Your brothers and sister. And all our friends. We'll all keep you safe. Baby, he's dead. He's all gone. All gone. He can't hurt you anymore." Trunks told Lily after Vegeta brought her back.
Vegeta was holding Lily around the waist while Trunks spoke to her, holding her hands in his.
Lily tried to say something, but she had no voice.
"Don't try to speak right now. Let's get you to the bathroom where you can breathe in some steam to hopefully help your throat. Now, listen to me very carefully. Can you give me a thumbs up if you understand what I am telling you? Can you give me a thumbs up if you understand that he can't hurt you anymore and that we'll all protect you?" Trunks asked, looking at Lily, showing her with his thumb what he wanted her to do.
It took a few seconds, but Lily slowly gave a thumbs up and then reached for Trunks.
"Thanks, Dad." Trunks thanked Vegeta after taking Lily from him.
"Yeah—it's not big deal. She's a fast little shit, though." Vegeta replied.
"Mom, please make some pancakes or something, eggs, sausage, and bacon. They can still have their first part of their doughnuts, but I want them to eat something else as well." Trunks told Bulma.
"Of course. Hold on. When you're done with the shower, fill this with warm water, mix it around, and have her gargle." Bulma instructed, handing Trunks a cup with some salt and a spoon.
Half An Hour Later:
"How are we feeling?" Bulma asked, not looking back to see Trunks and Lily; she was concentrating on breakfast.
"Better. She's still a little hoarse, but she can talk. She did not like the salt water, though. But she did well." Trunks answered, carrying Lily.
"That's good. Awww! She's so adorable!" Bulma cooed, looking at Lily.
Lily was wearing a green skirt with light green leggings that went to her knees. Her shirt was also green but had two leprechauns on a rainbow with four-leaf clovers all over.
"Kishu, you need to take a shower after breakfast." Trunks told Kishu.
"Ok…" Kishu mumbled.
"Doh-Doh?" Lily asked, looking up at Trunks.
"Ok. I did promise you. However, you need to eat something else as well." Trunks told Lily, setting her in her seat.
"K." Lily softly replied.
"Do you three want part of your doughnuts?" Trunks asked, looking at the others.
"Yeah!" Kishu and Teddy happily cried, running over to him.
"Uh-uh. Sit your butts at the table; I'll bring you a piece after I cut it." Trunks told them as Knickers walked right over to the table.
"Knick-Knick!" Lily happily cried when she saw Knickers sit down.
"Lily, please don't yell. You're only going to lose your voice again." Trunks calmly told her.
"Kishy! Teddy!" Lily happily cried—only quieter this time.
"That's better. Good girl." Trunks praised Lily, cutting the doughnuts into thirds.
"Doh-Doh! Doh-Doh!" Lily excitedly cried, bouncing around in her seat when she saw Trunks walking over with four paper plates—each holding a third of a doughnut.
Thank God for Vegeta.
Lily started sliding out of her seat. If someone hadn't been there to catch her, Lily would've fallen and hit her head on the table.
"Time to settle down—or you won't get a doughnut." Trunks calmly told Lily.
"Sowee." Lily softly apologized.
"It's ok. Just no more bouncing around. Ok?" Trunks calmly told Lily.
"K." Lily replied.
"With that said, this is yours." Trunks stated, placing a white doughnut with chocolate frosting and sprinkles in front of Lily.
"Tank you." Lily softly replied, looking at her doughnut.
"Knickers, you wanted a white doughnut with white frosting and nuts." Trunks told Knickers, handing him his doughnut.
"Teddy, you wanted a white doughnut with white frosting and sprinkles." Trunks stated, handing Teddy hers.
"And Kishu, you wanted the chocolate doughnut with blue frosting and Oreos." Trunks told Kishu, placing his doughnut in front of him.
"Thank you." Knickers, Kishu, and Teddy, thanked their dad.
