Sailor Moon Fan Fiction / Dragon Ball/Z/GT Fan Fiction ❯ Love In A Ruined World ❯ Trunks' Furious Fist ( Chapter 4 )

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).

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A crystal shattered.

"What the-"

Another.

"Oh no!"

And a third.

"I don't believe this!"

Crysthea paced around the small table where her crystals were placed. The three that had just shattered symbolized the three minions that had just been destroyed. Crysthea growled in frustration, tugged at her hair, and walked over to one of the walls in the room. She touched the wall, causing a large, golden door to appear. She pushed it opened and entered a shining, crystalline throne room.

"What.... the heck... is that stupid Sailor Mercury taking?" Crysthea shouted in frustration. "Argh!"

Crysthea walked over to the large glass throne at the end of the room. She sat down in the throne and began muttering under her breath.

"Trouble, my queen?" asked a deep-sounding voice from behind Crysthea's throne. A black mist appeared in front of Crysthea, and a tall young man emerged from the smoke. He wore a black breastplate over a dark green undershirt, and armored black pants over his legs. He had long, flowing dark red hair.

"Go away, Serris," Crysthea said, pointing toward the door. "I'm angry."

"Ah, my queen, that's no way to be," Serris said, smiling. "I know what's got you feeling so glum. And... I think I know how to fix it."

"You do?" Crysthea asked. "I'd like to hear it."

"I could go after Sailor Mercury for you," Serris said.

"You wouldn't be able to beat her. She's got a mini-computer, and she can find out all your weaknesses. She's unstoppable," Crysthea groaned hopelessly.

"I have no weaknesses," Serris replied.

Crysthea smiled.

"I forgot," Crysthea said. "Honestly, I did. Dimensional Gate!"

A large, purple gate appeared in front of Serris. He smiled.

"Thank you for this opportunity, my queen," Serris said. "I shall return."

Serris casually stepped into the gate as it closed behind him.

"Well, either way, I win," Crysthea said happily. "Either he kills Sailor Mercury, and I'm happy, or he gets killed and stops bothering me, and I'm happy. I think I'll take a nap."

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It was the middle of the afternoon. Trunks, having leafed through books and papers in his mother's basement for two hours, had had enough, and was sitting down on a chair near the corner of the room. Ami, wearing one of Bulma's white t-shirts and a pair of blue jeans, was standing next to Bulma, engaged in conversation.

"And so you think that if one of this sorceress' monsters comes here through a gate, that you can use the gate to get back home?" Bulma asked.

"That's right," Ami said. "What I want to do is make a device that can hold the gate open."

"You think that would work?" Trunks asked. "It seems like it would take a lot of energy."

"I know," Ami said.

"So does a time machine, and we built that," Bulma said. "Even though we could only use it a few times, it still worked."

"A thought just occured to me," Trunks said. "If monsters were sent through the gate, they would probably come from somewhere dangerous, like the enemy's headquarters."

"And why would that be a problem?" Bulma asked.

"If Ami went through the gate, she could end up right in the middle of the bad guys' palace or something," Trunks said.

"Trunks has a point," Ami said.

"Well, I'll try to start on that device," Bulma said. "Trunks, maybe you should go out and train with Ami. The stronger she is, the more bad guys she'll be able to defeat!"

"You're right, mom," Trunks said. He turned to Ami. "You wanna go out and watch me train?"

"Sure!" Ami said. She transformed into Sailor Mercury.

"Great," Trunks said.

"I'll try to have supper ready by the time you two get back," Bulma said. "Does that sound good?"

Trunks and Sailor Mercury nodded, then ran upstairs.

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Serris looked around. He was standing in the middle of a desolate field that was teeming with many small hills.

"No sign of the water Senshi here," Serris said. "The hunt begins...."

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Trunks walked into a large, crumbling building that appeared to be an old warehouse. Boxes and pieces of crumbling old machinery were strewn about everywhere.

"It's safe in here," Trunks said. "But watch your head."

Sailor Mercury stepped inside and looked around.

"You said it was safe," Mercury said. "This place is falling apart!"

"A lot of places are falling apart," Trunks replied. "I like training here, because...."

Trunks pointed his arm at one of the boxes. It levitated into the air. Trunks fired a small beam of ki at the box, disintegrating it.

"Not bad, eh?" Trunks said.

"That was very impressive!" Mercury said, clapping.

"This is impressive," Trunks said. He pointed at a large metallic hook lying on the floor. It had evidently fallen off of a crane a long time ago. He lifted it up into the air and flicked his wrist. The hook began to spin around and around like a sawblade.

