The Youth from the Future

"What is going on? Why hasn't Frieza arrived yet?" a handsome youth with a melancholic air muttered to himself, located north of Central City and west of West City.

"Forget it, I won't wait any longer. I'll go to Sun Wukong's house and see what's happening."

Wearing a purple jacket emblazoned with the Capsule Corp logo over a black vest, with a sword strapped to his back, the youth stood up and flew off toward the southeast.

This youth was none other than Trunks, who had arrived from the future in a Time Machine.

Trunks soon reached the home of Sun Wukong, where he happened to see Gohan and Piccolo training outside.

"Mr. Piccolo, and Gohan... hello. Are you... are you training?" Trunks nearly let "Big Brother Gohan" slip out.

"Hm? Who are you? Do we know each other?" Piccolo stopped his training with Gohan upon hearing this.

"We can discuss that later. Is Mr. Sun Wukong at home?"

"Huh? Are you a friend of Dad's? Dad is training in the Gravity Chamber."

"You could say that. Um, Gohan, could you call Mr. Sun Wukong out?"

After a while, Sun Wukong emerged.

"A friend of mine? Who is this person?"

"Sun Wukong, you really don't know him? But he says he's here to see you. Not only that, he knows both me and Gohan," Piccolo asked, puzzled.

"Mr. Sun Wukong, I have something to tell you. Could you come over there with me?" Trunks said, getting straight to the point.

"Huh? Is there something you can't say in front of Gohan and Piccolo?"

"I'm sorry, but it's something only you can know."

"Alright then."

With that, the two walked off into the distance.

"First, answer me one question: can you transform into a Super Saiyan at will?" Trunks asked first.

"I can. Does this have something to do with what you wanted to tell me?"

"Please, show me right here, would you? I'm begging you..."

"Fine." Sun Wukong let out a low shout and instantly transformed into a Super Saiyan.

"Truly impressive. It's exactly the same as when I become a Super Saiyan."

"Eh? You said you're a Super Saiyan too?" Sun Wukong was taken aback.

"That's right." Trunks also transformed into a Super Saiyan in an instant, and it was, indeed, exactly the same.

At this moment, in West City, Vegeta was training when he suddenly sensed a powerful and unfamiliar energy. "What is this energy? Kakarot, who are you fighting?"

In the south, at Kame House.

"Yamcha, an unusually powerful energy has appeared. Let's go check it out."

Krillin and Yamcha rushed toward the home of Sun Wukong.

"I see. You really are a Super Saiyan, just like me, Vegeta, and Big Brother Sun Wumian." Sun Wukong had been genuinely startled at first, but he quickly calmed down.

"You mean Vegeta and someone else are also Super Saiyans?" Now it was Trunks's turn to be shocked.

"Yeah, is there a problem with that?"

"Strange. Has history already changed completely?"

"History? What history?"

"Pardon me." Trunks suddenly drew the sword from his back and slashed toward Sun Wukong.

"..." Sun Wukong did not panic at all, neither dodging nor parrying.

"Why didn't you dodge?"

"You have no killing intent. I knew you would stop." Sun Wukong flashed a confident smile.

"Oh... I won't hold back this time. Watch out!"

Trunks swung his sword repeatedly, but Sun Wukong blocked every strike with a single finger.

"Well-deserved reputation. You're even stronger than I imagined." Trunks sheathed his sword with a click and exclaimed in admiration.

His combat power is only 160 million. Future Trunks is a bit green; no wonder he couldn't beat the Androids, Sun Wumian thought to himself. He had known who was coming the moment he sensed that energy earlier.

Trunks's Super Saiyan state faded, returning him to his normal form, and he proceeded to tell Sun Wukong about his origins.

"You're Vegeta's son? I never would have guessed. Now that I look closely, you two do look quite alike."

"I came here in a Time Machine not to tell you that, but because there is a major event you must know about..." Trunks then explained how the Androids had turned the future world into a living hell.

"Red Ribbon Army? Androids? Wait, you said there are two of them... what about your companions?"

"Twenty years later, I am the only warrior left..."

"Ugh..." Piccolo, who had been eavesdropping, turned green.

"In a battle three years from now, my father, Krillin, Yamcha, Tien Shinhan, Chiaotzu, and Piccolo are all killed. Gohan, who had escaped that fate, was also..."

"They are too strong! They are simply too strong!" Trunks shouted, clenching his fists.

"Wait, what about me? Why wasn't I mentioned? Was I killed too?"

"No, you didn't fight. You died of a heart disease, a grave illness that even a Super Saiyan cannot resist..."

"Damn it, I wanted to fight them too..." Sun Wukong said, unwilling to accept it.

"It is a pity you couldn't fight them, but aren't you afraid?" Trunks hadn't expected Sun Wukong to think that way.

"I suppose I'd be afraid, but I really want to see just how strong they are."

"Big Brother Gohan was right; you truly are a pure-blooded Saiyan warrior. It's admirable. Take this when the symptoms appear." Trunks suddenly pulled out a bottle of medicine and handed it to Sun Wukong.

"What is this?"

"This medicine can save your life. It is a specific cure for the heart disease that will appear in twenty years."

"Really? That's great! You should have said so sooner."

"In truth, this will change history, but that history... I believe you will find a way. My mother went to great lengths to complete the Time Machine for this very reason..."

"Hmm... do I know your mother?"

"Yes, very well..."

"Able to build a Time Machine... could it be Bulma?..." Sun Wukong couldn't believe his own guess, sweat beading on his forehead.

"Yes, you guessed correctly."

"Whoa!" Sun Wukong jumped up in shock. "That's so unexpected! I thought she would marry Yamcha."

"It is said that Mr. Yamcha was unfaithful, so she broke up with him in a fit of anger. Then, seeing that Father was lonely, things just happened... but they never married."

"Ah... I don't get it..." Sun Wukong couldn't help but glance at Vegeta, still feeling completely taken aback.

"Father passed away before I was old enough to understand, so this is my first time seeing him." Trunks looked over as well and smiled. "This matter must be kept secret. I fear that speaking of it might affect them..."

"I understand. Thank your mother for me."

"Mm. Meeting you has given me hope. Farewell, then."

"I hope the future can be changed. Will we be able to meet again?"

"I don't know. If I am still alive, I will certainly come to lend you a hand in three years." After saying this, Trunks quickly boarded the Time Machine and returned.

"What a headache. How am I supposed to tell them?" Sun Wukong looked at everyone who had arrived and found himself in a difficult position.

"Speak. Those things are very important to us!" Piccolo said.

"Huh? You heard everything?"

"Of course. My hearing is different from yours. If you cannot bring yourself to say it, I will do it for you. Rest assured, I will not mention anything that would affect that guy's existence."

Piccolo avoided mentioning Trunks and told everyone the full story. Everyone wore expressions of astonishment.

Only Vegeta and Sun Wumian remained completely calm.

"Hmph, 'Androids,' is it? I could defeat them in a minute." Vegeta stood with his arms crossed over his chest, acting aloof.

. You are reading Dragon Ball: I Have a Super Saiyan Check-in System by Wumeng Qiankong.