"Go ahead and eat." Trunks told the kids; they dived into their doughnuts.
Like her chicken sandwich yesterday, Lily dissected her doughnut. One by one, she ate the sprinkles, licked the frosting off, and then ate the doughnut.
"At least she eats the doughnut itself." Vegeta stated, watching the kids.
"I wonder why she does that…" Bulma wondered out loud.
"I don't know. But as long as she's eating, I don't care." Trunks stated, watching the kids just as Bulma finished the food.
She was about to make plates when Goten showed up with Vego—but no Bulla or Chiulma.
"Goten? Is everything ok? Where are Bulla and Chiulma?" Bulma asked, looking at a stressed-out Goten.
"They left." Vego answered for his father.
"What do you mean they left?" Bulma and Vegeta asked right away.
"She left either late last night or early this morning when we were all asleep; she took all her things, all my cash, Chiulma and all of Chiulma's things. She left with a guy she met a year and a half ago; she said she feels like she's over the moon with this guy. I don't know his name, but that's where she is—with Chiulma. She left a letter, explaining everything." Goten answered, defeated.
"Why didn't she take Vego as well?" Bulma asked, confused.
"It says in the note." Goten replied.
"Would you two like some breakfast? I just made a bunch of different things." Bulma told Goten.
"Umm… Sure." Goten replied after getting "the look" from Bulma, Vegeta, and Trunks.
"She didn't say where she was going—other than with this guy?" Bulma asked, making Vego and Goten a plate.
"No. But she left this note." Goten replied, handing Bulma the note.
"Hold on a second. I don't know where the boys' booster seat is, but I have several thick books." Bulma stated, setting three thick books on a chair for Vego.
"Thanks, but you didn't have to." Goten told Bulma.
"It's no problem." Bulma replied before walking to the kitchen to read the note.
"I'm sorry for I how I behaved in the past. I'm sorry for picking on your ears and tail." Vego sincerely apologized, looking at Knickers, Kishu, Teddy, Lily, and Trunks; he's already apologized to Goten—several times.
"It's fine." Knickers, Kishu, and Teddy, forgave him.
"Lily's shy—and hasn't a good first few years. She just needs time; she'll come around. Thank you for the apology." Trunks explained.
Goten, Mom, Dad, & Trunks,
I would like to say I'm sorry for this, but I'm not.
I moved out to get away from all of you; I'm throwing that away just to be controlled again.
I'm not leaving my friends behind; they've opened my eyes to how things should be.
I will not allow you to control my child either; Chiulma is perfect the way she is.
Goten can keep Vego.
I may have been able to get him to talk properly, but he refuses to be a polite gentleman; he just wants to play in the mud.
Not to mention, all he does is complain about how he can't see Knickers, Kishu, and Teddy.
And now, he wants to meet this new child of Trunks—Lilith or whatever her name is.
Well, fine. If Vego wants to see them so badly, he can stay with his father; he only listens to him anyway; he doesn't listen to me worth crap.
This part is just meant for Trunks.
Him having four children isn't a problem.
Him having four children with three different women, on the other hand...
Two different mothers? Fine.
The only true siblings out of his kids are Knickers and Kishu. Teddy and Lilith aren't their true sisters.
In fact, Teddy and Lilith don't have any true siblings with any of Trunks's brood.
And honestly, what is the problem with removing Lilith's cat ears and tail?
I mean, come on. Even if she's not truly any of their sisters, she can at least look somewhat normal.
Think of it.
Who else in this universe looks like her?
Who else in this universe has cat ears?
Who else in this universe has cat tails?
Nobody! That's who.
Nobody.
If Trunks sends her to school, think of how much she'll be bullied because of how she looks.
My child is a spoiled, rotten brat?
She's a perfect little princess who will grow to be a perfect little lady.
How is Trunks raising his daughters?
They can be and do whatever they please so long as they don't become evil or destroy things.