"What are you doing?" Mercury asked. Trunks flicked his wrist again. The hook, still spinning, rushed at Sailor Mercury. She gasped. Trunks raised his hand and blasted the hook out of the sky.

"Sorry to scare you like that," Trunks said. "Did you enjoy it?"

"I guess," Mercury said. "Next time, be a bit more careful!"

"It's not like it was going to hit you," Trunks said. He picked up a box. "You try it."

Trunks hurled the box into the air. Sailor Mercury pointed her arm at the box.

"Shine Aqua Illusion!" Mercury shouted. A large wave of water rushed at the box and slammed into it, freezing it solid. The box, frozen in a large box of ice, hit the ground and shattered on impact.

"You froze it, but it's still there," Trunks said. "It's just in pieces."

Trunks pointed his finger at the frozen chunks. He charged up a small ball of energy, then fired it at the frozen remnants of the box, disintegrating them all.

"You know, it's still still there," Mercury said matter-of-factly. "It's just in trillions and trillions of microscopic pieces."

Trunks chuckled.

"Yeah, but that's smaller pieces than you blasted it into," Trunks said. "You know, you could learn to fire ki blasts, probably. However, your magic is probably stronger than your ki would ever be."

"I know," Mercury said. "Trunks, how did you get so powerful, anyway?"

"Years and years of training," Trunks said. "How did you get your powers?"

"One day, I was in my computer class, when this monster showed up and attacked me," Mercury said. "I was about to be killed, when..."

"Go on," Trunks said.

"Well, it's kinda hard to believe," Mercury said. "This talking cat came and told me how to activate my powers. And I've had them ever since."

"A talking cat?" Trunks said. "Well, I guess after witnessing the destruction of civilization by a couple of teen androids, nothing's weird to me anymore..."

Trunks began to chuckle.

"What?" Mercury asked.

"Talking cat," Trunks said. "I guess it could be worse. It could have been a talking lizard...."

"I guess," Mercury said.

Little did Trunks and Sailor Mercury know that Serris was just outside the warehouse.

"It's a total wreck," Serris said. "This whole place is a total wreck. Sailor Mercury's probably the only thing living here. Maybe if we just leave her alone here, she'll die of hunger or something."

Serris walked into the warehouse to see Trunks and Sailor Mercury across the room. He immediately ducked behind a large stack of boxes.

"There's two of them," Serris whispered to himself. "What's going on here?"

Trunks turned toward the stack of boxes.

"Something's behind there," Trunks said. "Mercury, take out your computer and see."

"Alright," Mercury said, taking out her VR Visor and computer. She scanned the stack of boxes and gasped.

"Just as I thought," Trunks said. He pointed his arm at the stack of boxes and charged a ki blast. "Whoever's behind there, come out!"

"Oh crap!" Serris thought. "Can't let him see me..."

Quick as a flash, Serris zoomed behind another stack of boxes. All Sailor Mercury could see of Serris was a blur, but Trunks spotted Serris easily as he ran past.

"Hey, you!" Trunks yelled, pointing his arm at the other stack of boxes. "I know you're behind there. Show yourself!"

Serris stood up and walked out from behind the stack of boxes. He looked at Trunks and Sailor Mercury.

"Well, hello there," Serris said. "I was just-"

"Cut the crap. I know you've come after my friend Sailor Mercury," Trunks said. "She and I have already destroyed four of your weak little flunkies, and-"

"Trunks, wait!" Mercury said, stopping him. "Let's hear him out. Why are you attacking my friends and I?"

"I don't have to tell you anything!" Serris shouted. "You're both in for a surprise!'

Serris began to glow with a dark red aura of energy. Trunks fired a ki blast at Serris. The blast slammed into Serris' aura and bounced off, slamming into the wall of the warehouse and blowing it to pieces. Trunks shielded Sailor Mercury from the falling warehouse as it crashed down.

"You can't beat me that easily!" Serris yelled. He raised his hand into the air. It began to crackle with powerful bolts of red lightning.

"I'll see if I can get him!" Mercury shouted. "Mercury Aqua Rhapsody!"

A large water harp appeared. Mercury began to play the harp, sending waves of water rushing at Serris. Serris leapt into the air, dodging the attack. He hovered in the air, above Sailor Mercury.

"This is bad..." Sailor Mercury said.

"Not really," Trunks said, floating up into the air to confront Serris. "My blast didn't hurt you because it was too weak. I was barely trying."

Serris laughed.

"Excuses, excuses," Serris said. "Take this!"

Serris reared back and tossed a crackling black and red ball of dark electricity directly at Trunks. Trunks smiled. His right hand lit up with ki.

"Right back at you," Trunks said. "I think you'll enjoy this."

