Sailor Moon Fan Fiction / Dragon Ball/Z/GT Fan Fiction ❯ Love In A Ruined World ❯ Three Bumps In The Night ( Chapter 3 )

DISCLAIMER: Neither DBZ nor Sailor Moon or any of the characters are owned by me. They're owned by greedy old men without families. Blah.

NOTES: This fanfic takes place after Sailor Moon Super S (in Sailor Moon's world) and after Trunks returns to the future after the Cell Saga (in DBZ's world).

Author's Note: No good buildings were harmed in the filming of this chapter. The androids had already wrecked them. ^_^

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Trunks sat at the kitchen table of the Briefs' house, eating a large stack of pancakes covered with syrup and butter. Bulma had just finished eating and was in the basement.

"Mmm... breakfast," Trunks said, munching down another pancake. "When is Ami going to come down?"

Just then, Ami entered the kitchen. She was wearing a light blue nightgown and pink slippers.

"Good morning, Ami," Trunks said. "Wow, looking good..."

"Thanks," Ami said. "Your mother let me borrow her night clothes. They're very comfortable!"

Ami sniffed the air.

"Something smells good," Ami said. "Pancakes?"

"That's right," Trunks said. "Mom was gonna make you some, but you hadn't woken up yet. I'll make you some pancakes if you'd like. Or you can have the rest of mine, since I'm not really that hungry anyway."

Trunks pushed the pancake-filled plate over to Ami. She sat down in front of the plate and began eating.

"Thank you," Ami said. "These are very good."

"Don't thank me, thank my mom," Trunks said. "She made them. Speaking of mom, she's been looking all night for a way to get you back home."

"I'll probably go downstairs after breakfast," Ami said, taking another bite out of her pancakes.

"This afternoon, would you like to go exploring in some ruins with me?" Trunks asked. "It's where I like to go train."

"That would be wonderful!" Ami said, finishing her pancakes and taking her plate over to the sink. "I'd be delighted if you'd teach me some of your moves!"

"And I'd be delighted if you'd show me some of yours," Trunks said. "You use a different type of energy than mine, so it might be hard for you to train with me... but I'll try and show you a few tricks, okay?"

"Thank you," Ami replied.

"We'd better go downstairs and see mom now," Trunks said. "Let's go."

Trunks and Ami walked down to the basement to meet up with Bulma.

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Trunks, Ami, and Bulma stood in the basement. Ami was now wearing her red, white, and blue school uniform.

"Mom, did you find anything that could help get Ami back to where she came from?" Trunks asked.

"Yes, I did... or at least I think I might have something," Bulma said, walking over to a small workbench and picking up a book. "Ami may be able to get back to the right dimension using something called a wormhole."

"A wormhole?" Ami asked. "Like a dimensional gate?"

"Yes," Bulma said. "But the thing is, it's extremely hard to make a wormhole. One way is to take two black holes and pull them together so that they touch. This results in a wormhole. But the thing is, you can't control where the wormhole goes."

"So it could take me anywhere," Ami said. "I don't think that will work..."

"I have one more solution," Bulma said. "A vehicle similar to the time machine I built for Trunks, except that this vehicle traverses dimensions instead of time."

"That could work," Trunks said.

"The thing is, it'll take a really long time to build," Bulma said.

"I promised Ami I'd have her back to her dimension in two weeks," Trunks said. "We don't have that kind of time."

"I could probably help you find something else," Ami said. "Mrs. Briefs, do you have any other ideas?"

"Not yet," Bulma said.

"Maybe I could take Ami back to where she popped out at," Trunks said. "Maybe the gate will be open there."

"I'm not sure the gate will open again," Ami replied. "But I guess it's worth a try."

"And while we're out there, I can get my training done," Trunks said.

"Perfect!" Bulma said. "I'll make a lunch for you two that you can take out there, and you two can come back around suppertime!"

"Sounds good," Trunks said.

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Meanwhile, in Crysthea's palace...

"Alright," Crysthea said. "I think this will work now..."

"It hasn't been twenty-four hours yet," one of the dark-robed men said.

"I don't care, I want that water Senshi killed now!" Crysthea shouted. Suddenly, two more crystals on the table shattered.

"Queen, two more monsters have been killed," the dark-robed man said.

