Dragon Ball/Z/GT Fan Fiction ❯ The Mirai World ❯ No Mirai Trunks ( Chapter 4 )

Title: The mirai world??

Author: J'dee

Rating: NC-17 (offensive language)

Story Brief: An Alternative Reality fan fic of The Storm...

Author's Note: Taken from 1st person / eye of God of my character Leona

Disclaimer: I don't own the characters you recognise but I own the one's you don't....

Added A.N: Know that I have taken one scene from "the history of Trunks" DBZ movie...

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The landing of the copy pod of Goku's was like being inside some sort of simulator and when it hit the ground I was sure a couple of my ribs had cracked. I pushed myself up and got out of the pod and I levitated upwards and I stopped looking back down and floated back down and placed the scouter on then tapped the side button homing in on the local power levels. The people of Yardrat had taught me a few things but properly locating power levels wasn't one of them I looked round for the power level that would finish Frieza off... I looked for Trunks. The only other super saiyan but there was nothing I picked up Piccolo, Vegeta, Gohan and the others and I shrugged.

"He must be suppressing his power level. Oh well if he doesn't come looks like I'll have to take Frieza out." I flew towards their power levels.

I saw them all there looking at me and I wanted to fly on but something stopped me as I looked down seeing the group of them. There was something wrong and I looked ahead still no sign of Trunks' power level where was he? I couldn't even pick up his suppressed level five power.

"He's not here." I growled. "Damnit where is he?"

"Who the heck are you?" I heard Yamcha shout up at me.

"Goku sent me ahead to hold off Frieza till he arrives." I replied.

I landed and looked at the group of them something in my instincts told me I was off this wasn't the same dragonball world I thought it was.

"Goku? You've heard from Goku?!" Bulma asked me.

I nodded slowly. "Yeah I've been with him for the past year the guy saved my life. now I'm here to save you guys in return. I owe him that much."

"I don't need saving brat." Vegeta growled.

I looked over at Vegeta. It was then I saw him look at me and he suddenly smirked.

"A tail Tien look." Chaoitsu spoke up.

I looked over my shoulder and my tail instinctively wrapped round my waist.

"I see now why Kakarott was gone so long." Vegeta walked up too me and grabbed me by both my arms I saw his gaze fall on my neck and I silently cursed myself for not keeping the purple frilly neck covering thing from the Yardratian shirt.

"He's here!!!" Piccolo's voice broke in.

Vegeta let me go and I looked up as the ship flew over head. Everything was in order. A few minutes later my scouter should pick up Trunks. But there was nothing from the scouter just the power levels on Frieza's ship.

"Damnit Frieza brought some foot soldiers." I growled.

The ship flew over head it was a large ship, and it was the same ship that tormented me from Yardrat if Goku hadn't of picked up on Frieza I would of been dead for with holding information, but I was stronger now. And why was I willing Trunks to show up. Was I worried that I had landed in the wrong time line. Maybe I had landed in the time line where Goku would die. My heart plunged at that thought of losing Goku.

"He's landing just over that ridge!" Krillen shouted.

I took in a deep breath. "For you Goku a promise is a promise." I muttered and I ran towards where the ship was landing.

"What are you crazy girl?!" Yamcha shouted.

"Let her go." I heard Vegeta remark.

"There's no way she's going to last long against a power like that." Yamcha said.

I leapt up over the rocks and powered up and I flew towards the ship and I hid. When the door swung open I watched.

"All of you spread out and begin your search and when you find them show no mercy." Frieza's voice ordered.

"Right." They echoed and took off.

I tapped the side of my scouter there was no level five reading. There was no Trunks to save them. I looked to the sky two hours till Goku arrived. I threw the scouter to the side and I blinked away from the scene and in to the sky.

"BUBBLE WRAP!!!!" I shouted trapping the army of men in a giant bubble and they looked at me I held my hands out in front of myself. "Laser fire." I and pointed my fingers at the bubble and a laser like energy blast shot out from my fingers popping the bubble making it explode and the bodies fell to the ground.

I looked round. 'Trunks.' I thought panicked. 'Where are you?'

I lowered myself to the ground in front of Frieza and he looked at me and he laughed.