Trunks' extended his palm and grabbed the ball of lightning as it came at him. The ball began to jolt and spark, zapping Trunks with dark electricity. Trunks was unfazed.

"Trunks, look out!" Sailor Mercury shouted.

"I can handle it," Trunks said nonchalantly. He closed his palm. The energy and the ball of electricity disappeared. Trunks opened his palm again, releasing nothing but smoke.

"What... the heck... just... happened?" Serris yelled.

"Darn, I said I was going to send it back at you," Trunks said. "Oh well."

Suddenly, he raised both of his hands and fired a flurry of energy blasts at Serris. The blasts collided with the dark warrior, exploding on contact and shrouding him with smoke. Out of the smoke fell Serris, plummeting out of the flurry of blasts and through the wall of the warehouse.

"You got him!' Mercury shouted.

"I'll go get him," Trunks said. He flew through the hole, after Serris.

Serris continued plummeting.

"That packed a big punch..." Serris thought. "I have to get back on my feet!"

Serris flipped around, steadying himself and landing upright. He skidded back several feet and formed two balls of electricity, one in each hand as he saw Trunks flying toward him.

"I can't let him attack again!" Serris yelled. He hurled the balls of electricity at Trunks and dashed around the side of the building. Trunks smacked the balls of electricity away and looked around.

"Damn, didn't see where he went..." Trunks thought. "Gotta find him..."

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Inside the warehouse...

"Trunks is going to defeat that guy, I know it," Mercury said to herself. "C'mon, Trunks..."

Just then, Serris' hand went over Sailor Mercury's mouth. He put his other hand on her back and began to charge another lightning attack.

"All I have to do is kill you," Serris said. "Mission accomplished!"

"No, it's not..." Mercury thought.

She kicked back, smashing her left heel into Serris' shin. He let out a yelp of pain and recoiled, giving Mercury just enough time to slip out of his grasp. Then, she turned around.

"Mercury Bubbles Blast!" Mercury yelled quickly. Serris' sight was immediately clouded by a large blast of fog.

"Annoying brat! Where did she go?" Serris shouted, looking around.

"Mercury Aqua Rhapsody!" Mercury yelled, splashing Serris with deadly waves of freezing water and ice. This time, Serris was unprepared for the attack. The waves of water splashed over him, freezing him solid. The fog dissipated.

"How dare she..." Serris thought. Mercury pointed her hand at Serris.

"Mercury-"

But before she could launch another attack, Serris broke out of the ice prison with incredible force, littering the room with deadly shards of ice, some that Sailor Mercury was barely able to dodge. She gasped in horror.

"That's right," Serris said. "Your pathetic ice attacks are no match for me!"

Serris kicked Mercury hard in the stomach, causing her to fall over backwards.

"Aaah!" Sailor Mercury screamed.

"Heh heh," Serris laughed. He pointed his arm at Mercury. "Say goodbye!"

"Hey," came a voice from behind Serris. He turned around, only to have Trunks' fist collide with his face. Serris flew back and slammed into the wall with incredible force and causing huge cracks to appear behind him. He slid down to the ground, groaning heavily. Blood trickled from his nose and mouth.

"Oh my God..." Mercury gasped. "Trunks... one punch... you..."

"Feels good. Haven't done that in a while," Trunks said confidently.

Slowly, Serris stood up. He wobbled around, disoriented.

"You broke my nose..." Serris groaned.

"Is that all you can say?" Trunks asked.

"You're a monster," Serris said. "A vicious, vicious monster! I'm out of here!"

Serris ran out the door, significantly slowed from when he was running before.

"We can't let him get away!" Trunks shouted. "If we follow him, we could find a gate that could take you back home! And we have to finish him off!"

"Right!" Mercury nodded. Trunks and Mercury ran outside and chased after Serris. Serris ran and ran, until finally, he could see the large purple gate back to Crysthea's palace.

"I'm there!" Serris said. "I have to get back!"

"Going somewhere?" Trunks said, dropping down in front of Serris. "Mercury, run!"

"Into the gate?" Mercury asked.

"Go!" Trunks shouted. He pointed his arm at Serris and charged up a ki blast. "You stay."

"No!" Serris yelled. He rolled under Trunks' legs and dashed for the gate. Trunks fired a ki blast at Serris, causing him to fly forward and land on his face, several feet from the purple gate. Sailor Mercury ran for the gate until she was right next to Serris. Then, she stopped and turned around.

"What are you waiting for?" Trunks yelled.

"I just... I just want to say goodbye," Mercury said. "Goodbye, Trunks..."

"Goodbye, Sailor Mercury," Trunks said. "Now hurry!"