"Those were the monsters I sent after the other Senshi!" Crysthea yelled. "Grrr... Dimensional Gate!"

A dark, pulsating purple gate appeared.

"I did it! And I'm pretty sure it'll send you two back to where I sent Sailor Mercury!" Crysthea said. "Go! Go! Go and get her!"

The three dark-robed men leaped into the gate. It snapped shut.

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Meanwhile, in the abandoned ruins where Ami had first came out in when she was sent through the Dimensional Gate...

"It's not here," Ami said. She sighed. "Well, that didn't pan out..."

"I'm sorry," Trunks said. "There has to be some way for you to get home..."

"Well, maybe you should just start your training," Ami said. "I'd really like to see some of your moves!"

"Great!" Trunks said. "We'll go to this really cool place that I love training at. It's the ruins of one of the big cities. There are huge scaffoldings from skyscrapers that you can climb up and jump from beam to beam."

"Sounds really high up," Ami said.

"Not when you can fly," Trunks replied. He began hovering in the air.

"Wow..." Ami said in amazement. Trunks picked Ami up and flew off toward the ruins of the large city. Right after they left, a purple gate appeared. Crysthea's three hooded minions hopped out. Then, the gate shut behind them.

"She's here somewhere," Minion #1 said. "Let's find Sailor Mercury."

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Meanwhile, in a small park in Juuban, the Senshi were recovering from their battle against two more of Crysthea's monsters.

"They were even tougher than the last one," Sailor Jupiter said, panting for breath.

"Yeah," Sailor Venus agreed.

"Mars, what was that bad omen you found, anyway?" Sailor Moon asked.

"I don't know...." Sailor Mars said. "Some sort of danger for Mercury, very, very soon..."

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Trunks and Ami sat on one of the beams of an old skyscraper, about twelve stories up, eating the lunch of apples, oranges, and bread that Bulma had packed for them. The beam was narrow, but it could easily support the two teenagers as they sat above the gloomy remains of the ruined city.

"Trunks... you seem really fit, and yet I've hardly seen you eat any protein," Ami said. "Oh wow, that was really random..."

"It's okay," Trunks said. "Usually we get a lot of meat from the town market, but there haven't been too many animals around lately."

"You think that maybe something's killing them all?" Ami asked.

"Probably the last humans are killing the last animals," Trunks said. "If that's the case, we could end up going extinct..."

Ami gasped.

"But we can survive on plants for a long, long, long time," Trunks said. "Vigilant people in the towns are growing huge gardens of food. Right now, we're concentrating on rebuilding. Maybe, just maybe, in fifty years, there'll be an actual city here, instead of these ruins."

"I hope so," Ami said. "Are people keeping animals, too?"

"Yes," Trunks said. "A lot of animals are being kept as pets, since there are so many people living alone."

"I guess you're really lucky that you still have your mother around," Ami said.

"I can thank my father for that," Trunks replied. "And I guess I helped too. Ever since I was old enough to fight, I've been defending people, keeping the last pockets of humanity from being killed by the androids."

"Did you have any help?" Ami asked.

"There was someone like me," Trunks said. "My friend and teacher, whose name was Gohan."

"Gohan?" Ami said.

"Yes," Trunks replied. "Gohan fought by my side, training me constantly and protecting people from the androids."

Trunks stood up.

"But... I don't really want to talk about Gohan right now," Trunks said.

"What happened to him?" Ami asked. "Did he die?"

Trunks nodded his head.

"I'm sorry," Ami said apologetically. "I didn't know..."

Trunks unsheathed his sword.

"It's okay," Trunks said. "Alright, Ami. Let's see what you can do."

Ami nodded. A brilliant white light surrounded her. In just seconds, she became the Senshi of Water, Sailor Mercury.

"Alright," Mercury said. She pointed her arm at the nearby scaffolding of a wrecked skyscraper. "Mercury Bubbles Freeze!"

A stream of freezing bubbles slammed into the side of the husked-out building, freezing the metallic beams on three or four stories on one side of the skyscraper.

"You froze it solid," Trunks said, genuinely impressed. "Not bad. I can't do that..."

Mercury smiled modestly.

"It's probably nothing compared to what you can do," Mercury said.