He should be teaching those girls proper etiquette—or at least have someone teach them proper etiquette.
The only good child out of all of them is Knickers. The rest of them are nothing but wild brats.
But anyway—as I said before, I'm not coming home to be controlled.
Daddy should be happy now; I finally left Goten and found someone better.
My whole life feels complete with him.
No, I will not say who he is because you'll be able to locate us—and I'm not having that.
So, don't come looking for me—and don't even think about trying.
I'll send a card or something on birthdays and holidays.
Also, Goten—you have three weeks to get the rest of your and Vego's things and move out of that house and find a new place to live.
Rent hasn't been paid in two months.
Goodbye.
Bulla.
P.S.
Aunt Tights sends her love.
"What the hell?!" Bulma snapped.
"Are you done eating?" Trunks asked, looking at Knickers, Kishu, and Teddy; their plates were empty, and they were just sitting there.
"Yes." The three answered.
"Ok. Kishu, go take a shower and get changed. Knickers and Teddy, go get changed. What is it, Lily? Do you want more milk?" Trunks instructed his older kids before asking Lily, who was banging her sippy cup all over the place.
"Or-Or pease." Lily softly asked.
"Or-Or duce?" Vego asked, confused.
"Orange juice?" Trunks asked, looking at Lily.
"Yes, pease." Lily answered, stretching a little.
"I don't think we have orange juice, do we?" Trunks asked, looking at Bulma.
"Umm… We have milk, apple, and grape juice." Bulma answered, looking in the fridge while Vegeta read Bulla's note.
"I'm sorry, Lily; there's no orange juice. Would you like some apple or grape juice?" Trunks apologized to Lily and then asked.
Lily just slumped her head, "no tank you." She softly refused the apple and grape juice.
"I'm sorry, Princess. We'll go shopping at a different time and pick up some orange juice.
"K." Lily softly replied before eating some sausage.
"Can I have some apple juice?" Vego asked.
"Of course, Dear. Just give us a few minutes." Bulma told Vego.
"Ok." Vego replied, patiently sitting there.
"Vegeta, are you a little angry right now?" Bulma asked, looking at her husband, who looked like he wanted to punch something.
"What do you think?" Vegeta asked, trying not to snap at his wife.
"Do you wanna get your anger out on something?" Bulma asked again.
"What are you saying?" Vegeta asked, looking at Bulma.
Bulma got a large knife and cut five oranges in half.
"Squeeze these over this and get as much juice as you can." Bulma instructed, looking at Vegeta, holding a picture.
"Fine." Vegeta sighed, doing what Bulma told him to do.
He wasn't pretending the oranges were Bulla; he was pretending they were whoever the hell she was dating now's face.
By the time he was done, they had a little less than half a picture of juice.
"Lily, are you sure you don't want milk or something to drink?" Trunks asked, watching Lily eat her food.
"No, tank you." Lily softly replied.
"Not even orange juice?" Bulma asked, walking over with a new sippy cup.
"I thought you said you didn't have any orange juice." Trunks spoke, looking at his mom.
"We don't. However, we did have five oranges. Thanks to Grandpa, we have fresh-squeezed orange juice. And don't think I forgot about you." Bulma answered, setting the sippy cup of orange juice in front of Lily and a sippy cup of apple juice in front of Vego.
"Thank you." Vego thanked Bulma.
Lily was confused; she looked from the cup to Bulma and then to Trunks.
"Go ahead. Grandpa made you orange juice." Trunks told Lily, giving her permission.
"Tank you." Lily softly thanked Bulma and Trunks, taking the juice.
"You're both very welcome." Bulma happily told Vego and Lily.
"Lily, I'm going to go to the kitchen with Grandma, Grandpa, and Uncle Goten, ok? I'll be right over there. When you're ready to get down raise your arms or something, please." Trunks told Lily.
"K." Lily replied.
"Are we going to look for Bulla?" Trunks asked, looking at his parents.
