For Worse or for Better....
Chapter One, They're back
He awoke with a start, sweat slowly dripped down his forhead as he looked around. His skin was clammy and he was shivering. Pushing the covers aside he got up from his bed and quietly came out of his room, carful not to wake his mother who had spent most of the night working, just getting to bed at only Dende knows when. Her wiped the moisture away from his lower lip as he came upon the kitchen. After getting a glass of water he sat down in the chair that sat inside the room.
It had been another one of those dreams. Most of the time he could only remember bits and part of the dream, but this time he had remembered the whole dream. The worst thing about this is it really happened. There he was awaking from being knocked out by Gohan, seeing his body lying there, how much rage he felt his body release, the thought of him not being able to stop those monsters from doing this to anyone else, the pain....
Trunks shook the dream out of his head. They are dead now you don't have to worry about them killing anyone or distroying anything anymore...He thought while drinking the rest of the water left in his glass. ....but that wont bring back Son Gohan or my Father, or anyone else for that matter....He sat there for a little while thinking about this.
"Trunks-kun?" His mother's voise was heard
"Hia, Kaasan in the kitchen." He said in the direction of her voise
"What are you doing up so late?" She said.
"I was thristy." He said
"Well I think your done being thristy now aren't you?" She said pointing to the empty glass.
"Yeah heh-heh, guess so." He said setting the glass on the table.
"Maybe you should get back to sleep, I have some stuff that I need you to do tomarrow, so rest up." She said smiling.
"Okay, I'll be sure to do that, Okaasan." He said getting up to go back to his room. Bulma followed until she reached he room and went in.
Trunks still lying sleepless in his bed, tryed to get that thought out of his head. Yes they were dead and there was nothing he could do about that or was there? No. Its all been done. The dragon ball his mother told him about were gone since Piccolo, and Kami were dead and there wasn't any possible way he could bring them back. He had already tryed to go back in time, but that didn't help his time any, it just created another dimention were everyone is alive. There is absolutly nothing more to be done.
Trunks desided that this was true and there was no solution to this problem. He finally fell back asleep, but even though the problem was considered hopeless to fix, the thought was never to far from his mind that there was something he was not thinking of.
The next morning Bulma was up early, like she was ever morning, to make asagohan, which with a saiya-jin to feed was a great task. Soon Trunks was awake doing small chores while his mother finished cooking. Trunks sat down to eat the large amount of food which was quickly growing smaller, when he remembered that his mother needed him to go do some stuff for her, (like she did often). Trunks finished his breakfast and put his plate on the counter, then sat down again to ask about what he was needed for.
"Oh yes, I just needed a few things from town. Here is the list." She said handing a folded paper over to him. He opened it a looked it over for a few seconds.
"Big enough list Kaasan?" He said seeing the many different things written down.
"It could be worse, you know I can make it longer." She said smiling at him.
"Hia Kaasan, I will be back soon alright?" He said.
"Okay take your time." She said.
"If I do that I may never return." He said grabbing his Capsul Corporation jacket and opening the door.
"Alright funny boy go what ever speed you would like, bai." She said
"Bai." He said shutting the door behind him.
Bulma shyed and grabbed her jacket, put on her shoes and head twards the door also. I know I shouldn't do this but I am doing it for Trunks,...... She thought, pulling out a capsul from her case. She through it to the ground and a hover car appeared. ....not just for my self. She got in and took off.
When Bulma got to her destonation, she quickly got out to look around. The plase had obviously seen better days, but it was what she came to see. She went inside and tryed to find something useful. The place was disurted, almost like it was huanted. There were labratories that were filled with lots of interesting stuff, well at least to Bulma. She searched the many room and hallways. The place wasn't as big as the Capsul Corporation but it did take a while to go in all the rooms. She was almost to the end of all the rooms, and nothing useful had been found. Kuso, maybe this was a bad idea, there isn't even anything around the place that I could use. She thought. A painting caught her eye just then, a very interesting painting. It was like a picture of a hallway but it almost loooked like there was a door there that was very differnt then the rest of the painting, almost like it didn't belong there. The painting was old and very dirty, so she wiped it off. On part of the wooden frame she wiped there was something, almost like a button carved into it. She slid her finger over it. The symbol of the Red Ribbon Army. She pushed it. Automaticly the place where the painting had been seemed to move, soon the whole wall was sliding open. Bulma stepped back, as the door came to a full stop, all the way open. So this is the door that doesn't belong here huh? She thought. She walked inside and opened the door the was inside the very small room the the wall had uncovered. She carfully looked in, coming in a little more to get a look at what was inside. When she saw what the room was hiding, she jaw dropped open and her eyes grew large.
"Ie...no this can't be! Kuso!" She wispered to herself.
Trunks was almost half way done with the list that seemed to go on forever. He walked twards the next place to find the different things on the list. He look around. This was one of the few cities that was almost completely restored. It wasn't the biggest city but it was rebilt after all. He walked into the store and went straight to the front desk.