"It's very impressive," Trunks said.

The ice shattered. The metal beams that had been frozen were now cracked and brittle. Sailor Mercury pointed her arm at the skyscraper again.

"Shine Aqua Illusion!" Mercury shouted. Several freezing waves of water slammed into the weakened metal beams, causing them to shatter and implode. The metal frame now had a glaring weakness caused by the destroyed scaffolding. A loud creaking noise could be heard.

"Ami, my dear, I think you broke it," Trunks said with a mock English accent.

Just then, the metal beams in the middle of the ruined tower gave way, snapping in half. The metal beams on the top fell in on the bottom beams, causing the whole structure to collapse in on itself and creating a large pile of metal beams on the ground.

"Oh my," Mercury said, putting her right hand over her mouth in an attempt to stifle her growing laughter. "Well, at least it was already mostly destroyed anyway..."

Sailor Mercury began to giggle loudly. Trunks chuckled with her.

"Not bad," Trunks laughed. "Not bad at all!"

Trunks pointed his arm at a large row of abandoned and husked out buildings. He fired a small blast at the buildings, creating a large explosion that destroyed all the abandoned buildings in the area.

"Trunks, 17. Sailor Mercury, 1," Trunks said, smiling.

"Well, I destroyed a skyscraper. Those are worth twenty. I win," Mercury said matter-of-factly, still giggling.

"You had to use two attacks to destroy it, though," Trunks said. "No fair. I get another attack."

Trunks pointed his hand at two small, ruined buildings and blew them up with a small ki blast.

"Oops, I only got two," Trunks said. "Looks like you do win, Ami!"

Sailor Mercury giggled, then detransformed.

"Yes, I did," Ami said. "Twenty to nineteen!"

"Well, mom's probably expecting us back home by now," Trunks said. "Shall we go?"

"We shall," Ami replied. Trunks picked up Ami, and then flew off, toward his home.

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Back at the Briefs' kitchen table...

"Wow, mom," Trunks said, looking at a large ham sitting in the center of the table. "I thought they didn't have any meat at the market..."

"Old Mr. Garrity brought it right to our door," Bulma said. "He found a family of pigs sitting out in his yard, and he shot them all, except for the baby pig. He's keeping that as a pet."

"Poor baby piglet... it won't have its mother," Ami said regretfully. "I hope we're not eating that poor piglet's mother..."

"No, we're eating its father," Bulma said.

"It's sad, but it's a part of life out here," Trunks said. He cut off a slice of ham and put it on Ami's plate.

"Thank you," Ami said. She took a fork and knife, then began to eat the slice of ham. "Trunks and I had lots of fun today!"

Trunks nodded.

"She beat me in a game of 'Blow Up The Abandoned Buildings'," Trunks said. "She took down a skyscraper."

"Really?" Bulma asked. "How did you do that?"

"I froze the weakest part of the frame, weakening it further. Then, I blasted it with powerful waves of water, eroding the cracked part of the frame and collapsing the structure in on itself," Ami said.

"Smart and strong too," Trunks said. "A lethal combination! And she's pretty, as well."

Ami blushed.

"Now, Trunks," Ami said, giggling.

"Well, anyway, I couldn't find any additional ways to get Ami back home yet," Bulma said.

"We'll have to try again tomorrow," Ami said. "Trunks and I went back to that old village where I came out at, but we couldn't find another gate...."

Trunks slid his empty plate to the center of the table.

"I'm done," Trunks said. "Wow, I'm stuffed..."

"You eat almost like Serena does," Ami said.

"Serena?" Trunks asked.

"She's my best friend back home," Ami said. "She's probably missing me a lot right now..."

Ami began sniffling. A tear fell down her cheek.

"It'll be okay," Bulma said, brushing the tear from Ami's face. "We'll find you a way to get back home..."

Ami finished the last of her supper. She stacked the plate on top of Trunks'.

"Well, I guess I'd better be getting to bed," Ami said. "Bulma, do you mind if I-"

"Use my nightgown and slippers again?" Bulma asked. "Go ahead, it's okay! My clothes are your clothes while you're here!"

"You and Trunks are very, very wonderful hosts," Ami said. "Thank you again..."

Just outside the house, the three hooded minions of Crysthea were crouching down outside.