"I don't know…" Bulma started, only to be interrupted.
"I don't think we should—honestly. She's made her choice. If she wants to come back, she's always welcome to. I'm not going to waste my time with someone who doesn't want to be here when I have people who do want us around. Trunks, Knickers, Kishu, Teddy, Lily, Vego—and even Goten. Hopefully one day she'll come to her senses, but if not—that's her loss." Vegeta seriously and sincerely answered, interrupting his wife.
"Well said." Bulma sighed.
She loved her daughter so very much—and always would. But there's only so much one can do for another who doesn't want it.
"What are you planning now, Goten?" Bulma asked, looking at Goten.
"I guess I should talk to Mom and Dad—tell them what's going on. Maybe I can beg them to let me and Vego—or at least Vego to stay." Goten answered.
"Don't do that." Bulma sadly told Goten.
"Do you need a place to stay for a while? I have the room. The boys are upstairs. If you trust Vego with stairs, he could stay up there with Knickers and Kishu. They are on the one side of the hall; Vego would be in the room next to the bathroom. Then downstairs, there are four bedrooms. I have the master and the girls are on either side of me. There's still one room left." Trunks offered, looking at Trunks.
"I don't know…" Goten started.
"Come on, Goten; you're one of my best friends—almost like a brother. As I said before, we live fifteen or twenty minutes from Mom and Dad. We live ten minutes from your parents. And we have the space. Just suck it up and move in for a while. It doesn't have to and won't be permanent; just until you get on your own two feet and can get or rent your own place." Trunks sternly told Goten.
"Uncle Trunks; there's something wrong with Lily! I think she's choking or something!" Vego called before Goten could respond.
Sure enough, when he got to Lily, she was choking on something.
"Arms up. Keep them up." Trunks instructed, setting her on the floor and then started patting her back.
"Come on…" Trunks said, patting Lily's back with a little more force.
"Can I try?" Knickers asked, running over.
"I don't know…" "Yeah, go ahead." Bulma started before Trunks interrupted her, giving Knickers permission to help.
Trunks quickly moved out the way, and Knickers took his place.
Knickers carefully wrapped his arms around Lily's stomach and started performing the Heimlich maneuver.
Knickers only had to squeeze Lily's stomach three times, and she spit out a chunk of hard scrambled egg.
When Knickers let Lily go, she fell to her hands and knees and started coughing before crying.
"It's ok, Lily. You're ok. You're ok. Knicker's and Vego saved you. Thank you—both of you." Trunks calmly told Lily, rubbing her back as she cried into his shoulder; he also thanked Knickers and Vego.
If Vego didn't say anything, they might've not gotten to Lily in time.
"Of course." Knickers replied.
"You're welcome." Vegeta replied when Goten set him down.
"Just for a few months. I'll find a job and then figure something out." Goten told Trunks.
"That's fine. Stay as long as you need." Trunks replied, rocking Lily.
"Is everything ok?" Kishu asked, walking out.
"Yeah, everything's fine." Trunks answered, standing up with Lily.
"Do you want to finish eating?" Trunks asked once Lily settled down; she shook her head.
"Or-Or duce?" Lily softly asked, mumbling a little.
"Sure." Trunks replied, grabbing her sippy cup.
"Tank you Knick-Knick. Tank you Vego." Lily softly thanked, drinking her juice.
"Ow! What the hell?! Why you little brat! Get back here!" They heard an unknown man yell.
"Daddy! There's a weird man in my room! I kicked her very hard and bit him! He tried to take me out the window!" Teddy yelled, running down the hall.
Not long after Teddy got to them, a tall, lanky man with thin, almost balding, dark brown oily hair and yellow eyes came running out.
"Who the hell are you and what are you doing in my house?! More importantly: what do you think you're doing by trying to take my granddaughter?!" Vegeta demanded, pissed off.