"Simply amazing isn't it, this female saiyan beat us here?" King Kold asked.

"Yes father. The last of the female saiyans. And she's only a grease monkey." Frieza stepped forward. Was he trying to flatter me?

"I'm a half saiyan Frieza. Remember my father was one of those saiyans That survived you." I remarked.

"Oh those saiyans. So I got the right planet? Well then you are no concern of mine."

"Goku is one of those saiyans too." I said.

I saw a number of more of Frieza's men come running out and they surrounded me.

"Finish her off." Frieza remarked.

I saw one of the men tap the side of their scouter and I stood my ground.

"Heh her power's only at one hundred." One of the men remarked. He was the same one that would of marked Trunks down to be a level five.

"One hundred what a joke." another one commented.

"Step aside let me handle this." The green one said.

He powered his blaster and fired a shot at me. I pulled a Trunks and I flicked the blast away with a wave of my hand. I had to find a way to defeat Frieza. I knew I wouldn't be able to last too long even if I did have a trick up my sleeve.

"What?" The green scaly guy remarked confused by my casualness to knock the blast off to the side. He fired several more shots and I flicked them aside as well.

"Charge!!!" The men shouted.

I dropped back in to defence stance as they all charged at me and when the first of them reached me. I leapt in to the air gracefully and spun round kicking him to the side. I fought all of the easily enough. After all a year on Yardrat with Goku his moves had been pretty much easy enough to take off. I blocked and punched back with kicks then powered up blasts. I sent several death blasts out killing them.

Frieza looked at me. "I'm impressed girl there does seem to be some saiyan skill behind that pretty face and grease monkey style." He taunted.

But what happened next didn't happen in the show Piccolo flew in and he landed behind me I looked at him surprised.

"What do you think you're doing?!" I exclaimed. "This is my fight!"

"Are you a resident of earth girl?" He asked.

"Well I ah... um... can I pass on that?" I asked.

Piccolo looked to Frieza. "Remember me?" He asked with a smirk.

Frieza smirked back. "Ahhhh yes the Namek. I remember you."

Vegeta landed in next on the other side of me.

"Oh my if it isn't Vegeta." Frieza played mock scared.

Vegeta just smirked at Frieza with that cocky arrogance he had.

"I'm not letting you destroy Goku Frieza." I spoke up stepping forward. "You want to fight a super saiyan you'll fight me."

Frieza laughed. "Oh my what a joke a female super saiyan."

I growled. "Oh you won't be laughing when I blast your tail off pal." I cried out clenching my fists and in a sudden burst of power I was standing in a golden glow with my hair all spiky at the back. I saw Frieza look at me shocked.

"No... it can't be! You weren't a super saiyan when I last saw you." He remarked.

"That's cause Goku came along before I could show you." I smirked.

"Gggrrrrr..." I heard Vegeta growl from behind me. His voice from shock to anger. I had achieved what he hadn't.

"You dirty Saiyan!" Frieza shot out several blasts and I crossed my arms across my chest and knocked the blasts away at the last minute.

"Only one of us is going to meet Goku at the end of this." I remarked. I was altering Trunks lines that he should of used. I was sure if I had waited that Trunks would of showed himself but he didn't so it was up to me now.

"Well at least we can agree on something." Frieza smirked .

I smirked back 'That line was so predictable.' I thought. "Yeah you're right."

Frieza fired a blast at me and jumped in to a defence stance and caught the ball of energy and it pushed me across the ground. I pushed it back and up in to the sky where it exploded in the distance.

"Unbelievable." I heard Piccolo breath.

I looked over at Vegeta and Piccolo. "Are you two going to stand there or are you going to help me I nearly burnt my hands off there!" I scolded them.

Frieza smiled. "Oh really. Then catch this." I saw Frieza hold up his finger and a red sphere appeared on the end of it. He threw it towards the earth.

"Frieza no you'll destroy us all!" I heard King Kold shout.

I powered up more and the energy ball landed on me. I saw Piccolo and Vegeta jump back as I was squashed in to the ground.

"This is not as easy as Trunks made it look." I grumbled using my powers I pushed the ball up and stepped out of the hole I saw Piccolo and Vegeta look at me shocked.

