Dragon Ball/Z/GT Fan Fiction ❯ Lucky Chance ❯ Tears of a Bleak Future: Chapter Six ( Chapter 6 )

Warnings: Nothing much. Just your basic violence.

Lucky Chance 6

I entered Capsule Corp. without knocking and went straight to Bulma-san's lab. She was working on her aircraft again. She quickly noticed me and turned from her work. I smiled.

"Word on da streets iz you bes workin' on a time machine." I said in my ghetto slang. Bulma chuckled.

"Yes, guilty." she said. "I know you might think I'm crazy, but I got a good feeling about this. I'm hoping this will change our history." I thought carefully about it.

"How will it work?" I questioned.

"Well, it sends someone into the past and I'm hoping Trunks will volunteer. He'll warn the others about the androids and they'll train for the threat. There should be enough power to make three trips."

"Okay, but what about me? I was born after the android holocaust. The only reason my parents met was because of it. What if I disappear?" The more I thought about it, the more scared I got. Bulma didn't have an answer ready.

"I really don't know." she whispered. I thought it was selfish of me, thinking of myself instead of the whole planet. Maybe my parents were destined to be together and they would find their way to each other. But it might take longer and I might be born much later. Then I wouldn't be old enough for Trunks. I closed my eyes and made the decision.

"If I disappear, then it's for the earth." I said clearly. Bulma smiled weakly.

"It's such a big sacrifice. I'm not telling you to do it."

"I know, but the needs of the many out-weigh the needs of the one. I'll be fine. Just as long as my father gets to live." I looked back at the capsule ship. "By the way, how many can fit in that thing?"

"One person."

"I don't mean to be a bother, but could you possibly make it big enough for two?" Bulma gave me a skeptical look.

"Why?"

"Um...I want to go with Trunks, if he decides to go." I said quickly, kicking the ground softly. Bulma smiled.

"Sure." she said without further questions. I brightened.

"Arigato!" I squealed as I hugged Bulma and ran out the door.

I found Trunks out in the living room listening to the radio and went to say hi.

"Hi Trunks!" I called and sat down beside him, kissing his cheek. "So, you know about Bulma-san's time machine? Are you planning on going to the past? Meet your father?" Trunks uneasily shifted.

"I don't know. I don't even think it'll work. Besides, mom can go. She'd probably want to anyway."

"But what about Goku-I mean grandpa? Don't you want to meet him?"

"Yeah, but...it's my father I'm worried about. I don't think he'll like me. Mom and Gohan told me stories about him and he doesn't sound like a likeable person."

"Don't worry about him. They might need your help in the past. You might be able to learn about some weaknesses the androids have, or you could train with the others! C'mon Trunks! This could be a really cool adventure. Besides, I want to go with you." I was interrupted by the radio.

"We have reports of another android attack at West Lilac City." the reporter blared. Trunks stood up.

"That's not too far from here." he whispered.

"No way! Are you gonna fight?" I asked.

"Yeah, why not?" he said as he grabbed his sword.

"Then I'm coming with you."

"No you aren't. Your mother forbids you to fight. I can't go against her word."

"Why not? I can't sit here while you get killed."

"What makes you think I'll get killed? Don't you have any faith in me?"

"I didn't mean it that way. I just think you'd do better if I was with you."

"Forget it, Pan. I can't take you with me." He ran outside and flew off. I growled.

"Oh, the nerve of that guy!" After a few minutes, I grabbed my sword and I flew after him anyway. I stayed a good distance away so I wouldn't get spotted or sensed by him. He landed in the destroyed city and confronted the androids. I stayed hidden inside a trench nearby. Trunks powered to super saiya-jin and unsheathed his sword, launching at the duo. They parted and kicked Trunks. He took a few whacks at them and cut off a few strands of Juuhachi's hair. She growled evilly and kicked him across the city. Juunana dove at Trunks and punched his gut. Trunks toppled over in pain. He jumped at Juuhachi and kicked her stomach. Then he dove into the air and fired dozens of ki blasts at the androids. But they just stood there, unfazed by Trunks' attempts. He fired hundreds more. I wanted him to stop because I knew that he would burn out before he finished off the androids. A large dust cloud formed over the twin and just as I thought, Trunks was greatly weakened and fell to the ground. I was about to help him when I heard voices. The twins were no longer in the dust cloud. They had moved, but I couldn't tell where. I felt uneasy about not knowing where they were. Suddenly, Juunana jumped from an abandoned building and punched Trunks right into a building. I panicked and ran to the building undetected. I saw Trunks lying on a pile of rubble. He had dropped out of super saiya-jin mode and was slowly beginning to wake up. When he saw me, he was about to say something, but was cut off when Juuhachi appeared and fired an energy ball at us. We dodged it and started running out of the building, but I was separated from Trunks when he was kicked out through a wall. I stopped and was face to face with Juunana. He grinned and kicked me to the other end of the building. I was getting sick of all the boundaries that were keeping me in the building, so I charged up and fire hundreds of small ki blasts to get rid of the walls. Soon, the building was gone, I flew into the sky and searched for Trunks. He was fighting with Juuhachi. But I couldn't find Juunana. Suddenly, I was hit painfully on my back and I fell to the ground at alarming speeds which was quite painful. I unsheathed my sword and tried cutting him. He grabbed my sword and threw it away, taking me with it. I stood back up and rushed at him, but he phased out. I stopped and was hit on my back. I turned around quickly and caught him off guard as I kicked his stomach and cut his shirt with my sword. He glared at his ripped shirt and then at me. His eyes were full of icy cold rage. I was struck with fear. He charged up a ki blast and hit me at point blank range. I felt pain sear though my body as I skidded across the field. I felt ready to die, but I couldn't give up. Trunks was attacking the two now. I used my strength to duck into the trench I had found in the beginning. I had to figure out a way to get Trunks and I out of danger. I quickly scanned the area for Trunks again, but he was nowhere to be found. Then, he emerged from a small creek, crawling out. The androids smirked and fired a ki blast at him. They walked up to him and Juunana started stepping on his head. I charged up to full strength. Juunana said something I couldn't hear, which was followed by Juuhachi powering up a ki ball. I gasped and launched forward, clutching Trunks just before the blast hit us. We took off before the smoke could clearly and left the androids confused.

We got home a little late. Trunks was unconscience, so I had to explained to Bulma what happened. She put him in bed and treated his wounds. I waited patiently for him to wake up. When he began to stir, I jumped up.

"Trunks? Are you okay?" I asked. "How many fingers am I holding? What's 1 plus 1?" Trunks looked at me funny.

"I know how to count!" he said with a laugh. I patted his cheek. He had sorrow in his eyes. "I can't believe I didn't beat them. I thought I was stronger this time."

"Trunks, don't worry about that right now. Just worry about getting your strength back." I said gently.

"Yeah, then I can go fight again." he said stubbornly. I rolled my eyes while Bulma groaned.

"Listen kid, you don't even know if you have arms or legs under that blanket! Why on earth would you want to go fight so soon?" Trunks thought about if carefully.

"I guess you're right." Bulma gave her 'of course I'm right' smile. "I want to go on the trip to the past." I brightened.

"That's great! I'll go with you!" I cheered.

"But I thought mom only made enough room for one person."

"Have you no faith in me?" Bulma joked. "I'm already making preparations to adding a second seat. Unless, Pan, you want to sit on his lap." I blushed furiously. "I'll take that as a no." She smiled wickedly.

"Kaasan!" Trunks complained.

"What? Isn't a mom allowed to have some fun?"

"Sometimes you act younger than me."

"Well, I have to act how I look." We all had a good laugh at that.