Lily had a bad reaction as soon as she saw the man. She just lost it clung to Trunks, severely shaking, crying, and she peed herself.
"Interest." The man calmly stated.
"Excuse me?" Trunks asked, holding Lily close.
"The little girl was interest since I didn't get my last payment from that bitch, Luna before she overdosed. Just hand the little girls over and no one will get hurt; I'll bring them both back when I'm done and the schedule my next date." The man stated, pulling out a knife.
Right then and there, Trunks figured out that this man is one of the many men Luna let do whatever they wished to her.
"Lily, I'm going to give you to Kishu, ok? He's going to take care of you." Trunks whispered in Lily's ear.
"Kishu take your sisters and Vego and go to the basement. You hide and stay hidden until Knickers, Grandma, Grandpa, Uncle Goten, or I come to get you." Trunks strictly told Knickers.
"Ok." Kishu replied, taking Lily from Trunks.
"Kishy…" Lily mumbled, latching onto Kishu.
"Teddy," "Vego," "go with Kishu and Lily." Trunks and Goten told Teddy and Vego.
Once the younger kids were in the basement, Trunks turned his attention to the man.
"Ok. You asked for it. I'll get my prizes one way or another!" The man exclaimed, charging the guys.
"I think I'll go to the basement as well." Bulma told the men before heading downstairs to keep an eye on the younger kids.
"One: don't you ever lay a finger on my daughters—either of them! Two: Luna is dead, and I have full custody of my daughter, who is not a toy for you to play with. Three: come to think of it, don't touch any little girls or boys ever again. Four: you've messed with the wrong kids. Five: you've entered the wrong damn house." Trunks warned, grabbing the man's arm with the knife.
"What are you going to do? I'm not afraid of you! I mean, what human fucks a freaky alien? I mean, I suppose Luna was a pretty, feisty cat—just like that little girl of hers. Aww yes. Cute little Lily." The man stated after asking, pissing Trunks off.
"We're not exactly human ourselves." Trunks started just before he started changing into a Super Saiyan.
"We're Saiyans." Vegeta and Goten finished, also transforming.
"What the fuck?! Luna never said anything about Saiyans!" The man yelled as Trunks dragged him out back and punched him square in the face, sending him flying a good few feet away.
"Good restraint." Goten said, shocked.
"That's what you call restraint?!" The man yelled, standing up.
"You only went a few feet!" Goten called back.
"You're still alive, aren't you?! If you want to keep it that way, I'd surrender if I were you!" Vegeta yelled.
But it was too late; Trunks flew at the man and grabbed him by the shirt.
"How can you do that to a child?!" Trunks yelled.
"It's not that hard. Give me the cat-girl and I'll show you." The man stated, saying the wrong things.
"Touching a child like that is disgusting and illegal for a reason!" Trunks yelled, throwing the man again.
Mr. Lily's Dad,
Stop!
Don't kill him!
He's not worth it!
He's not worth killing, going to prison!
He's not worth leaving your babies with no one!
What? Aside from Lily, you have a few older children, don't you?
Think of them!
Yes, maybe they'll want you to kill him, but you have to be stronger!
You have to be stronger for them!
Call the police & tell them what he's done.
Don't do something stupid & leave & lose your children.
Besides—he's not the worse of them; there are worse ones out there.
There are ones who deserve to be tortured & killed.
This guy isn't one of them.
S.
Yaku,
That is your name, is it not?
"What the hell is this?!" The man asked, watching the words.
Answer the question!
I'm trying to keep him from killing you!
The least you can do is tell him your name!
S.
"Fine! Yes, my name is Yaku! What's it to you?!" The man, Yaku, asked, demanding an answer.
Yaku,
I really don't want to know this.
I would just prefer to stay in the dark.
But I think Mr. Lily's Dad would like some peace of mind in knowing you won't be able to hurt Lily or any other little girls ever again.
You never physically touched Lily in her private place, did you?
S.