"Wait!" Mercury said. "Trunks, you said that when I went through the gate, I could end up in the sorceress' headquarters!"

Serris' eyes lit up.

"I said that," Trunks said. "But..."

Suddenly, Serris climbed to his feet. He grabbed Sailor Mercury from behind and began to pull her toward the gate.

"She'll go, but I'll go right along with her!" Serris shouted.

"No!" Mercury yelled. "Trunks!"

Trunks flew toward Serris and Sailor Mercury. He grabbed Serris and yanked him off of the water Senshi. The force of Trunks' pulling caused Serris to fall back toward the gate. He fell in. The gate closed behind him.

"Darn it..." Mercury said. "I..."

Sailor Mercury detransformed into Ami, then began sobbing.

"It's okay," Trunks said. "At least you're safe."

"If I had gone into that gate, Serris would have killed me..." Ami cried.

"Ami, you fought extremely bravely today," Trunks said. "You did well."

"Thank you," Ami sniffled.

"C'mon," Trunks said. "Let's go home."

"Your home..." Ami thought.

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Meanwhile, in Crysthea's throne room...

"My queen," Serris said, bowing to Crysthea.

"Have you killed Sailor Mercury?" Crysthea asked. She gasped. "You're bleeding. What the heck happened?"

"This boy..." Serris said. "He's so powerful... he helped Sailor Mercury kill Spectralis, and your three minions."

"What?" Crysthea shouted. "What kind of boy?"

"He nearly killed me," Serris said. "I barely escaped."

"You should have stayed!" Crysthea yelled. "You weakling!"

"My queen, you don't understand!" Serris pleaded.

"I understand perfectly," Crysthea said. "Get out of my sight. I have to think of a punishment for you."

Serris slinked away pathetically.

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That night, at the Briefs' house...

"Ugh, tired..." Trunks groaned. He trudged over to the living room couch and plopped down onto it.

"You're not even taking off your clothes?" Ami asked. "I guess you were a bit embarrassed last night."

"I'm just too tired to take them off," Trunks said.

"You shouldn't have done all that intense training right after supper," Bulma said. "Wasn't fighting that guy today enough?"

"That guy was nothing," Trunks said. "One punch and he was done."

"You did a great job, Trunks!" Ami said. "You've earned your rest!"

"Alright," Bulma said. "If anyone needs me, I'll be down in the basement doing some work, okay?"

Bulma turned around and walked down the stairs to her basement workshop.

"Well, I'd better be getting ready for bed," Ami said. "Thanks for helping me out today, Trunks!"

No reply. Trunks had fallen asleep.

"Never mind," Ami said. "Goodnight...."

Ami walked upstairs and put on Bulma's blue nightgown and pink slippers. She was about to go into Trunks' bedroom to sleep, but she stopped.

"I have to tell somebody that I appreciated what Trunks did today," Ami said.

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Bulma stood next to a large pod-like structure which nearly filled the basement. She was doing minor adjustments on its circuitry. Ami walked into the room and gasped.

"Wow..." Ami said, stunned. Bulma turned around.

"Like it?" Bulma asked.

"What is it?" Ami asked.

"It's Trunks' 18th birthday present. It's a programmable training chamber that I've been working on for two years," Bulma said.

"Where have you been hiding it?" Ami asked.

"This room has a retractable floor, so I can hide it underneath and no one knows about it!" Bulma said. "Trunks' birthday is in three days. I really think he'll enjoy this!"

"You really do have an incredible son," Ami said.

"I know," Bulma replied. "But... he's had such a horrible life... everyone he's ever loved has been killed except for me. He deserves better than this..."

"I do pity him," Ami said. "But if I show it, it might make him feel bad..."

"Trunks really has taken a liking to you, I know it," Bulma said. "He's not usually as calm with anyone as he is with you. He's never really had a girl in his life."

Ami giggled.

"Oh, stop," Ami said, blushing. "He can't possibly like me. We're so different..."

"You're more alike than you think," Bulma said. "Well, I've probably said enough."

"Maybe," Ami said. "I really have to get to bed...."

"Good night, dear!" Bulma said. "And don't tell Trunks about this, okay?"

"Alright, I promise!" Ami said. "Goodnight!"

Ami walked upstairs, shutting the basement door.

"I do wonder what Trunks really thinks of me," Ami thought. "What am I thinking? I should focus on getting back home... going back through one of those gates might be a bad idea..."

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Well, can Ami find another way to return? And what's Crysthea's next evil plan? Hoo boy... and be sure to review! Even you, Sporanos! (Although I will NOT change my writing style because one person doesn't like it. So there!)