"Excuse me this yours?" I asked and smirked at Frieza. I loved how Trunks said that he was my inspiration for this match if I hadn't seen it on video then I wouldn't of known what to expect.

"What it's impossible!!!" Frieza exclaimed and he fired a blast in the middle of the sphere I looked up as I began a chain reaction. Piccolo and Vegeta jumped out of the way as it exploded I blinked away from it landing on a cliff.

"Nice going son it only took you three tries to destroy that little girl." I heard King Kold remark.

I frowned it had been four for Trunks I guess with me being a girl and not being Trunks things were different. They would be different I'd gotten it in my head that Trunks wouldn't be coming. This was going to be his world where he came from. I made a few flashy hand movements then formed my hands in a diamond form.

"HEY FRIEZA!!!" I shouted.

"What?" He looked over.

"BURNING ATACK!!!!" I shouted.

The blast shot out and Frieza and King Kold jumped out of the way.

"What? Why you-" Frieza remarked.

"Energy sword!!!" I shouted and formed my energy in to the form of a sword and Frieza turned to look at me and I sliced him in half. Then again and again letting all my rage out. I then held my hand up at his falling parts I blasted them so they couldn't be placed back together again.

I landed on the ground and the energy sword vanished and I fell to my knees, the power I forgot was too much and I saw King Kold smirk and he walked up to me.

"My word I must say I'm impressed." He said and I looked up from where I was on the ground. I felt King Kold's hand touch my shoulder.

"You know I could use some one like you. You see unlike my son I know a good thing when I see it. Join me and we can rule the universe together."

I stood up and shook my head. "Sorry I get travel sick." I replied and flicked my hair over my shoulder.

"Very well then. I hate to do this but... DIE!" He then powered up and I jumped back.

I held my hand in front of myself. "Sorry no can do." We both sent out blasts out at the same time I held my other hand out and fired another blast out and round the two knocking King Kold over.

I walked up to him. He looked extremely scared. "I was kidding. I was testing you."

"Test this asshole." I said and blasted him back, he hit the cliff face wall and slid down. "I'm not merciful like Goku is but you lost a son- so I'm willing to let you live if you promise to leave this planet and never come back. But if you even come within this solar system again... note that I will hunt you down, I will find you, and yes I will kill you." I remarked putting on my best Jack Crow accent from John Carpenter's 'Vampires'. I saw Vegeta glare at me.

"What you're just going to let him live he will come back with reinforcements."

I looked at Vegeta. "I'm sick of killing. You want death you kill him. Me I know I want to meet Goku when he arrives."

"Hmph." Vegeta held his hand out.

"Wait now you dirty saiyans!!!" King Kold shouted.

With that Vegeta blasted King Kold on to the next dimension. Piccolo turned round and he fired several blasts in to Frieza's ship making it explode.

I let out a tired sigh. Then the rest of the group floated down and I powered out of super saiyan.

Gohan looked up at me in awe. "Wow you were a super saiyan!"

I smiled. "Yeah I was. It's something your dad taught me."

"Really oh wow!" Gohan grinned.

I ruffled his hair. "He told me about you guys. You especially he loves you so much Gohan. Your dad sees great things for you in the future."

He smiled at me brightly. "So you know my dad? How well?" He asked.

Vegeta smirked. "Pretty well I'd say. After all a year alone in space with Kakarott there is alot of time in a year."

I glared at Vegeta. "Look do you want to know where Goku is landing or not?"

"You know?" Bulma asked.

I smiled. "Hey I fixed his ship so cha of course cause I plotted the co-ordinates."

I walked over to a bolder and I picked my scouter up off the ground and slipped it back on. "So if you guys want to see Goku when he arrives follow me."

I lifted up off the ground and I used the scouter to give me the exact location of the co-ordinates I plotted. It wasn't far from where my pod had landed. It was about half a mile in distance.

I landed on the ground and I turned round and the group landed behind me.

"I don't know you guys. I don't trust her." Tien remarked.

"If she knows my dad that's good enough for me." Gohan remarked.