"What? No! She's not old enough for that yet! The oldest you start touching a girl there is when they're like eight or nine. No! I just sat her on my knee, pushing her back and forth while holding her up. That's all! I never put my fingers and face anywhere!" Yaku admitted, yelling at air.
"What's going on?" Bulma asked, walking out.
"Where are the kids?" Vegeta asked, looking at his wife.
"Under the stairs. Now, what's going on?" Bulma whispered to her husband and then asked again.
"That "S" girl's words are popping up again; she told Dad to stop. She said this man, Yaku wasn't worth going to prison over—that there are much worse men out there. Yaku admitted to doing stuff, but never touched her." Knickers answered Bulma's question.
Yaku,
You're an idiot…
I hope you enjoy your last few minutes of freedom.
"What the hell does that mean?!" Yaku asked, demanding an answer.
It means you're going to prison.
I'll give you a one-way ticket.
I just need to find the right thing…
Ummm…
Where is it?
Oh, & the police already have your confession.
Just have to find it.
Wahh!
Ow…
Stupid chair…
Oh, here you are.
S.
"Wait a second… You're that friend of Luna's, aren't you? The one who'd take care of and the brat for a few days at a time. The one who looks almost exactly like her. The shy, quiet, mousy girl. It's been awhile, hasn't it? You know my name, but I don't know yours. You were a tiny little thing. Cute really. Normally, I don't go for girls over twelve, but for you I would've made an exception. Now, Cutie. Why don't you tell Yaku your name?" Yaku spoke to "S" like they were friends.
Yaku,
Eat a dick.
You don't get the privilege of knowing my name.
It's already bad enough you know Lily's name.
Now, listen to me very carefully.
I will be sending Trunks the one-way ticket.
Under no circumstances are you to grab the ticket.
Do you understand me?
DO NOT GRAB THE TICKET!
The last thing I need is for you to go to…
Never mind.
Just ignore what you're reading.
You don't need to know what could've been.
Mr. Lily's Dad, please make sure you grab the ticket so that he goes to prison.
Mr. Lily's Dad Only:
Make sure he grabs it.
S.
"What the hell does that mean? What are you talking about? What are you saying to him? Are you showing him naughty pictures or something?!" Yaku demanded an answer from "S."
Yaku,
NO!
I don't even know Mr. Lily's dad!
He doesn't know me!
NO!
JUST NO!
NO!
I was just telling him that he had to catch the ticket because if you catch it'll take you to some kind of spa & retreat!
Shoot!
"What was that?" Yaku asked, interested.
Nothing!
Just ignore that last bit.
I-i-it's nothing.
Anyway…
Mr. Lily's Dad—here comes the ticket.
S.
Right after she sent that last message, a ticket came floating down.
'Don't grab that ticket. "S" said that he needs to catch it.' Trunks telepathically tell Vegeta, Knickers, and Goten.
Trunks "tried" to catch it, but it just slipped past his hands.
After a few seconds, Yaku got his hands on the ticket and started laughing in victory—until he actually read it. It turned into a correctional wristband that read:
Paradise Prison for Sexual Predators
Rank: Class 3 Pedophile: Grinding
Crime: Molesting children 2-12
Yaku Jenga: Prisoner 899
Cellblock C: Cell 666
Repeated DEATH
Life Sentence
Welcome.
"W-what?! You tricked me! Screw this! You won't get me! You'll never catch me alive!" Yaku yelled as he started running away.
As soon as he reached the end of the yard, a light appeared, and Yaku was sucked into it before disappearing completely.
"What was that?" Goten asked, shocked and confused.
"I'm not sure. But he's gone. Don't know where he went, but he's gone." Trunks answered.
"What was with that writing that appeared out of nowhere?" Goten asked, looking at Trunks.
"That was "S." She's someone who knew and kind of took care of Lily—making sure she was safe from her evil twin brother." Trunks answered, confusing Goten even more.