"Well Konichi-wa, Trunks-sama, what can I do for you?" The man behind the desk said
"Tajeeko San, how many times do I have to tell you not to call me that really. I have done nothing that outstanding." Trunks said to him.
"Well I think you are my hero, so I may call you that, now what can I help you with. I see your
mother has quite a bit a shopping for you this time." The interesting looking man said eyeing the list Trunks had
"Hai, but I'm almost done now, do you have any of thease idems?" He said handing over the list to him.
"I think we might have some, let me check, I'll be right back." He said stepping into a half open door behind the counter.
Trunks waited a while until the man returned, he had with him some of the stuff on the list. It was more then he thought he would find in one store actually. The man handed Trunks the stuff, and the list. Trunks payed the man and took the stuuf and the list out to his hover car. He looked at the list again and crosses out the newly gained idems. He only had three left on the list. This shouldn't take much longer. He thought
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Even though Bulma knew she should be getting the heck out of the place she came futher in the room. She walked to the back of the medium sized room and couldn't beleave her eyes. In there she saw five huge glass tubes with machines and various tubs and cords hooked up to it. Inside two of the tubes was Juunana-gou and Juuhachi-gou recovering it looks like. This just can't happen, how can they still be alive! Trunks killed them! Her thoughts ran through her head so fast. She drew closer to the machines that were hooked up to them. There was a small screen, with numbers on them. It read juroku, 16 minutes. Almost like a count down. Yes thats what it is a count down! Studying the machines, she thought about what she should do...She walked around thinking, she came to a table with small viles on it. She picked one up, it read CELL DNA. She thought some more.....I could break the machines, then they would make it but...I have a better idea! Its very risky but I have to!! She ran out side and jumped into her air car and took off, going as fast as the car could fly. OOh please Trunks be home! You have to be home!!
Bulma drove faster as she seen the Capsul Corporation in sight. Not worring about her car she jumped out of it and ran to the door, Stoping only to turn the nob she ran in.
"Trunks??? Are you home yet?? Hello Trunks!!!" She yelled, runing to the kitchen.
"Trunks!!!!...Kuso, not here yet." She said. Bulma was about to head back to her car to go look for him when,
"Kaasan? I'm home." Trunks called from the door.
"Trunks!!!!" Bulma yelled runing to see him.
"Kaasan, you don't have to yell we are in the same country you know, and I do have rather extra good hearing." He said putting the box of stuff She sent him to get down.
"Listen to me Trunks, its very important!" She said ignoring this remark from her son.
"Hai Kaasan, is something wrong?" He said confused.
"Okay don't freak out on me cause we don't have time, but I went to the Red Ribbon Army Lab and..." She began.
"You what? You should be going there!" He stoped her.
"I told you we don't have time for this, if I wouldn't have gone then we would not know now that Juunana-gou, and Juuhachi-gou are gonna be fully recovered in...five minutes! And with our luck they will be stronger!" She said
"NANI??? They are alive?!" He said
"Hai, I found a seceret room where they were in tubes regenerating!" She said
"Take me there!" He said
Trunks ran to get his sword, and them ran outside. Thoughts of the deadly twins coming back to life filled his head again. They just can't be alive I killed them. And even if they are, I wont give them a chance to mess things up again! Bulma was about to jump in the car when Trunks grabed her. He scooped her up and flew into the air.
"This will be faster." He said flying as fast as he could in the direction of the labratory. Bulma held on tightly as her son raced to the Lab. She knew he would drop her but still, flying so fast, and at a dizzying hight was a good reson to hold on.
When the got to the lab, Bulma hopping out of his arms ran inside and headed to the seceret room, with Trunks following behind. She pushed the button on the painting and the wall sid open. When they got in the room, it was emty. The two tubs were open and the twins were already gone.
"They'er gone! We're too late!" Bulma said.
"I have to find them! Let me take you home Kaasan, and I'll look for them." Trunks said.
"No I wish to stay here, I have an idea." She said
"Demo.." Trunks began.
"Trunks, I will be fine here. You be careful, I know that they are stronger now that they regenerated, that is what this machine does." She said pointing to one of the many hooked up to the tubs.
"Okay...If I don't find them soon I will come back, they have no ki so if they arn't close I should just wait until they attack or I will be looking forever." Trunks said heading to the door.
"Trunks...Ano.....be very careful, I dont want to loose you." She said looking down
"Don't worry Okaasan, I killed them once I can do it again." He said smilling at her, she looked up and smilled back.
Trunks ran out the door, and Bulma was quiet looking at the place her son had just fulled. She shyed and walked over to the table. Once again she picked up the vile labled CELL DNA. She cleared the table off of usless stuff and sat down. Every thought about this whole situation ran around in her head. I hope this works...for all of our sakes.