I put my hand in my pocket and pulled out a packet of gum and popped two pieces in to my mouth.

"What's that?" Yamcha asked.

I offered some to him. "It's called P.K where I come from it's chewing gum."

Yamcha took a couple of pieces, he put them in to his mouth and he looked at me I smiled at him. I saw him blush. I walked over and sat down. What I really wished for was some of the cool drinks Trunks would of supplied if he had of arrived.

My scouter suddenly beeped and I looked off to the side. Vegeta looked up.

"Stay here. Something or one followed us. I'm going to check it out."

I rushed off walking round the area to some rocks and I slipped the scouter off and I looked round the corner and I blinked. I was staring at Trunks as he was sitting there.

"Ohmygods..." I breathed. "Y.y.you... you're late?" I said.

he looked up at me. His eyes so haunted. "No I'm not this is my time line the time machine it failed on getting me back." he replied.

"You have no antidote then?" I asked.

Trunks handed me a capsule. "I've already given it to Goku in the other dimension. This is some drinks for the group of them. But I need your help to fix the time machine meet me later by your pod okay?" he asked.

"Um sure." I looked down. "Later then."

I walked off and back to the group

They looked at me as I returned. "I forgot to shut off my pod it gives off energy readings silly me sorry." I lied. "Anyways who's up for a drink?" I asked.

I popped the capsule and threw it down on the ground and fridge appeared. I looked behind me there was no antidote, that meant both Goku and myself could die within the next three years and I didn't like those odds. I opened the fridge door.

Gohan ran up to me and he peered in the fridge.

"Oh wow orange!" He grabbed a soda can.

Bulma walked up and looked in.

"Oh you got root beer how cool." Bulma took a can out.

I took my own can of raspberry soda out.

"I don't think that's a good idea." Krillen remarked.

Yamcha shrugged and he walked up to the fridge and took a look inside. "Hey Krillen she's got grape flavored." He teased.

"Oh wow really? How cool." Krillen came up to the fridge and he took a can out as well as Yamcha. The too popped their cans and took long drinks.

"So how long till Goku arrives?" Yamcha asked me leaning on the fridge.

"About two hours." I replied. I looked round the rest of the group. "Anyone else for a drink?" I asked.

Chaoitsu came up and he grabbed a can and smiled up at me. Usually in my world I hated the doll like guy, but in person he was pretty cool looking.

"Thank-you umm..."

"Leona but Goku calls me Lee." I replied.

"That's not a saiyan name." Vegeta remarked.

"That's cause I'm only half saiyan and my mother named me." I replied.

"Hmph." Vegeta grunted.

So the wait for the two hours begun...

***

It was dry and hot in that desert I was thankful for Trunks fridge of cool drinks. I yawned and sat down on a rock and I saw Yamcha sit next to me.

"Are you really half saiyan?" He asked.

I nodded. "But I'm not of this reality. I was sent here by a powerful force I'm a half saiyan from a another dimension. When I arrived my um... <i>superiors</i> sent me to Namek as it was exploding not a good idea. Goku was fighting Frieza all over that planet I was lucky he spotted me. So we escaped from Namek together." I replied.

"So that's how come you actually exist. It makes sense now. I knew Frieza had seeked out all the other saiyans and destroyed them and the planets they conquered. But you. You came out of the blue." Vegeta remarked.

I nodded. "In my word there are a few saiyans still alive here and there on random planets. But there are more half saiyans." I remarked. I decided to feed a bull story to them as if they'd find out about my really real world.

The scouter beeped and I looked up. "Goku's here." I said and stood up.

The group of them stood up suddenly as Goku's pod was sensed by the group approaching then it zipped across the sky and in to the ridge.

The group of us rushed over and we stood at the edge of the crater as Goku emerged and he floated up and he looked at me.

"I see you found my friends easily Lee."

I smiled and nodded. "Yeah. I did I also told them where you were going to land."

Goku landed on the ground near the group and Gohan ran up to him giving him the largest hug ever.

I swallowed three years were left in his life.

Goku then went on to explain where he'd been and how he'd escaped Namek at Vegeta's questioning I stayed out of it.

"... but at least it isn't pink." I heard Goku finish.

