Dragon Ball/Z/GT Fan Fiction ❯ TIme Waits For No Man ❯ Chapter 4

[ P - Pre-Teen ]

*** At Capsule Corp***

Goku: Hey Vegeta! Been training hard I hear.

Vegeta: Who asked you? Low class clown, I see you're goofing around again. I guess you think you're so strong you don't need to train. Well I just let the androids toss you around for fun before I destroy them. Who is that girl?

Bulma: Yeah I was just about to ask you that same question. Hi Goku. Want to come in the house. The elements outside can be so hostile sometimes.

Vegeta: grrr.......Woman!?

Bulma: Are you talking me?

Vegeta: You know I am. Bring me something to drink!

Bulma: Fine, MOTHER!

Vegeta: Wait! No! No! I'll get it myself.

Goku: Haha! Well it looks like things are going great around here.

Bulma: Hey Goku I always meant to ask you about the last thing you said to me last time I saw you-

Goku: Uh?

Bulma: You said, "I hope you have a healthy baby."

Goku: No I said, "I hope you have been happy lately"

Bulma: Are you sure?

Goku: Of course! Whew

Trunks: Goku.

Goku: Sorry.It kinda slipped.

Trunks: Excuse me Miss?

Bulma: Yes?

Trunks: I heard you are a great scientist. I may be young but I'm kind of one too. I have a problem though and I need your expertise.

Bulma: Well I don't know what kind of help you need but I can try to help.

Trunks: There is a new virus out. It attacks the heart. I have a antidote for it right here but this is all I have my mentor died and I cant find her notes so I have no idea how she made it. I need to know the components of the serum.

Bulma: I'm no doctor, but maybe just maybe I can find out what you need to know. Come into my lab.

Goku: Well I think I'll go find your mom while you take care of the boring stuff. Call me if you need me.

Trunks: Thanks a lot. I know that what I'm asking of you is strange. And I know this isn't your line of work but I just heard how smart you are and....

Bulma: Wow where did you hear all this great stuff about me?

Trunks: Oh...here and there.

Bulma: Wow cool. Well its about time people gave me recognition for my contribution to this world!

Trunks: Well yea. I greatly admire you.

Bulma: Thanks a lot! Hey kid would you like a job in our science department? Great female scientist ought to stick together!

Trunks: I'm...I'm not sure if I can...sorry.

Bulma: Well why not? The pay is great! Do you have other people who want to hire you? Do you work somewhere else?

Trunks: No....no I don't. I'm sorry I just can't talk about it.....sorry

Bulma: If you're sure? Here we are...our science lab.

Trunks: Yea I am, thanks.

Bulma: So what do you think of the lab?

Trunks: It hasn't changed a bit.

Bulma: Huh?!

Trunks: I mean.... um....

Bulma: You said you seen this place before?

Trunks: No that's not what I meant.

Bulma: But you said-

Vegeta: Lets go Kakkarot! Outside, you clown!

Goku: But Vegeta! I seriously didn't know that Twinkie was yours!

Bulma: Oh my gosh! Excuse me!

Trunks: Sure.

Vegeta: You imbecile!

Goku: Bulma! Hey Vegeta look whose here! Hi Bulma!

Vegeta: Weakling! You'll hide behind a WOMAN?

Goku: Hide? No...

Vegeta: Ha well it looks that way to me.

Goku: So how are things going with Tr-Sienna.

Bulma: Yea but she said something really weird a little while ago.

Goku: Yea she's kind of weird sometimes…but she's harmless.

Bulma: Well if you say so.

Vegeta: Just what did our weird little "friend" say?

Bulma: Oh I forget.

Vegeta: Da**it woman!

Bulma: Oh Vegeta sometimes you're way too suspicious. If you're not careful someone would think you cared…

Vegeta: You never know if this idiot would befriend an android and bring it here. Low class equal low intelligence.

Bulma: Vegeta! -

Trunks: Excuse me?

Bulma: Yes? Oh I'm sorry! These lugs made me forget that I was supposed to be helping you!

Trunks: Its ok, but can we get started now?

Bulma: Sure.

Vegeta: Wait first I want to know, who are you and why are you here?

Bulma: Come on honey, pay this bug-eyed meanie no mind.

Vegeta: What!

Bulma's mom: Oh Goku you're here! Are you hungry, how about you Vegeta?

Goku & Vegeta: yea.

***In The Lab***

Man: So you need us to analyze this and see what are the components?

