A timeline of despair

"Father?"

Trunks looked at this younger version of his mother. He opened his mouth, then finally said helplessly, "My dad is Vegeta, the Saiyan Prince."

The ruins were quiet, and Bulma heard every word clearly.

"What did you say?"

Bulma froze for a moment.

Gohan chimed in, "Aunt Bulma, you heard him right. The Aunt Bulma in my timeline is married to Vegeta."

In truth, he could not understand why Bulma had fallen for Vegeta either.

Back then, Vegeta had not only nearly destroyed Earth, but nearly killed them all as well.

"..."

With that confirmation, Bulma's mouth fell wide open. She turned mechanically to look at Gran.

Holding back a smile, Gran gave a slight nod.

"Impossible! How could I fall for... no, how could the Bulma in the Future Timeline fall for that guy? Has she lost her mind?" Bulma held her head, her expression full of bewilderment.

She remembered something from her childhood. When she first met Gran, he had advised her not to get acquainted with a Saiyan named Vegeta.

So... Lord Gran had known all along that the Bulma in another timeline would have a husband named Vegeta.

Trunks, meanwhile, felt a little awkward. Why was his mother from another timeline reacting like this? Was his father really that bad? He was the prince of the Saiyan Clan!

"All right, Bulma. You already know these two timelines aren't connected. Isn't it perfectly normal for their histories to differ?" Gran patted Bulma on the shoulder, comforting her.

"Yes, you're right, Lord Gran."

Bulma came to her senses as well. She had truly been startled just now.

"Aunt Bulma, who is this?"

Gohan had noticed Gran long ago.

Gran's clothing was strange, and a tail was wrapped around his waist. Clearly, he was a Saiyan from another