"Well now you're home we hope you don't plan on going anywhere again to soon." Bulma remarked.

Goku shook his head. "Nope not that I know of."

Goku looked at me. "Lee you can stay with me Gohan and Chi-chi for a while until we can figure out how to get you home." He said.

I nodded. "Yeah okay I guess."

"Don't forget to pay me a visit too Lee. I've never really spoken to a female saiyan let alone fighter before." Bulma added.

"Sure thing." I smiled at Bulma. I then turned to Goku. "But for now I'm just gunna go get some stuff from my pod. I'll meet you back at your place okay?"

"Yeah sure thing." Goku smiled.

I left the group of them to talk- obviously about me.

I walked over to my pod the mile and a half away. I saw Trunks seated on the edge of the crater I handed him his fridge capsule back. "Trunks." I began.

He looked at me I saw the tears on the side of his face. "I'm sorry for not having the antidote here. I'm sorry for everything you and the other guys are going to go through but I can't help you. I've managed to help one world but I can't alter another."

I touched the side of Trunks face and wiped the tears away. "I know you do your best. and you do good for this world. Who needs Goku when this world has it's own prince of saiyans." I gave Trunks a comforting hug. I felt his arms wrap round me.

"I miss you and Gohan so much." he said softly.

I swallowed lightly. "How about I teach you instant transmission in your next visit I still have to finish learning it from Goku but then you can go to new Namek and use the dragonballs." I offered.

Trunks smiled. his eyes looked a little less haunted. "You promise me right?"

"I can see the future Trunks and this is one future I might not be able to change. But I can help fix it." I replied. "Speaking of which show me this time machine so I can get you home to your mother before she starts to worry."

Trunks pulled the capsule out and he popped it and I looked at the time machine and I opened it up and looked inside I began to work on where the smoke was coming from. The time it took to fix was a couple of hours but it was done.

I looked at Trunks as he took a sip of a can of drink from the fridge.

"Okay I'm done." I said and closed the panel up. Trunks nodded.

"Thank-you." He climbed up inside the time machine. "For the future. Please let my parents fall in love."

"What am I suppose to do?" I asked.

"I told this to your other self but don't push Yamcha away. You'll lose him before you realise." Trunks replied and with that the time machine levitated up and it vanished. I felt my throat left dry.

I opened my pod up and I gathered my bag from Yardrat it was then I noticed my yellow shoulder material bag from my dimension.

"I'll check what's in it later." I remarked.

I used my blinking ability to arrive back to Goku's place just in time to see him slam Chi-chi through the house wall and I cringed. "Ouch." I remarked.

Goku looked at me through the hole in the house and I helped Chi-chi up.

"You okay?" I asked.

"Do I look okay?!" She snapped and then looked at me. "Wait who are you?"

"I'm a friend of your husbands. He offered me a place to stay until I can get back to my own home. But if I'm any inconvenience-" I explained.

"Goku?!" Chi-chi remarked.

I swallowed. She wasn't the type I wanted to get mad.

"I was about to tell you hon honestly." Goku remarked.

Chi-chi sighed she looked at me and she nodded. "Well so long as you don't keep Gohan from doing his studies I don't see any problem."

I bowed slightly in respect. "I won't. Education is important as my mother told me."

Chi-chi looked at me. "I like the sounds of your mother. Where is she?" She asked.

I looked at Chi-chi. "She died." I replied. Truthfully I didn't know if she had died. But part of me knew she would. But I felt if I believed it then when the shock came it wouldn't be too painful for me to cope with.

"And your father?" She asked.

"Left my family a long time ago." I replied I looked over at Goku as he stepped out of the large hole it he side of the house. I looked down I felt bad. I still had feelings for her husband.

***

With things being so different in this world I found it really hard for anyone to listen to my warnings of the androids. I know Goku believed me and he took and Piccolo out for some training Chi-chi being Chi-chi didn't let Gohan out from catching up on his studies. For a while I hoped the training would help but knowing that Goku wouldn't live for it was really hurting. I did luckily manage to learn instant transmission. So for two and half years we trained the three of us I had told the other Z-fighters whether they believed me or not I don't know.