"Ok." Goten replied, not even bothering to ask.
"What happened to that man?" Vego asked, walking out with Kishu, Teddy, and Lily.
"Daddy!" Lily cried, running to Trunks—arms in front of her.
"Hi, Princess. What are you all doing up here? I thought we told you to stay hidden until one of us came to get you." Trunks asked, looking at Kishu.
"That "S" person's writing showed up and said we could come up; she said it was safe." Kishu honestly answered.
"Ok." Trunks sighed, rocking Lily.
Mr. Lily's Dad,
I apologize.
I just know that Lily's not a fan of basements; they scare her.
I can't blame her; they're dark and creepy.
S.
"Wait. S—can you hear us?" Trunks asked, feeling a little ridiculous talking to nothing.
Mr. Lily's Dad,
Yes, I can.
It's a Nekodian thing. ~_~😐
If 2 or more Nekodains are very close, we can:
Stay connected to one another & feel what another feels—emotionally.
S.
"So—you and Lily are close?" Trunks asked, looking at Lily.
Mr. Lily's Dad,
I suppose.
Lily is such a sweet little girl.
& I do ❤ her more than just about anyone else—myself included.
Sorry.
I just discovered these things called "Emojis."
They're really cool.
But umm…
Yes, I ❤ Lily very much & feel close to her.
However, the whole Nekodian Connection thing only works if both individuals feel the same connection.
The last time I saw Lily, she was only 2.
& honestly, at that point, I didn't think she understood that kind of connection.
Yes, I knew she liked me.
But I got her away from a horrible situation for a few days.
She had pancakes & orange juice for breakfast.
She had mini corndogs & orange juice for lunch.
She had either "Hamburger Grave over Mashed Potatoes" or "Chicken Fettuccine Alfredo with broccoli & either milk or orange juice—usually orange juice ~_~😐
Surprisingly enough, she ❤s orange juice just as much as I do.
Which is a little weird considering I didn't know anyone who ❤ orange juice as much as me.
Ummm…
Anyway…
*CRASH!*
*THUD!*
Nana…~_~
What is she doing now?
What did she do this time?
*Door opens*
Nana!
Are you ok?!
I'm just fine, Dear!
What are you doing?!
Uhhh…
Just kind of talking to myself!
Again?!
Yes!
I think it's time we talk about getting you a mate & laid!
You should be having kids now!
NAAANAA!
Not this again!
I have a few men picked out for you!
We can arrange a day for you to meet some of them!
NANA NOOO!
You're going to have to settle down someday!
NAAANAA!
Quit that!
I don't have time for this right now!
We'll discuss this at a later time!
Now, come down here so we can talk properly instead of yelling up & down the stairs!
Besides, I need you to come down here & help me with something!
Bring your laptop thingamajigger!
I'll be in the kitchen!
Make it quick!
Well…
I guess it's time to buy another new laptop—again.
Crap…
I thought I turned that off.
Why do I keep doing that?
Sorry that you had to hear all—read all that.
I got to go.
Maybe we'll talk later.
Well, I'm sure we will…
There are other sick creepers out there that I'm sure hurt Lily.
Bye.
S.
"Wait! Who are you? What's your name?" Knickers called.
Mr. Lily's Older Brother,
As of this moment, I cannot tell you.
It's a safety thing.
Honestly, I don't really care about myself or whatever happens to me.
Well, I do…
But my main concern is Lily's safety.
It's a whole big can of worms that I don't have time to explain right now.
But because I like to play games…
Just how many of you are there?
S.
"It's me, two sons, my older daughter, Lily, and my parents. My sister's ex and their son is here as well. Don't ask. It's a long personal story." Trunks answered, looking at everyone.
Lily's Family—& Friends,
The rules are simple:
Only you & the people with you now can participate.
Including people not there with you now is cheating.
Lily can't play & you can't ask her for the obvious reason that she actually knows me.