Trunks: Yes sir?

Man: What exactly is it, Grape cough medicine?

Trunks: Close enough! Please don't waste any of it. This is a very important serum sir?

Man: How important can it be?

Bulma: You heard her! If she said it's important, how dare you act like its not! Is your job so unimportant!

Man: Sorry ma'am

Bulma: That's better Alan.

Trunks (thinking): Alan? He was one of the first ones to die while helping mom build the time machine, but this isn't like him. Mr. Shun never said a harsh word to anyone.

Alan: Look at her, didn't hear a word I said, daydreaming about some boy I bet.

Trunks: huh what!

Bulma: Alan!

Alan: Look Ms. Briefs, I've had it with you and this kooky place. I quit!

Trunks & Bulma: Quit? You can't quit!

Alan: I have! Besides I have a better offer elsewhere.

Bulma watched him gather his stuff and leave. She turned and saw the other scientists looking.

Bulma: Well? Anyone else leaving?

The others: No.

Bulma: Well then get back to work!

A middle-aged man: Ms. Bulma I'll help the young lady

Bulma: Oh! Thank you Class!

Trunks (thinking): Class? Lesson's dad? Wow! Who'd thought I'd ever met him! Wait yea both Class and Lesson's brother Session died of the heart virus. Maybe I could save them! Darn it I can't, I can't mess with the timeline too much.

Trunks watched Alan take a cotton swab and run it around the top of the open bottle then on a little plate with brown stuff in it.

*** Later***

Bulma: Hey guys! Sienna dear it's getting dark out. Won't your parents be worried?

Trunks: Yea my mom probably is worried, but I don't, um, live at home now, yea....

Bulma: Oh? Well then I guess you can stay here for the night then.

Trunks: I can? Thanks.

Bulma: Sure. My mom would love to have extra company around, (under her breath),might take her mind off Vegeta.

Trunks: Huh?

Bulma: Uh! Nothing!

Trunks: You're family seems pretty nice.

Bulma: My family is but let me warn you, stay away from Vegeta.

Trunks: Oh?

Bulma: He'll probably be training all night away. His been staying in there overly much lately,sigh. If he didn't want to be here he could just leave.What am I saying! Oh my! Here we are. This is the kitchen. Hi dad.

Prof. Briefs: Hi dear.

Mrs. Briefs: Oh hi dear. Hi Bulma-honey. She's cute. Who is she?

Bulma: Oh she's a genius.

Mrs. Briefs: Isn't that nice. Are you hungry? I have teacakes and sweetrolls.

Bulma: Do you have any food cooked?

Mrs. Briefs: Oh yea. Its on the stove. Opps! I guess Vegeta and Goku ate it all. I guess that means I should cook some more.

Prof. Briefs: Good I thought I was going to have to waste away to nothing before you decide to feed me.

Mrs. Briefs: Oh hi dear when did you get here?

Trunks (thinking): This is how I remember them before those androids senselessly murdered them in one of their rages. grrr... They didn't stand a chance against those artificial animals. Mom barely made it out alive with me. They ruined my 16th birthday. I'll never forget that, nor will I forgive them...

A teapot slid across the table and hit the floor.

Mrs. Briefs: Oh my, What happened?

Bulma looked at Trunks, who, until the teapot crashed, had been staring at it rather intensely.

Bulma: Sienna? Did.... did you do that?

Trunks: I don't know......I don't think I did....

Bulma: Of course not. It wasn't you. It had to be that Vegeta. Mom where is Goku and Vegeta?

Mrs. Briefs: That green man came to get him. What a nice people those nameks were. Why'd they leave?

Prof. Briefs: Vegeta is breaking more training equipment as we speak.

Trunks (thinking): Did I do it? I have been feeling my dad's energy level for some time now. Maybe I can use some of my powers in this body after all. I know I'll never reach that of a super saiyan, but it doesn't matter. I can't stay in this body. Besides it bites being a girl. If those guys call me sweetie one more time.

Mrs. Briefs: Here's dinner!

Trunks: Mmm, Thanks!

Bulma: Whoa you eat like a saiyan.

Trunks laughed. Bulma looked at him suspiciously.

Bulma: Sienna? Who are you really?

Trunks: Huh?

Bulma: You heard me? Who are you? You are unlike any normal girl. Come on. You can tell me. Are you from outer space?

Trunks: Huh no! Why would you think that?

Bulma: Oh. You're not? Sorry. I guess I've had way too many wild adventures. How do you know Goku?