But it was while training in the first few months on to the third year. My visions got stronger showing Goku's demise. And the truth coming out in Goku's last few words what had happened on Yardrat the feelings were still there while training but none were any wiser. I suspected Piccolo knew but as if he was crazy enough to tell Chi-chi. I informed Goku of the virus he took it pretty seriously. He told me to watch over Gohan and train him. He knew he couldn't do anything but still he trained hoping to get strong enough to live just that while longer so he could try to help fight the androids in his last moments on this planet. I had a child in this world too I hadn't expected it. But Trunks had told me not to push Yamcha away and I hadn't at least not for that one night, and one night was all it took for Alethea to be conceived.

The day Goku fell ill with the virus we were training. I should of seen the symptoms the clutching of the heart the deep breathes and the extreme tiredness. I was dominating that day in training Piccolo himself was off training by or with himself.

The impact Goku hit the earth from my double axe-hammer blow sent dust flying and I waited for the dust to clear and I saw Goku not moving. I swallowed he was still in super saiyan form like I was and I floated down.

"Goku?" I asked.

"A-aaaah..." was the only reply.

I pulled him out of the crater and popped a sensu in to his mouth. "C'mon be okay."

He smiled at me as he recovered from the blow but he was still shaken up.

"I think I'm getting sick Lee." He said. "Like you knew I would."

I looked at Goku. "Now?"

Goku smiled bravely. "Yeah I'm sorry. Just promise me you'll take care of these androids it's up to you, Piccolo, Vegeta and Gohan now."

I helped Goku back to the house. "Goku." I breathed as he fell unconscious at the door. "This is not on. C'mon Goku don't do this, don't you dare die on me."

I opened the door and Chi-chi and Gohan looked at me. "Dad!!!" Gohan exclaimed.

"Goku!" Chi-chi cried and she ran up to him.

"I'm going to get a doctor. He needs one." I said.

"What happened?" Gohan asked.

"We were training and a blow that he'd normally come back from he didn't. I shoulda told someone else that I saw this coming." I sighed.

"You saw this coming? Why didn't you say anything?!" Chi-chi exploded at me. It was the first time ever she'd yelled at me.

"Mom please. Lets just get dad in to bed." Gohan said looking at me.

I didn't know what was up with that look and lowered my head and I ran from the house, my entire body trembling. I then flew off to get a doctor.

Landing in town I ran up to a medical clinic and I explained the situation I gave the doctor the address and I left to find the group. There was six months till the androids arrived we didn't have much time left. I landed at Capsule Corp. and I rushed inside.

"Bulma! Yamcha!" I shouted "where are you two?!"

Vegeta came wandering out of the hallway. "The woman is out shopping."

I looked at Vegeta and grabbed his arm. "It's Goku. He's sick."

"Hmph!" Vegeta pulled his arm free. "Why do I care?"

"You will care because I saw the future and Goku's going to die from this."

Vegeta growled at me. "Whatever girl."

"Tell Bulma get her to inform the others. Please Vegeta."

"Fine." He replied in a huff. But I was sure he was shocked by it.

I ran from the house I placed two fingers to my forehead and I looked round I found Piccolo's power level and used the instant transmission to reach him next.

***

All was silent except for Trunks crying. I looked up to the sky. I felt Yamcha place a hand on my shoulder, I hadn't told Yamcha about Alethea, I had only told Goku but for some reason I always ended up going back to Goku, nothing ever happened I just felt safe round Goku. He had that presence that made everyone feel better about themselves. Even if we didn't do anything but talk or in his case eat.

The entire group of us was here outside Chi-chi's house. Standing in a circle except Vegeta off to the side sitting on a rock by the water. Typical Vegeta. Piccolo, Chaoitsu, Tien, Yamcha, Yajirobe too. Bulma, and baby Trunks, and Krillen... Oolong and Puar even. And inside Chi-chi, Master Roshi and Ox-King. Most of us were gathered outside except Gohan who had made a run or flight in to town to collect something for Chi-chi, I knew Chi-chi was mad at me and she would be forever. She now knew about Yardrat.

"I saw this coming. But I was so caught up with... stuff. I should of told someone or tried to do something." I swallowed hard.

