"Yes!"
"Then who is your father? Is it Yamcha?"
"No. My father is Vegeta!"
"Ve… Vegeta?" Goku was completely shocked. "You mean Vegeta and Bulma are together?"
"Yes!" Trunks nodded.
"I see. I thought Bulma would marry Yamcha."
"No. Uncle Yamcha was too much of a playboy, so Mom broke up with him. Later, she saw my father being lonely and ended up getting together with him. But Dad never officially registered the marriage."
Trunks scratched his head, a little embarrassed.
"I see. Then you came from the future to find me because…?"
"It's like this. Three years from now, two extremely powerful androids will appear on Earth."
"Androids?"
"Yes. And they both possess infinite stamina."
"Infinite stamina?"
"That means their energy never runs out."
"That's terrifying…"
"Mhm." Trunks nodded seriously.
"They were created by Dr. Gero of the Red Ribbon Army—the organization you defeated before."
"The Red Ribbon Army!"
"Yes. After the army was destroyed, Dr. Gero continued his research in secret and eventually created those two androids. In the end, even he was killed by them."
"He was killed by his own creations?"
"Yes. Those two androids are pure killing machines. In my future, the world became like hell because of them."
Trunks clenched his fists as he spoke.
"That's why I came back—to ask you, Mr. Goku, to defeat them and change the future!"
"Alright." Goku nodded firmly.
"But Trunks… why didn't you come to Gohan?"
"Gohan?"
"Yes. His current strength is far greater than mine."
"Brother Gohan is stronger than you?"
"Yes."
"…In my future, Brother Gohan only mastered Super Saiyan after you died."
"…I died?"
"Yes. But not to the androids."
"Then how?"
"You died from a viral heart disease."
"A heart disease?"
"Yes. It can't be cured in this era, but twenty years later, medicine advanced enough to cure it."
As he spoke, Trunks took out a small bottle.
"This is the medicine from the future. As long as you take it, the heart disease can be cured."
He handed it to Goku.
"Is that so? Thank you very much!" Goku accepted it sincerely.
"Oh, right. Three years from now, the androids will appear on a small island about nine kilometers south of West City—at ten o'clock on May 12th."
"May 12th, ten o'clock."
"Mhm."
"By the way, Mr. Goku… do you know King Cold?"
"I do. Why?"
"In the original history, he should have brought Frieza to Earth today to seek revenge on you. But when I arrived, I didn't see him."
"Frieza? Wasn't he annihilated by Gohan on Planet Namek?"
"No. In the original history, you spared Frieza. He was later rescued by King Cold, and the two of them came to Earth together."
Trunks paused.
"Mr. Goku… could you tell me everything that happened in your world?"
"Alright."
Goku nodded and began recounting everything—from his first meeting with Bulma onward.
After a long while, he finally finished.
"What you described matches what I know… up until the moment my father invaded Earth."
"Changed?"
Trunks nodded and looked toward Gohan in the distance.
"Then… should we go over?"
"Sure."
The two immediately flew back.
"Dad."
Goku nodded.
Just then, Trunks suddenly spoke.
"Gohan… can you fight me?"
"Fight?"
"Yes."
Trunks clenched his fists and transformed.
Golden light erupted around him.
"A… Super Saiyan!" Piccolo was shocked.
Although he knew Trunks was Vegeta's son, he never expected him to already be a Super Saiyan.
At the same time, the warriors across Earth sensed the surge of power.
"Such powerful ki… a Super Saiyan!"
Inside the gravity chamber, Vegeta stiffened.
"That ki… it's that kid from earlier!"
Without hesitation, he left the chamber.
On Mount Paozu.
Trunks withdrew his aura and spoke.
"I've transformed into a Super Saiyan. You should transform too and fight me."
"Do you really want to fight me?"
"Mhm!"
"Well then… come at me."
Trunks froze.
"You're not transforming?"
"To defeat you, I don't need to."
"…Is that so?" Trunks drew the sword from his back.
"Ha!"
The blade flashed forward.
Gohan calmly raised a single finger.
Clang!
The sword stopped.
Trunks attacked again.
Clang! Clang! Clang!!
Every strike was blocked—by one finger.
Stunned, Trunks withdrew his sword and powered down.
"Amazing… Your strength truly surpasses Mr. Goku's."
Gohan nodded.
"It's getting late. I should head back. We'll meet again."
"Alright."
Goku nodded.
Trunks flew off into the distance.
Moments later, Vegeta arrived.
"Son Goku. Was there a purple-haired guy here just now?"
"Yes. He already left."
"Did he transform into a Super Saiyan?"
"Mhm."
"…Where did he go?"
"He went back."
"Back to the future?"
"…Why did he come here?"
Goku hesitated.
"This…"
He had already forgotten half of what Trunks said.
"I'll explain."
Piccolo spoke calmly.
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