Dragon Ball/Z/GT Fan Fiction ❯ Lucky Chance ❯ Journey to the Past: Chapter Eight ( Chapter 8 )

Warnings: Basically nothing.

Lucky Chance 8

One hour later, Trunks' watch beeped.

"That's it." he announced. "Two hours is up. Goku should be arriving any minute now." Everyone looked up to the sky. I could sense a strong force heading this way. It was him! The others chatter among themselves. Within a few seconds, we saw a small pod heading straight to the ground. It crashed nearby.

"Hey, last one there is a rotten egg!" Krillin called. They started running towards the crater. Trunks and I stood, staring into the crate at the small pod big enough to hold one person. The door opened slowly and out emerged a spiked messy haired man wearing a weird outfit. It was Goku, the universe's strongest being. He looked up at us and at the others. He was a little surprised to see everyone here.

"Hey guys!" he asked. Everyone started cheering, except the Piccolo and Vegeta. "How did you guys know I was here?" He was still a little confused.

"These two told us." Bulma said. "They must be fans."

"Yeah, they knew all about you, dad!" Gohan said happily.

"That's weird." Goku said. "I don't know them."

"They must've been tracking your ship from outer space." Bulma explained.

"Well, I don't know..." Goku said as he scratched his chin. "Freeza tried to do that, but I could sense him a mile away. He beat me home. So, which of you beat him? Was it you Piccolo? Or maybe you, Vegeta?"

"Neither." Piccolo said. "Those two beat them effortlessly. He turned super saiya-jin."

"A super saiya-jin? No way!" he said surprised. "A super saiya-jin at his age. That's amazing."

"You moronic baka!" Vegeta insulted. "Aren't you forgetting that we're the only saiya-jins left?"

"Well, if he says he's a super saiya-jin, then he's probably not lying."

"Man, Goku," Bulma said. "You take things way too lightly."

"No I don't."

"Um..." Trunks said, trying not to be rude. "Goku, could we have a word with you in private. Just us three." Goku smiled.

"Okay." he said. The others gasped.

"Are you serious, Goku?" Yamcha asked.

"I'll be right back." We flew far from the others and landed across the way from the crater.

"Arigato." Trunks said.

"I should be thanking you for beating Freeza." Goku said. "I could've beat him myself, but I thought he'd change. Boy was I wrong."

"That's not quite your fault," I said. "You've got a pure heart, so it's natural that you'd think that."

"Yeah, but still..." Goku said sadly. "I could have made my move, but you two showed up." I gave him a skeptical look.

"How would you get here from space?" I asked.

"I could have used a technique I learned while on the planet Yardrat. It's called Teleportation. It's really nifty. I could have traveled the speed of light in seconds, even through walls."

"Oh, so that's how he beat them before." Trunks said. Goku became completely confused.

"Wah? Before? What are you talking about? I never fought Freeza's dad before."

"We could have came here later, when Goku would be alone." I said, ignoring Goku.

"Guys? Hello??" he yelled. We looked at him and smiled nervously.

"Gomen." Trunks apologized. "I guess I could explain that question. But first, I was wondering, could you turn super saiya-jin?"

"Yeah, now that I know how to control it. Why?"

"Could you turn right now?" Goku stared at him and nodded. He charged up, his hair turned blond and his eyes turned green.

"There, now what?" he asked.

"Now we'll both be super saiya-jins." Trunks said. He charged up as well and turned into super saiya-jin mode. I backed up slowly to give them a little room. They stared at each other, not blinking.

"We're exactly the same." Goku said.

"We'll just see." Trunks said and grabbed his sword, launching at Goku. Goku just stood there. I started to panic. 'C'mon grandpa! Get out of the way!' my thoughts screamed. Trunks stopped short, the tip of his sword just inches away from Goku's face.

"Why didn't you try to stop me?" he asked. Goku smirked.

"Because I knew you wouldn't do it. Your feelings gave it away." he said bluntly.

"Fine, but this time, I won't stop." Trunks charged at him again, and Goku simply held up one finger, blocking every swipe and cut. Once Trunks was convinced, he backed off.

"You're pretty good. Everything I was told is true." he said. He tossed his sword up in the air and dropped out of super saiya-jin. 'Show-off!' I thought. The sword landed perfectly in its sheath. Goku powered down out of super saiya-jin mode.

"I guess we can explain ourselves now." Trunks said. "My name is Trunks and this is Pan. This might be a little difficult to explain, but we're not from this time. We came here from 20 years in the future."

"The future? Wow!" Goku said.

"Well, Vegeta was right. There are only three saiya-jins left...now. But later, more were born. I was given my saiya-jin blood from Vegeta."

"Nani!?!" Goku yelled. "Vegeta?!"

"Yeah, Vegeta's my dad." Trunks said.

"I don't believe it! Vegeta's gonna be a daddy! That's amazing!"

"Um...this isn't exactly about that." I said. "We need to talk about what's to come." I looked among the group who were watching us. "In our future, there is a fate worse than death. The world is in ruins. Everything was destroyed by two people. They were ruthless."

"Who are they? Are they aliens?"

"No, they're androids, built right here on Earth. Are you aware of the Red Ribbon army?"

