Dragon Ball/Z/GT Fan Fiction ❯ The Shirt Off His Back ❯ Kaibitoshin ( Chapter 5 )

[ Y - Young Adult: Not suitable for readers under 16 ]

I knew life was getting a little too simple. A little too peaceful. Sure, wars broke out on planets here and there - but that's the way it's always been. Terrorism, killings, random shootings, random murders.... massacres.

Was it too much to hope that the terrible duo wouldn't get caught in one?

Probably.

I see what's happening, and know King Yemma's going to contact me even before he does.

Hey, that's what being Supreme Kai's all about.

I really wish I didn't have to go down there though, the Trunks from the other timeline seems rather upset.

Well... no more so than he from Goten's.

Are all purple-headed males this stubborn, hard headed, and demanding? Or is it just the ones named Trunks?

"Trunks of the other timeline is here, Supreme Kai... he respectfully requests-"

I almost laugh when I hear said Trunks break in, "Just get your ass down here!"

"I'll come down when I'm ready to," I speak calmly.

"If you want an otherworld to reign over, you'll come down now," I hear the young one growl.

"You should speak to the Supreme Kai with more respect!" I hear Yemma say, then a slight scuffling sound as the microphone is moved just a bit. "Please sir... he's scaring the dead."

"I'll be down shortly," I turn off the link to avoid listening to the commotion I can sense is already resuming.

I sigh, looking over at my companion, "Venerable Elder... you know what he wants, don't you."

"I do," he chuckles as he turns the page on his manga of time. I don't know how he managed to find such a thing, but it changes each time he reads it, catching him up on the history of the galaxy while he was trapped in the Z-sword.

"What do you think?"

I watch as he points up at his halo, "It's doable, you know that."

"I thought that was because you're a Kai!"

"You learn something new every day, Kaibitoshin." He laughs at me, and I sigh. I still don't know everything, I admit it... but he doesn't have to be so smug about it.

"But is it wise to let him? I mean, if every mortal who wanted to trade his life for another's did so - it would cause such havoc! And you saw Trunks's body, he wouldn't live long even if his soul was returned - the damage is irrepairable!"

"It's the soul that matters, correct? Not so much the vessel?"

"I guess so..." I'm not quiet sure what he's getting at.

"Then you can trade their lives, and give this world's Trunks the other Trunks's body."

"That's really screwey, but it kinda makes sense."

"Of course it makes sense, now go fix things before that boy makes good on his threat," the Elder tells me before going back to reading, chuckling at one cosmic happenstance or another.

I sigh, then concentrate slightly on where I want to go, and in moments I'm standing on King Yemma's desk. I look to see that Trunks is there, has landed on Yemma's desk now, but is still transformed.

"You're the Supreme Kai?" He looks down at me calculatively.

"I am."

"Good of you to come down," he powered down, seeming a bit confident, but I guess he's just trying to be polite as he can, and considering his current mindset - I'm thankful of this.

I simply nod. "You have something you wish to discuss with me?"

"I do," He nods back, folding his arms so much like his father in any timeline.

"Go on." I wave my hand to show he should continue.

"I'm not very eloquent, so I'm going to speak plainly. I know the dragonballs cannot wish Trunks back to life. I wish to give mine in exchange. King Yemma says that's impossible, his body is too damaged and were he to return to life, he'd just die again anyhow. Is it possible to give him my own body as well, and in exchange of my life, his soul gets to return to his family?"

"That seems very well thought out."

"Is it possible. I mean, to put his soul into my body, giving him my life and let me be dead in his place?"

"If you do this, you can never be brought back to life, Trunks."

"I had a feeling."

"You will not regain your physical body, and be sent to regular heaven, not Fighter's heaven."

"That is acceptable."

"Then it shall be done," I bow my head and nod, then turn, motioning him to follow me as we take to the air, heading back out the doors and down Snake way toward the North Kai's planet.

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