Trunks: Umm.... Through Gohan!

Bulma: Oh....

Trunks: Man that was delicious!

Trunks leaned back and yawned.

Bulma: Are you tired? Let me show you to you're room

Bulma walked Trunks to the room.

Trunks: Thanks

Bulma: No prob. Goodnight Sienna.

Trunks: Goodnight mom

Bulma closed the door.

Bulma (thinking): mom? She must be really sleepy. Ha! Imagine me a mom! What a riot! The last thing I need is to have Vegeta's baby! He hasn't spent a night in the house since that night! Hmph! Yea the last thing I want is Vegeta's child! Who need another arrogant saiyan running around here! Little feet running around here wouldn't be all that bad actually.....listen to me! I must be crazy!

Vegeta: Watch where you're going!

Bulma: Oh Vegeta. I didn't see you there. Hmph I never see you in here this time of night anyway.

Vegeta: Yea so? Don't tell me you miss me?

Bulma: Well maybe

Vegeta: Look I don't need or want your affections.

Bulma: What! How dare you?

Vegeta: I didn't come in here to argue with you either. I want you to fix these for me.

Bulma: I don't want or need your demands Vegeta! Fix it yourself!

Trunks watched Bulma and Vegeta arguing from the top of the stairs.

Trunks: How they got together is beyond me.... haha! I'm just glad they did.

Sienna: Trunks?

Trunks: Oh hi there.

Sienna: Hi. I've been watching you.

Trunks: And?

Sienna: Mr. Miyamoto.

Trunks: You know him?

Trunks stood up and walked into his room.

Sienna: He used to work for the red ribbon army long, long ago. He has a son who I'm .......good friends with. We were good friends, but not anymore.

Trunks: He worked for Dr. Gero? Lesson never told me that. Were you friends with Lesson or Session?

Sienna: Session. He was one of the guys who was chasing me the other night. I....I wanted to marry him. I always have but it's never going to happen now. Actually he is the one who invented the heart virus. He took something from my father's lab and mixed it with a new medicine I was developing for hemophilia. My mother was a hemophiliac.

Trunks: Oh no...I'm...I'm sorry...

Sienna: So now you know how I killed her?

Trunks: It wasn't your fault.

Sienna: It was. I used my own mother as a guinea pig.

Trunks: Hey look Sienna don't cry. You didn't mean to cause your mom's death. You were working on making her better and kind of goofed.

Sienna: Oh thanks I feel soooo much better.

Trunks: Um... I meant um..... look my mom built a time machine and sent me back to this time. I guess I was kind of like a guinea pig.

Sienna: And I messed that up too.

Trunks: No this wasn't your fault either. I don't blame you.

Sienna: You don't?

Trunks: Well except the fact that I'm still here.

Sienna: Oh.

Trunks: Sienna Have you ever considered that you might live?

Sienna: I won't. Besides life without Session isn't worth living.

Trunks: Wow you really care about him huh?

Sienna: Yes. I'll never find anyone like him again.

Trunks: In my time, I know Lesson. He is a really good friend. We talked a lot after Gohan died. Hey I've lost lots of people too you know, but I haven't given up on life. You shouldn't either. Maybe you will live and maybe, just maybe so will Session.

Sienna: maybe.

Trunks: Hey who knows maybe my coming here has made things better for you. Um did you say Session was chasing you that night?

Sienna: Yeah.

Trunks: Why? Those guys didn't seem too friendly.

Sienna: Session went to work for my dad. Those other two were some of dad's goons.

Trunks: Dr. Gero? Why is he after you?

Sienna: He wants me to come work for him, but he deserted me and mom and I can't stand him!

Trunks: You too grew up without a father?

Sienna: Yeah...

Bulma: Sienna?

Sienna: She's talking to you. Goodnight.

Trunks: Mhmm..... Goodnight.

Bulma knocked at the door.

Trunks: Yes?

Bulma: Are you ok?

Trunks: I'm fine thank you.

Bulma: Oh I thought I heard voices.

Trunks: Oh sorry I talk aloud sometimes when I'm concentrating on a problem.

Bulma: oh well I'm sleepy so I'm turning in. Just holler if you need anything. Oh yea, Mom sent these.

She handed Trunks a plate full of cakes.

Trunks: Gosh....thanks....

Bulma: Goodnight (thinking) If she did come to cause us trouble tonight it won't get done. Those cakes have enough sleeping powder to knock out an elephant.