"Yeah, I defeated them years ago."

"Well Dr. Gero survived. He's been working underground for years. He created two evil androids that are released three years from now on May the 12th at 10:00 am on an island southeast of South City. They were supposed to kill you, but they disobeyed Gero and killed him. Every since then, they've had their own twisted agenda. We've been living in fear, constantly running and hiding."

"What about the others? Why aren't they helping?"

"Because...they're all dead." Goku gasped. I continued with my story. "They were killed in the battle against the androids before I was born. Everyone was killed except Gohan our trainer. But 13 years later, he was killed."

"What about me? Was I killed too?"

"No, about a year before, you die from a heart disease." Trunks said glumly. Goku gasped.

"Oh man! That's no fair. What a waste. I can't believe I don't even get to fight." Trunks looked at him.

"You mean after everything that we told you, you still want to fight?"

"Yeah, it's not like I'm afraid of them. It'd be a dishonor to not get to fight. Besides, I might be able to make a difference." Trunks smiled.

"My mother and Gohan were right about you. You do have a pure heart. Listen, I got something that'll help you. Here." Trunks pulled out the medicine. "It's for you heart. You take them when you get sick and you should be fine." Goku took the vile and looked at with glee.

"Great! That's fantastic!"

"Hopefully, you'll be able to change history. My mother told me so much about you."

"Really? Your mom knows me? Do I know her now or later?"

"Now."

"Wow! Does she live near me or something?"

"She's standing right over there." Trunks said as he pointed to Bulma. Goku yelped out as he fell backwards.

"Bulma's your mother?! Omigod! That means that she and Vegeta got together?"

"Um...sorta, it was more like a one-night-stand. Yamcha and her broke up and she fell in love with my dad Vegeta."

"I would have never guessed that those two would hook up. They're like opposites."

"Yeah, I know what you mean. From just being here two hours, he's already proved what an arrogant guy he is." Goku started laughing. "But listen, you can't tell them or it might not happen and I might not be born."

"Oh okay! You got my word. I still can't believe that Gohan is the only survivor, only to be killed years later."

"My fath-" I stuttered. "Um...my friend Gohan was pretty stubborn. He believed that if he fought them over and over again, that eventually, he'd be strong enough to defeat them." Goku smiled at me.

"That sounds like him alright. You know, you kinda look like him." I blushed and breathed a little more heavily.

"I do? Hehe...well I don't know what to say." I stammered. I sighed. "Okay, I guess I can trust you."

"Pan? What are you doing?" Trunks hissed and I waved him off.

"I've got saiya-jin blood too." I said quietly. "I got mine from Gohan."

"Gohan?!?" Goku screamed. "No way! I can't believe it! Holy SHI-" He was cut off when he fell backwards. I covered my mouth and giggled. He got back up slowly. The others were extremely confused and worried. Piccolo looked like he was about to have a heart attack. I looked at him carefully and realized that he might have heard everything. "He becomes a father too?! Amazing! But you look about Trunks' age. And he said he was born a year before the androids."

"Um...I was born when he was...12."

"12??!!!" Goku fell backwards again. This time, Piccolo fell over too and I was now pretty sure that he could hear everything. "Kuso! You're gonna give me a heart attack two years before I'm supposed to." I laughed.

"Gomen." I said. Trunks looked like he was ready to murder someone.

"Wow! So, that means you're my granddaughter in an alternate timeline? Omigod!" Goku was surprised beyond belief. "I don't know what to say. Who's the mother?"

"I can't tell you that. Trust me, you don't know her anyway. Lemmie just say that grandma wasn't too pleased when she found out about me."

"You mean you weren't discovered till later?"

"Well sorta. My mom and Gohan got separated just before she found out she was pregnant and after I was born and old enough to travel, we searched for him for about a year."

"That's incredible!" Goku yelled. He was obviously shocked above everything else. "So, are you two gonna stay for awhile?"

"No, we gotta go. We have to travel to the future." Trunks said quickly and shot me an evil glare. I simply flashed one of my innocent looks.

"Okay, so in three years on May the 12th at 10:00 on an island southeast of South City. Gotcha!" Goku said, remembering everything we had said. "I'll see you two later then."

"Bye!" we said at the same time. We turned around and took off through the air. Once we were a safe distance away from the others, we stopped and uncapsilized the time machine.

"Trunks?" I said. "I'm sorry if I made you mad. I had to tell him. He's my grandpa." Trunks didn't say anything. He hopped into the ship and set the controls. I heard him sigh and he turned to me.

"I'm not mad at you. I'm just...surprised that you told him. C'mon." I smiled and hopped into the ship beside him. He piloted the ship to where the group was. "I gotta say goodbye." he said.

"Why? You'll see them in a few seconds in the future."

"Yeah, but....shut up." He stopped the ship just over the small crowd.

"Would this be a good time to tell you that I'm afraid of heights?" I asked sarcastically. He stared down at Vegeta and Bulma.

"I don't understand why he's so proud." Trunks said. "He's got nothing to be proud of."

"What about you?"

"What about me? He doesn't know, nor do I think he would care." He waved down to them and I did the same, mostly directed to Gohan. Then Trunks pressed the go button and the view disappeared.