I felt Yamcha pull me to him in a hug. I knew he cared for me but I couldn't feel anything back I didn't know why, my heart wasn't in it.

I looked round at everyone but their faces were grim.

The noise of someone jumping through water was heard. I looked over.

"Hey Gohan!" Oolong shouted.

"He made it!" Puar added.

Gohan raced past us and in to the house.

We stood there in silence for a few moments before Krillen spoke up.

"He's gone... Goku's gone."

I knew too I felt it in my heart like it was suddenly empty.

"Kak-a-rott nooo." I heard Vegeta breathe.

We could hear Chi-chi crying. I stumbled back and ran away from the group. I didn't want them to see me cry.

"Lee! Wait!" Yamcha ran after me and he grabbed me from behind and I fell to my knee sobs wrecking through my body.

"I shouldn't of trained with him that day it could of given him longer." I cried.

Yamcha pulled me round and he hugged me. He didn't know what to say I could tell. What could you say... 'It's going to be alright?' not when I knew it wouldn't. Six months left till we would all be wiped out by the androids. That meant Trunks from the future would arrive shortly to learn the instant transmission I had to teach him. He would sort the future out. I looked over to baby Trunks in Bulma's arms.

"It's all up to you now Trunks. For the future." I whispered.

I felt Yamcha run his hand through my hair and I clung on to him. "I'm here Lee."

I saw the z-team look over at us I looked up at Yamcha and I touched the side of his face running my finger down his star shaped scar.

"I know this isn't the right time to say this Yamcha. But you have a daughter. She's three months old." I said softly.

"But we only-." He began, the shock was written all over his face.

"Once is all it takes." I whispered.

Yamcha held me tighter. "I'd like to see her. If you don't mind."

I nodded. "You will I'll make sure of it."

***

Goku's funeral was the most emotional wrecking thing ever I didn't enter the cemetery I couldn't. Just standing there I could see all the wandering souls and I held Alethea close to me. I was standing even further off than Vegeta was. I didn't pass past the gate. I saw Yamcha look over at me. I knew they all knew about me and Goku now. What had been. What had really happened on Yardrat. As the coffin was lowered down I watched as each one of them put a hand full of dirt on to the coffin and the minister said his lines. I hated funerals. The first two I had been to I was only a kid round about Gohan's age nearly eleven. I looked over to Chi-chi. I remembered briefly that after the funeral my mother had sent me straight back to school so I didn't miss out on the rest of the day's learning. I doubted Chi-chi would do that to Gohan this was his father.

As the group of them left I turned round and walked off. I stopped as Yamcha phased in front of me. I handed him Alethea and he looked at her. "Are you sure she's mine?"

"You're the only guy I've been with since arriving on earth."

"So you and Goku-" He began.

"Never happened on earth. The Yardrat thing it was like we were two totally different people. He kept telling me nothing would come of it. It was so cold, so saiyan like. Then he'd turn round and do or say the sweetest thing that proved otherwise. If he had told me he was married I wouldn't of even let him." I sighed.

"He didn't tell you about Chi-chi?" Yamcha asked.

"Not right away, but he told me about Gohan so I worked it out. He was so proud of Gohan." I wiped the side of my face wiping away the tears. Alethea looked up at Yamcha and she beamed a smile and grabbed on to collar of his black suit.

"She knows." I smiled.

Yamcha looked down at her. "I still can't believe it. Me a dad."

Bulma walked up to up and she peeked over and smiled. "Babies seem to be the in thing this season." She patted Yamcha on the back. "You'll be a great dad Yamcha."

He looked over at her. "You think?" He asked smiling.

I looked over as Chi-chi glared at me her arm round Gohan as she lead him off. Gohan gave me a sympathetic look. The two of us had become good friends. Now I knew Chi-chi would never ever want him to look at me again. I sighed.

"Now about these androids?" Tien said walking up to me and I looked up at him.

"There's two of them and we have six months till they arrive." I said simply.

"Do we stand a chance against them?" Yamcha asked.

"We need Goku for this. I don't think we can do it otherwise." I replied.

"What about Gohan?" Piccolo's voice spoke up from behind me.