Trunks flew around searching, but there was no sign of the evil pair so far. He let his ears and eyes sharpen. Not one sound would escape his ears nor one movment miss his sight. He was determend to make sure they would not mess up what he was putting back together. He landed in and opening of a forest. Scanning the quietness and searching the movments of every little thing, he stood, arms crossed, eye brows lowered, with an expretion and apperence like his father's, he stood quietly finding nothing. They aren't here...figures. I will find them! I'm not gonna let them distroy my world twice. When I find those two I'm gonna....Suddenly a noise, like a crunching sound. Trunks wipped around. He found nothing...again. He desided there was nothing here and sot back up to the sky. He slowly flew above the ground, looking. more thoughts ran through his head. Kaasan said she had an idea...I wonder what it was. Why would she want to stay in the labratory. What does she have planned. He pondered this for a while, not consintrating fully on his mission like earlyer.
And elbow smashed into his back, the a swiffed kick to the ribs. His mind was converted from his mother's actions to the pain delivered by suprize. He had found them, well rather they had found him. In any case he consentrated on the fight now. They both stared a hole in him, smiling, an all to discomforting look he had seen way too much in his life. A look he had thought he would never have to see again. After Trunks gained his stance back after being surprized, Juunana-gou spoke.
"Nice to see you again." He smilled wickedly.
"I wish I could return the greeting." Snarled Trunks
"Haven't changed much have we?" The dark haired replyed.
Juuhachi-gou crossed her arms, with the look of death she was smiling at Trunks. Trunks rolled his fingers into fists and flared up his ki, clenching his teeth. His hair danced around his head until it changed into a golden color and stood up. His eyes green and his ki fired around him. He screamed out of shear rage, thinking the whole time about how he wanted them just to die, and leave his world alone. Juunana-gou and his twin were not impressed they to had seen this change more then once and it didn't effect them.
Trunks flew at them as fast as he could unshething his sword, and aiming it right for the neck of Juunana-gou. With a small movment he missed, and the male twin grabbed the demi Saiya-jin's arm and twisted it behind his back dropping the sword. Juuhachi quickly nailed him in the chest with a knee, and then used her other leg to smash the gold haired boy in the face. Trunks had to get out of this hold and fast. He flipped over his foe's head and landed an elbow to his back, making the android fall farward but gaining his composure back. Trunks tryed not to let them have enough tie to regroup and attacked again, throughing puches and kick into the dark haired twin. The female retallyated by grabbing his fist as it flew at Juunana-gou. She squeezed. He fought to get his soon to be crushed hand away but the struggle only made her close harder onto his fist. He through his foot at her and she let go to block it, he quickly kicked her face and through a few punches. Juunana, who was gonna suprize him from behind, found his own self being suprized when Trunks turned and did a flip, kicking him with his feet. 18 looked at her brother and smilled, who smilled back at her. They landed on the ground slowly. Trunks wondering why they stopped landed as well.
"I think we have had enough...fun. Lets get serious now." Juunana-gou said to his sister.
"I argee." She said back
Trunks didn't like this. What did he mean enough fun? Were they not losing at the moment. Or are they hiding something. 17 came flying at Trunk's head at full speed, slamming his feet into his head. Trunks started to fall backwards but caught himself. Before he knew it Juunana was flying at him again from the other side with a kick this time to the chest. Trunks landed on the ground and tryed picking himself up, but was stopped short by 17 again landing many kicks to his stomach and chest. Trunks sat up, seeing Juunana-gou smiling down at him, all this time his twin just watching them not having to help her brother. This was turning bad. Trunks wiped his mouth of blood and got up. Seeing his sword not far from where he stood.
"We ready to continue yet?" The black haired one spoke, still smilling. Trunks cursed to himself under his breath.
"Do not kill him, things would be to boring for us here with out something to play with, brother." 18's words burned at Trunk's mind. Play with? What do they think I am? Some sort of toy? They spare me among anyone for entertainment? Thease thoughts enraged him. His ki grew. He started to focus his ki in the center of his palms. Soon he had collected it all and was ready to fire. Shooting it forward at 17 he gave it his all, hoping it would kill him, or at least do something to him.
"That was a close one. You could have really done some damage with that one, might have even done a great deal of damage to me." 17 said now standing behind him.
Trunks tryed turning around but Juunana-gou was already in control, rapping his arms under his arms and bringing them up above to the top of his shoulders and holding them there. Trunks tryed to get loose but the grip from the metal boy was not loosening one bit. Juunana-gou dug his nails into Trunk's shoulders. Trunks, tryed his best not to scream, from the pain, not just from the aching ribs or the nails diging in him, but mostly because he knew they were stronger, maybe he was back to where he was before he went to to past. Maybe he would never beat them. Maybe he would just be one of their toys. Finally he let it out. The scream was at the top of his lungs, out of fustration, fear, anger, and pain. Juuhachi smiled, her brother returning the exprestion to her. He had done just what they had wanted him to do. He gave in. Juuhachi-gou walked over to the Saiya-jin. She rose her hand up to his face and patted his cheak. Trunks pulled away from the touch, which was cold. She kicked him. Then again. She hit him again and again, then stopped. Trunk's gold hair faded and turned a normal color lavender. Juunana releast him. Trunks fell to the foor.
"Good boy, you learn well." 17 said looking down at him.
Juunana-gou and Juuhachi-gou desided to leave him there, they had goten him to break down, just like they wanted.