c83: Tampering with Time Is a Serious Crime
On the other side, Luya, who had emerged from the Hyperbolic Time Chamber using a unique energy fluctuation method, suddenly felt his body relax.
It had truly been agonizingly lonely staying in that endless white void!
Even after what felt like years of training, his gains were modest. Although his technique and ki control had improved significantly, his raw battle power had reached a bottleneck. Not that he hadn't grown, he had but nowhere near the leaps he had once made.
He could feel it his body had nearly reached its natural limit. Improvement was still possible, but incremental and grueling.
Still, there was good news: Luya had finally mastered the Super Saiyan God form. He hadn't broken through to Super Saiyan Blue yet, but he was close. His body had adapted; he just needed the right conditions.
There was no rush. He would get there.
After exiting the chamber, Luya found Mr. Popo and Dende atop Kami's Lookout and requested a new set of training gear. Not the green set this time he hated that color, even if it was comfortable. Everyone knew that about him.
After bidding farewell to the two, Luya prepared to leave the lookout. But suddenly, he sensed several extremely familiar energy signatures surging back into Earth's range.
"Goku... Vegeta... and Beerus?" Luya murmured, slightly surprised. "They're back from Beerus' world? Then that must mean... the future timeline events have started."
Feeling the urgency, Luya shot off toward West City to investigate.
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Meanwhile, in Bulma's garden, Little Trunks was practicing Super Saiyan bursts, but before he could explode into a golden flash, a familiar ripple of air and light signaled someone's arrival.
Goku, Vegeta, Whis, and Beerus materialized in the center of the garden.
"Dad!" Little Trunks ran up excitedly.
"Trunks? Where's Bulma?" Vegeta asked quickly.
"We're here!" Bulma waved from the nearby pavilion, where Future Trunks lay resting.
Beerus and Whis scanned the area. When their eyes fell upon the Time Machine, their expressions changed subtly.
"Whis," Beerus said with an uncharacteristically grim tone.
"Yes, Lord Beerus. I sensed it too... this machine has broken several of the divine rules of time," Whis replied, his usual levity absent.
Goku and Vegeta stepped into the pavilion. Their eyes widened as they saw Future Trunks, bruised and unconscious.
"Trunks?! What happened to him?! Why's he so badly hurt?!" Goku asked, kneeling beside him.
"Hey! Kakarot! Don't stand there gaping. Go to Korin's Tower and get some Senzu Beans, now!" Vegeta barked.
"Oh right!" Goku was about to teleport when
"I have some here." A calm voice echoed.
Luya descended, his red-tinted aura flickering faintly, holding a Senzu Bean between two fingers. He tossed it toward Vegeta.
Vegeta caught it midair and passed it to Bulma without hesitation.
"Thanks, Luya," Goku said sincerely.
Luya nodded casually, greeting Whis and Beerus with a small bow he knew better than to offend them with arrogance.
Suddenly
"Wait! Did he just say Trunks?!" Chowder, Ashiu, and Xiao Wu, who had been loitering nearby, rushed up, wide-eyed.
"You two have the same name?!" "You're both related to Bulma?!" "You even look exactly alike!!"
The trio crowded around the two Trunks.
Everyone else twitched at their chaotic commentary.
Little Trunks turned to his mom, flustered. "Mom! What's going on?!"
Bulma opened her mouth to speak.but was interrupted by a groan.
Future Trunks stirred.
"Trunks! You're awake!" Bulma ran over, eyes filled with relief.
Goku stepped forward with a bright smile. "Yo! Trunks, long time no see!"
But at the sound of Goku's voice, Trunks' eyes snapped open. His pupils dilated. His whole body trembled.
"You... you... monster...!!"
Without warning, Trunks lunged at Goku, fist clenched and eyes blazing with fury.
BANG!
Goku reacted instantly, catching the punch with one hand. His eyes narrowed.
"Trunks? What's the matter?" Goku asked, confused.
The others were shocked why would Trunks attack Goku?
"Hey! Trunks! What are you doing?!" Vegeta demanded, anger flaring.
But Future Trunks was blind with rage, focusing only on Goku.
"You... you demon! You destroyed everything!!"
His power began to spike violently, veins bulging, golden aura crackling. His mind was drowning in hatred.
"Okay, something's seriously wrong here..." Goku muttered.
"ENOUGH!!"
SLAP!
A sharp sound cracked the air Bulma had stepped forward and slapped Future Trunks hard across the face.
Everyone froze.
Trunks blinked, stunned. His fury slowly ebbed as reality returned.
"U-Uncle Goku...?"
Goku grinned. "There we go! I thought you were possessed or something!"
"S-Sorry... I didn't recognize you... I thought... you were..." Trunks stammered, then turned to Vegeta. "Dad..."
Vegeta crossed his arms, expression unreadable. He gave a curt nod.
Bulma knelt beside him. "Trunks, what happened?"
Trunks' face darkened. He turned to Bulma and froze.
"M-Mom...?"
He dropped to his knees in front of her. His shoulders began to shake.
"Mom... it's really you..."
Tears flowed down his cheeks as years of trauma and loneliness overwhelmed him. He clung to her like a lost child.
Everyone else stood in silent awe.
Luya folded his arms, solemn. He understood. Having witnessed the desolation of a ruined future, he could feel the pain Trunks carried. It wasn't something anyone who hadn't lost everything could understand.
Little Trunks watched, confused and increasingly panicked.
"Wait, hold on, he called Dad 'Dad' and Mom 'Mom'?!" he blurted.
Chowder whispered, "Dude... are you... dating yourself?"
"SHUT UP!!" Trunks snapped.
Bulma stood and placed a hand on Little Trunks' head.
"He is your future self. Same name. Same parents. He comes from a timeline decades ahead of this one."
Little Trunks' jaw dropped. "He's... me?!"
The trio gawked. "No way!! That's wild!!"
Beerus finally spoke, arms crossed.
"Hmph. So this is another case of time travel. It's as I thought—tampering with time again."
His voice was calm—but there was a distinct chill behind it.
"Eh? What do you mean, Lord Beerus?" Bulma asked nervously.
Beerus gave Whis a knowing glance.
Whis stepped forward, face unusually serious.
"Time travel violates the natural order of the cosmos. It's forbidden by the gods. While this time machine was built by mortals, that does not excuse the transgression."
Everyone stiffened. Even Goku and Vegeta tensed slightly.
"Lord Beerus, please he came to warn us. Something horrible must be happening in his time!" Bulma said quickly.
Beerus didn't answer.
He simply stared at the Time Machine with unreadable eyes.
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