I looked at Piccolo. "Only if you talk to Chi-chi I can't."

"Why don't you just kidnap him again like last time?" Bulma asked looking at Piccolo with a smirk. Piccolo looked at Bulma unimpressed.

"Where are these androids going to surface?" Yamcha asked.

"On and island nine miles south west of south city." I replied.

"Well then we have six months to train. We can do this right guys?" Yamcha asked.

"They'll show up at ten am so I suggest we meet there at nine am. Together we might stand a chance on our own we're as good as dead." I remarked.

Yamcha bounced Alethea in his arms and she gurgled up at him. "Well I just want these kids to have a good future where they won't be running and hiding."

"Okay well I guess it's settled then. I'm going to go train you guys." Tien levitated up.

Chaoitsu waved at us. "See you guys."

The two of them flew off and Piccolo looked over at Vegeta standing off in the distance. "What about you Vegeta? Are you in?"

"Piece of cake. With Kakarott gone I'm now the strongest fighter in the universe."

Vegeta looked over at me. "No exceptions."

I rolled my eyes. "Yes oooooh big man. You go train now because you're going to need it. These guys are like nothing you've ever faced before."

Vegeta huffed and he took off to the sky.

"Lee this virus..." Krillen spoke up I looked over I hadn't even noted that he'd joined our little gathering. "Will you be effected by it?" He asked.

I nodded my head slowly. "Yeah Krillen I will I just don't know how much time I have. I have special training in pow wow magick though." I replied.

"Pow wow?" Yamcha questioned.

"Healing magick hon." I replied.

"Why didn't you heal Goku then?!" Bulma asked.

"Chi-chi wouldn't let me near him." I sighed.

"Damnit." Yamcha growled.

"But I could of only given Goku at least a week longer. With no antidote to this virus Goku would of still died I just would of made him suffer longer. And even if Chi-chi knew I had that ability and had held a gun to my head and said to I still wouldn't of."

Bulma looked at me and she gave me a comforting smile. "Yardrat was a long time ago now Lee. Look if you need a place to stay you can stay with me. My father's got some good training equipment you can use." She said.

Yamcha looked at Bulma. "I think I'll take Lee back to my apartment Bulma."

I looked at Yamcha. "Might as well get this family thing down first." He added.

Bulma nodded. "Okay well don't forget to visit you two."

Yamcha put his arm round me and handed Alethea back to me. I looked down at her face. I lowered my head. My insides felt like screaming out I knew the outcome and it hurt. None of us would survive this only Gohan. I touched the side of Alethea's face.

"We will." Yamcha replied to Bulma and he powered up. I pulled my jacket off and wrapped Alethea up in it I powered up and took off with Yamcha to the skies, leaving Piccolo, Krillen and Bulma behind.

***

For the next six months me and Yamcha trained together and we worked as a family. Alethea adored the attention Yamcha gave her in the middle of the night.

I would never forget waking up in darkness and alone in the bed the night before the android attack. I went to go out to check on Alethea only to find Yamcha there sitting in the rocking chair and rocking her in his arms.

I leant up against the doorframe watching him talking to her.

"...I know you don't understand what I'm saying kid. But I just need to tell you that you are the best person to come in to my life. Whether I live or die again I'll watch over you. I promise." I saw Yamcha kiss her on the top of the forehead.

I walked in to the room and Yamcha looked up at me. "Is she keeping you up?"

He shook his head. "More like I'm keeping her up."

I wrapped my robe round me tighter and I walked up to Yamcha.

"We're not going to live are we?" He asked sadly.

"If you guys had listened to my first warning maybe. Three years is longer than six months." I replied and looked down at Alethea.

"Well at least we got that picture done for her eighteenth." He said softly. "She will at least know what we look like."

"Yamcha please don't talk like that." I looked at him.

He stood up and put Alethea in to her crib and pulled the blanket up over her, he slipped his arm round my waist and he pulled me close and he kissed me.

"Lets go to bed." he said softly and lead me back in to the bed room.

I curled up in to his warm body my head resting on his shoulder his hand running through my hair I sighed and closed my eyes drifting off to sleep.

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To Be Continued...