So—excluding Lily, that's 8 of you.
I'll figure out where you live or something & send Lily some of her favorite things I still have here.
But anyway, because Nana's getting antsy…
No other people.
Can't ask Lily.
Those of you can work together on figuring this out.
If you can guess my name, I'll tell you whether it's correct, not correct, hot or cold—or whatever that phrase is.
While you can work together on guessing my name, you can't answer together, nor can you guess the same name.
You can each have 1 guess.
Use it wisely.
Think about it.
It's probably not as easy as you think.
But I really got to go.
Talk later.
Bye.
S.
P.S.
Before I forget:
You can't ask your green slug friend either.
S.
"Cool. A challenge. Wait. Green slug friend?" Goten stated with a smile and then asked.
"Yes. But first we have to deal with today's challenge. Moving. And she's referring to Piccolo. I don't think she knows his name—nor is she supposed to know it. He's apparently been watching her for the last—since she was little. I guess it's already bad enough that she knows he's been watching and is still watching her. But anyway, we should figure things out with moving. Dad, Knickers, and Kishu are coming with and helping me. Tien, Chiaotzu, Yamcha, Piccolo, Krillin, 18, 17, Master Roshi, Goku, Chi-Chi, Gohan, and Videl are all coming over to help move things. Pan and Marron were supposed to come over, but Marron's on a date and Pan has a soccer meet or something like that. I was thinking, I'll take Tien, Chiaotzu, Yamcha, Krillin, 18, and Master Roshi. Goten, you take your dad, brother, Videl, Piccolo, and 17 to your place to get your things packed and moved. If you get everything packed, Piccolo knows my house; you can have him bring you and your things over and they can be put in the living room. I'll show you the rooms you and Vego will be staying in. That just leaves Teddy, Lily, and Vego…" Trunks explained, going over a plan.
Knock. Knock. Knock.
Goku, Chi-Chi, Gohan, and Videl were at the door.
"Come in!" Bulma called.
"Goten!" Chi-Chi happily cried, running to her son.
"Hi, Mom." Goten returned his mom's hug.
"Where are my grandbabies?" Chi-Chi asked, pulling away.
Goten explained to Chi-Chi, Goku, Gohan, and Videl what happened—twice.
They were all shocked but agreed with Bulma and Chi-Chi about Bulla and Chiulma.
Chi-Chi was a little upset Goten and Vego wouldn't be moving back home, but at least she'd get to see them more often.
"Hey, Chi-Chi?" Trunks started, looking at Chi-Chi.
"Yes?" Chi-Chi asked, looking at Trunks.
"I know you came to help us move and all, but would you be willing to help Mom watch Teddy, Lily, and Vego. I know they wouldn't mean to, but I don't want them right under foot while we're moving everything—especially the heavy items." Trunks asked and explained to Chi-Chi.
"I'd love to!" Chi-Chi excitedly accepted right away.
"Actually—if I may, I'd like to go with Goten and them. I can help them pack up—and maybe find some clues as to who Bulla's with or where she might've gone. No, I won't go looking for her, but I'd like to know." Bulma told everyone.
"That's fine. I can watch them on my own; I don't mind. I'd like to know as well." Chi-Chi spoke up.
"That's fine. Let me change Lily quickly and we'll be on our way." Trunks told everyone.
"Do you want me to keep them here or take them to my place? Or can they go to the park?" Chi-Chi asked, looking at Trunks before he walked away with Lily.
"I suppose you could take them to the park. It's probably best they're not here right now. Teddy, if Mrs. Chi-Chi takes you to the park, you need to listen to her. If I find out you misbehaved for her, you'll be grounded from electronics for even longer. Do you understand?" Trunks replied to Chi-Chi before strictly warning Teddy.
"Yes, Daddy." Teddy replied with a smile.
"Ok. I'll be right back." Trunks sighed, taking Lily to get cleaned…