Earth.
In a barren wasteland, there was nothing but endless rocks stretching into the distance.
Suddenly...
Whoosh!
A strange octopus-shaped time machine materialized out of thin air.
It slowly descended to the ground. The cockpit canopy opened, and a figure flew out.
"Damn it... I forgot to suppress my aura!"
After landing, the young man looked annoyed.
"Forget it. Everyone will know I've arrived soon enough anyway."
The newcomer was Future Trunks.
More specifically, he was the Future Trunks from the timeline that corresponded to Gran's own timeline.
Trunks looked much healthier than before.
After putting away the time machine, he sat down on a nearby boulder with the large sword strapped to his back.
"According to Mom, Uncle Goku is supposed to return from space today."
"But before that..."
"Frieza should arrive on Earth first."
"Still..."
Looking up at the sky, Trunks smiled confidently.
"Since I'm here this time, I'll take care of Frieza myself!"
And so, he quietly waited for Frieza's arrival.
A gentle breeze swept across the wilderness, carrying with it the rustling sound of shifting sand.
Time slowly passed.
Ten minutes later...
"Wasn't Frieza supposed to arrive before Goku? Why can't I sense his aura?"
Trunks finally realized something was wrong and frowned.
Just then...
Dark clouds suddenly gathered above Mount Paozu.
Golden flashes of light crackled within the clouds.
"This..."
Trunks instantly jumped to his feet, staring toward Mount Paozu.
"Doesn't this look exactly like what Mom described when Shenron was summoned?"
"But that can't be right..."
Something felt terribly off.
According to his mother's account, no one was supposed to be making a wish with Shenron during this period.
So what was happening?
While Trunks was lost in thought...
Several powerful auras suddenly surged from the direction of Mount Paozu.
"They're coming!"
He immediately recognized Goku and the others' energy.
He realized his earlier lapse in suppressing his aura had alerted everyone.
"Strange... why are there so many auras?"
Although he felt a little nervous about meeting them, something puzzled him even more.
He sensed eleven different auras converging on his location from every direction.
There should only have been seven powerful fighters on Earth right now—
Vegeta.
Piccolo.
Gohan.
Krillin.
Tien.
Yamcha.
And Chiaotzu.
Yet there were four additional auras.
"Could my arrival have already changed history?"
Trunks' expression grew increasingly grim.
Still, he remained where he was.
He wanted to see exactly who those four unfamiliar auras belonged to.
Not long afterward...
Figures appeared across the distant horizon, flying toward him from every direction.
As they drew closer, Trunks finally recognized their faces.
"T-This... this is impossible!!"
His eyes widened in disbelief.
He saw a man wearing an orange martial arts gi.
He had seen this person countless times in the photographs his mother kept.
It was the very person he had come here to find—
Uncle Goku.
But that wasn't possible!
According to history, Goku should still be traveling through space.
He wasn't supposed to arrive on Earth for another three hours!
"Wait!!"
The next moment...
Trunks witnessed something even more unbelievable.
Among the people flying toward him was a beautiful young woman.
She had bright blue hair, wore stylish clothes, and radiated youthful energy.
"That's... that's Mom when she was young!!!"
Trunks gasped in horror.
"But... how can Mom fly?"
Then he spotted Raditz.
And Nappa...
Trunks' mind went completely blank.
Tap! Tap! Tap!
While he stood there in a daze, Goku and the others landed around him.
Besides Goku's group, Krillin, Tien, and the others had also arrived.
It was obvious that they, too, had sensed Trunks' aura.
Everyone surrounded the mysterious teenager, their eyes fixed on him.
He had purple hair—just like in the early Dragon Ball Z anime—and wore it parted down the middle.
His jacket bore the Capsule Corporation logo.
At first glance, he was clearly an Earthling.
Yet something about him felt incredibly strange.
Since when had Earth produced someone this powerful?
The most confused person of all was Vegeta.
For some reason...
He felt an inexplicable sense of familiarity when looking at the young man.
Suddenly...
"Trunks!!"
Bulma rushed toward him.
"Bulma, don't go any closer!"
Goku immediately shouted as he pressed two fingers against his forehead.
Whoosh!
Using Instant Transmission, Goku appeared directly in front of Bulma, placing himself between her and Trunks.
"Bulma, we don't know who he is. It's dangerous to approach him."
"I know him! Goku, move! He won't hurt me!"
"You know him?"
Goku froze.
He wasn't the only one caught off guard.
Trunks himself was completely stunned.
It really looks like Mom knows me.
But that's impossible!
At this point in history, Mom and Dad aren't even together yet.
I haven't even been born.
So how could she possibly know who I am?
"Goku, his name is Trunks."
"He's from the future timeline."
Bulma hurriedly explained.
No wonder that aura had felt so familiar.
She had sensed it before.
It belonged to Trunks.
"You're saying... he's the one from the future timeline you told us about?"
Everyone's eyes widened.
Meanwhile, Krillin and the others, who knew nothing about the future, looked utterly confused by Bulma's words.
"Mom... she really knows who I am..."
"What in the world is going on?"
Trunks' body trembled.
"That's right."
"He really is from the future timeline."
"As for his identity..."
"He's the son of Bulma and Vegeta from another timeline."
After Bulma finished explaining, everyone finally understood who Trunks was.
The Z Fighters were so shocked that they couldn't utter a single word.
This teenager...
Was the son of Bulma and Vegeta from another timeline?
"Impossible!!"
Vegeta felt as though he'd been struck by lightning.
I clearly fell for Tights!
How could I possibly end up marrying a fierce woman like Bulma?!
But just like everyone else...
Trunks himself was equally stunned.
No...
He was even more shocked than everyone present.
His mind had gone completely blank.
Mom can fly...
She recognizes me...
She even knows exactly who I am...
"Everything..."
"Everything has changed!!"
"History has completely changed!!"
Trunks felt the world spinning around him.
He was terrified that his arrival had caused history to diverge in an unpredictable direction.
"Trunks, the reason I know who you are is because..."
Bulma walked around Goku and stopped in front of him.
She could immediately tell that this wasn't the same Future Trunks she had met before.
Still...
There were countless timelines in existence.
The appearance of yet another Future Trunks didn't surprise Bulma in the slightest.
END OF CHAPTER
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