Trunks

"There!"

Trunks quickly found traces of a battle.

"Hey, Trunks. I've been waiting for you."

"Huh? Mr. Sun Wumian? What's going on with this Android? He's different from the Androids I know. Could there be a third one?"

"There'll be a fourth and a fifth, too. History has changed. But you, Trunks—three years have passed. Why have you barely gotten any stronger?"

"No. In the future, only half a year has passed."

"Is that so? Ah, it's too hot. I'm heading home. Good luck, Trunks."

Then Sun Wumian used Instant Transmission to go to Kame House, and flew home from there. Well, it was faster that way.

Then he leisurely started drinking coconut milk. Wait, something didn't seem right...

"According to the original history, the two Androids wiped us all out... Looks like the future has changed." Piccolo took off his Weighted Clothing, revealing his true strength.

"Hmph! Piccolo, hurry up and finish him off. Do you expect me to do it?" Vegeta urged him impatiently.

"No! I refuse. I'm the evil half that split off from God, unlike Sun Wukong."

Just then, someone approached at high speed. Everyone turned to look.

"Who is it? Ah... that's..."

"Trunks!" Piccolo said the name of the young man from the future.

"Hm? Trunks? That's the same name as my son... You came from the future... Is that it?" Vegeta thought it over for a moment before finally understanding.

"Who's that guy? Did you fight him?" Trunks immediately noticed Dr. Gero below.

"What? Isn't he one of the Androids you mentioned?" Vegeta asked aloud.

"..." Trunks looked grave. "What's going on?"

"Is that wrong?"

"Huh? What?"

"How could this be!"

Piccolo, Gohan, Krillin, and Tien were all shocked.

Seeing that someone else had arrived, Dr. Gero decided to return to his laboratory first.

"Huh, is that Bulma?" Krillin looked up.

As it happened, Bulma flew over in her plane, giving Dr. Gero the perfect opportunity. What were the odds?

"Hey! You're all here. Huh?" Bulma greeted everyone, then realized that Android 20 was Dr. Gero.

"Danger! Don't come over! Get away!" Trunks shouted a warning.

"I told you that you had no chance of winning. Androids 17 and 18 are coming to kill you!" Dr. Gero roared. He fired a powerful shock wave with one hand, aiming straight at Bulma's plane in the sky.

BOOM!

Amid the massive explosion, Dr. Gero took advantage of the terrain and escaped.

"Whew! That scared me to death! Trunks! You're safe—thank goodness!" Bulma said, still shaken after Future Trunks had rescued her.

"He's gone! Damn it, he got away! Damn it, we have to find him. Don't let him escape!" Vegeta said, gritting his teeth and clenching his fists.

Swish! Suddenly, Future Trunks angrily stepped in front of Vegeta. "Why didn't you help her just now? That's your wife and child!"

"Ridiculous! Move. You're in my way!" Vegeta said with a mocking smirk.

...Trunks was speechless.

The truth was, Vegeta hadn't helped because his feelings weren't strong yet at this point. Although he had a child, Saiyans had little sense of family. Besides, he'd been in the middle of a Super Saiyan battle, and his pride wouldn't let him help. But if anything had really happened, Dr. Gero's head would probably have been knocked clean off.

And the fact that Vegeta had been so furious afterward also proved it. Otherwise, why hadn't Piccolo, Krillin, and the others been nearly as angry about Dr. Gero's escape? Vegeta had been practically grinding his teeth in rage.

"Krillin, was that weird old man just now an Android too?"

"Huh? Yeah."

"Then that was probably Dr. Gero himself. I've seen his picture in a book about scientists. Strange—did he modify himself?"

"Hey, that guy was Dr. Gero!" Krillin shouted to the others.

"That Android was Dr. Gero? What's going on?" Vegeta gave up searching blindly, landed, and asked.

"I've seen his picture. He's a famous scientist, an obnoxious genius. He probably modified himself to live forever."

"Weren't we told that Dr. Gero was killed by the Androids? This is all complete nonsense. Even the Androids are different now." Vegeta glanced at Trunks and spoke bluntly.

"All I can say is that history has changed..." Trunks could only explain it that way.

"He mentioned Androids 17 and 18. Maybe they're the ones you were talking about. Tell me what they look like. I don't want to get it wrong again." Piccolo went straight to the point.

"Well... Android 17 is a young man with long black hair and a scarf around his neck... Android 18 is a pretty girl, dressed in a style similar to mine. They both have cold expressions and wear round earrings. You should be able to tell them apart if you look closely."

"Ah! A pretty girl?" Krillin focused on something entirely different.

"Do they absorb energy through their hands too?" Piccolo asked.

"Absorb energy? No, their energy is infinite." Trunks denied it.

"Infinite? It never runs out?" Vegeta asked, sounding a little annoyed. "Tch, what a cheat."

"By the way, where's Mr. Sun Wukong? Why isn't he here?" Trunks asked, puzzled.

"He had a heart attack."

"Even the timing of that is wrong..."

"Bulma, do you know where Dr. Gero's laboratory is? He must have gone back there!" Vegeta turned to Bulma and asked.