Did I Come to the Wrong Time and Space?

The next morning.

Ji Yun was about to begin his daily training again.

But just as he was about to leave with Trunks.

A clear voice rang out, stopping Ji Yun in his tracks.

"Ji Yun, the fuel is ready."

"The Time Machine is completely refueled and ready to use!"

The voice belonged to Bulma.

She came out of the lab with a bright smile.

She held up a Capsule and waved it in front of Ji Yun.

"Great!"

Ji Yun's eyes lit up, his face beaming with joy. Then he continued excitedly, "Thank you, Bulma!"

"Heh, you're welcome. It was the least I could do. I'm sorry for keeping you waiting so long."

Bulma shook her head and smiled.

Trunks listened from the side, feeling a little uncomfortable.

He had come to think of Ji Yun as a friend.

Now that Ji Yun was suddenly leaving, it was only natural that he'd have a hard time getting used to it.

Meanwhile, Bulma had already stepped outside.

She pressed the button on top of the Capsule and tossed it onto the ground.

"Poof!"

A cloud of smoke appeared, and the Time Machine emerged once more.

"Let's not waste any time. How do I operate this thing? I need to get back as soon as possible."

Ji Yun said anxiously, then opened the hatch and leaped inside.

"I'll show you!"

Bulma found a lift and climbed up beside the pilot's seat at the hatch.

She guided Ji Yun through the controls herself, explaining the function of each button one by one.

Ji Yun was very clever. It didn't take him long to get the hang of operating the Time Machine.

"That's how you operate it."

"You can leave whenever you're ready!"

Bulma smiled at Ji Yun.

"Whew, all right!"

Ji Yun took a deep breath, then spoke with determination.

He pressed the start button and set the Time Machine to a point seven months after he'd left.

Bulma and Trunks looked up at Ji Yun.

They'd spent so much time together, and now he was suddenly leaving.

They had so much they wanted to say, but didn't know how to put it into words.

Trunks stood silently to one side. His mood had been low ever since the moment Ji Yun said he was leaving.

Ji Yun noticed, too. Parting was always sad, and it was only natural to feel down.

He looked at Bulma as well, wanting to say something, but unsure how to begin.

After a moment of silence, Ji Yun said softly, "Trunks, take good care of your mom. We'll definitely meet again someday!"

With that, Ji Yun closed the hatch and slowly rose into the air.

Hearing his words, Bulma blushed. Her mature beauty was on full display, giving her a particularly alluring charm.

"You take good care of 'her,' too!"

Bulma murmured to herself in a barely audible voice.

"Mr. Ji Yun, goodbye! I'll take good care of Mom. We'll meet again someday!"

Trunks suddenly looked up and shouted toward the sky.

Ji Yun heard him and smiled at Trunks, then gave him a thumbs-up.

Then the Time Machine vanished from the sky.

Ji Yun was gone from this world.

"Let's go back, Trunks..."

Bulma said with a smile.

"Okay!"

Trunks stared at the spot where the Time Machine had disappeared for a long while before following Bulma back inside.

Whoosh!

The Time Machine was incredibly fast.

In another time and space, it appeared in an open field on Earth.

"Hu Hansan is back!"

Ji Yun opened the hatch and hopped out happily.

He took a deep breath of fresh air. Although the two Earths were exactly alike, his heart was filled with joy.

Because this was the Earth he knew.

Ji Yun turned the Time Machine back into a Capsule and put it in his pocket.

After taking care of everything, he began searching for energy signatures.

He wanted to visit Bulma first. They'd been apart for so long, and he had no idea how she was doing.

"Holy crap, what is this..."

It would've been better if Ji Yun hadn't searched. The moment he did, he was stunned.

He sensed several powerful energy signatures in the air.

"Son Goku, Vegeta, Piccolo, and Son Gohan... Their power has gotten so strong!"

Feeling their energy signatures, Ji Yun couldn't help but marvel.

Their power was every bit as great as Trunks's—firmly at the level of Super Saiyan 1.

At the same time, he started wondering if he'd come to the wrong time and space.

Could this be the canon timeline?

Ji Yun also sensed another familiar energy signature.

"Cell? Good grief, did I really travel to the wrong time and space?"

"The Androids didn't appear until a year after Trunks left!"

"I've only been gone for seven months. How is Cell already here?"

"Could he have come from another time and space, too?"

Ji Yun was starting to panic. These people's energy signatures were incredibly powerful, but to him, they were still no more than chickens and dogs.

What he feared was that he might never get back to his own time and space.

Ji Yun shook his head hard. He couldn't worry about that now.

He had to find his Bulma first.

"Got it!"

Ji Yun pinpointed Bulma's location in his mind and activated Instant Transmission.

"Whoosh!"

Ji Yun disappeared from where he stood.

The next second, Ji Yun appeared in Bulma's room at Capsule Corp.

Bulma was sitting in a chair, resting her chin in one hand and gazing at the blue sky. No one could tell what she was thinking.

She hadn't noticed that someone had appeared behind her.

Ji Yun wasn't sure whether the Bulma in front of him was the Bulma from his own world.

He was terribly conflicted.

At last, after a few seconds, Ji Yun slowly walked over.

But before he could say anything, he suddenly noticed Bulma's swollen belly from the side.

She looked exactly like a pregnant woman.

Crack!

A bolt of lightning struck Ji Yun out of a clear sky, leaving him completely battered.

"It's over. This isn't my Bulma. I really did come to the wrong place!"

Ji Yun crouched down, clutching his head in agony.

He remembered clearly that Bulma hadn't been pregnant when he left.

Bulma seemed to hear the movement behind her and hurriedly turned around.

"Ah!"

"Who are you?"

The sudden appearance of a stranger made Bulma scream in fright.

Her breathing grew rapid at once.

"D-don't be scared. I won't hurt you..."

Ji Yun heard her scream, too.

He hurriedly stood up and raised his hands, trying to show he meant no harm!

"I came to the wrong place. I'll leave right away!"

With that, Ji Yun looked at her apologetically and waved his hands, ready to leave at once.

"Huh? Ji Yun?"

Bulma got a clear look at his face and called his name uncertainly.

"Huh?"

Ji Yun stopped mid-step, completely dumbfounded.