"She's in here," Minion #1 said.

"It's a good thing her and her friend were recklessly destroying those buildings, or we would never have spotted them," Minion #2 replied. "We'll wait."

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Ami finished brushing her teeth at the bathroom sink. She walked into Trunks' room and climbed into bed, again wearing Bulma's nightgown and slippers.

"Mom... Serena... Rei, Lita, Mina... I miss you all so much," Ami thought. "I want to go home..."

Ami curled up in the bed and cried herself to sleep.

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Meanwhile, downstairs in the basement...

"Well, I'm completely stumped," Trunks said, closing a book and setting it down on Bulma's workbench.

"Try to get some sleep, dear," Bulma said. "Maybe that will help you think..."

"Alright," Trunks said. "Maybe I'll find out how to help Ami in a dream or something..."

Trunks walked upstairs, lied down on the couch, and fell asleep. He didn't hear the sound of an upstairs window coming open.

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"There she is, sleeping," Minion #1 said.

"We can kill her quickly then," Minion #2 said. "Be careful."

The three hooded men walked slowly up to the bed. One of the men stepped on a rubber squeaky ball on the floor. The ball squeaked loudly.

"Shhh!" Minion #3 hissed. Ami slowly opened her eyes. She turned around to see the three hooded men walking toward her.

"She's awake!" Minion #2 shouted. "Grab her!"

But Ami was too fast. She leapt back, clutching her henshin stick defensively.

"Mercury Star Power!" Ami shouted, transforming into Sailor Mercury.

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"What was that?" Trunks groaned groggily, sitting up on the couch. "Ami?"

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Sailor Mercury stared down the three hooded men.

"Who are you?" Mercury shouted.

"We're servants of the Crystal Queen, Crysthea," Minion #1 said. "We have come to annihilate you!"

"In the name of Mercury, I'll annihilate all of you! Mercury Bubbles Blast!"

Sailor Mercury showered the three minions with bubbles, covering the room in a dense fog. Just then, Trunks staggered in.

"I can't see a thing..." Trunks groaned, struggling to see, then bumping into one of the minions.

"Wha?" Minion #3 said. "Who are you?"

"Mercury Aqua Rhapsody!" yelled Mercury's voice from across the room. The fog cleared to reveal Minions #1 and #2, frozen completely solid. The ice shattered, disintegrating the two hooded men. Minion #3 gasped.

"Wow, she killed them..." Trunks said in amazement. Sailor Mercury looked to see Trunks standing next to the third minion. Trunks was wearing nothing but a pair of white briefs. Mercury giggled.

"Trunks, isn't that embarassing?" Mercury said.

"Not if you kill him before he has the chance to get a closer look," Trunks said.

"Right!" Mercury shouted. "Mercury Aqua Rhapsody!"

She blasted the minion, freezing him in place. Only his front side was unfrozen. Trunks put his hand in the minion's face and fired a blast, disintegrating him.

"We did it!" Trunks said. "We beat all three of them! Well, actually, you did most of the work..."

Sailor Mercury detransformed.

"Trunks, this isn't good," Ami said. "Those three probably were sent here by that sorceress..."

"What sorceress?" Trunks asked. "Did she send that monster from yesterday?"

"Yes," Ami said.

"And she's the one that sent you here in the first place," Trunks said. "Maybe... maybe, if she can send monsters here, she can also help you get back home. She'll probably send more monsters here to get you."

"So if we're right where one of the monsters is when it comes out..."

"Bingo," Trunks said. "Maybe, just maybe, they'll come through a gate that'll still be open long enough for you to hop in!"

"It's worth a shot," Ami said. She stared at Trunks.

"What is it?" Trunks asked.

"Maybe you should put some more clothes on," Ami said.

"I'm going back downstairs," Trunks said. "Good night, Ami."

Ami giggled as Trunks left the room and walked back downstairs to the couch.

"Well, now I know what I have to do to get back home," Ami thought. "At least, I think I do..."

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Welp, a little less conversation and a little more action! And Trunks in his underwear too! (I wish Ami was in her underwear... heh heh...) Uh, anyway, please read and review! All this not reviewin' ain't satisfactionin' me! (Actually, I've gotten 13 reviews, so I'm happy!)