couldn't. Maybe he was just too weak for that, after all, he wasn't even a full Sajajin. But he knew that the fight against Storg would change a lot when he reached the third stage.


In spite of everything, the days passed without distraction in their large prison, however slowly. Because no one even the strongest being in the universe can stop them. After all, six days had passed and all three of the people were standing in the command center, gazing intently into space. According to Kira's statement, the planet should be in sight soon, especially since they hadn't lost any time to meteorite fields. On the contrary, they were even faster than Kira and Bulma had expected.

Trunks stood behind the red armchair his mother occupied, supported himself with his hands on the large armrest. His gaze slid straight ahead, trying hard. But he couldn't find any planets.


"Maybe we're not that early after all ..." he just said and shrugged his shoulders, but without looking away.


"No, I can feel my family. It won't be long now, I'm quite sure of that."


Trunks just nodded, tried hard, but couldn't make out any ki. A laugh stopped him. "You will not feel it from such a distance. After all, you do not know this aura and you are not related to me." Again he nodded, said nothing. One could clearly feel the tension that filled the spaceship. Even Bulma's hands trembled slightly and in Trunks that kind of fear spread again that would be strange to Storg. There was nothing he could do about it, nor did he know what he was afraid of. After all, he had little to lose, they weren't even on earth anymore.Basically nobody could get in danger, except of course his mother. And Kira? A small voice announced itself inside. Trunks put the thought aside. Why should he worry about her. She was a fighter, she was pretty good at taking care of herself. Besides, when all of this is over, she would be staying here with her family anyway. Not for her father's sake but solely because of Shi.


"There is something up there ..." whispered his mother and pointed with her finger at a small point in space, which grew inexorably. Until he was finally transformed into a big blue ball.


“Yes, that's Honth.” That was Kira, staring spellbound at the planet like everyone else in Hope.


The planet changed the closer it got. It not only got bigger, no, there were clear differences between land and water, as with the earth itself. Only the continents had different shapes and the whole planet seemed to have more water masses than the earth.Much more, the continents were smaller and not as numerous, instead the gaps were filled with the bright blue of the water.


"And where should we land?" asked Bulma, who switched off the navigation system with one movement and took the joystick in her hand.


Kira shrugged, stared intently at the land masses of the planet. "I don't know, basically slavery is practiced everywhere, but this part of the world ..." she pointed to the largest one you could see on this side. “There is the headquarters of Storg.” Trunks considered, spoiled for choice, whether they should land in the lion's den or rather outside. He looked a lot at his mother and he knew the answer. It was too dangerous for her to land right at Storg's front door. So he went to an insignificant little island, which stood in the middle of large masses of water. "Let's land there."


Kira followed his finger and nodded. "Yes, as far as I know it is uninhabited."

"Great!" Bulma ejected and started to land.


"Hide your ki." Kira mumbled as they broke the planet's orbit. They flew straight through white clouds, the spaceship trembling slightly as it was drawn in by the gravitational pull of the planet. Trunks held on even tighter on the backrest, suddenly felt Kira's arm on his hip, which was holding on to him. For a moment he was about to enjoy the feeling, but then let it go as the island he had chosen himself came closer.


The landing was smooth and reasonably gentle. At least it wasn't a crash landing and they were still alive.


Stunned, Trunks opened the hatch and stepped out, not even noticing the double gravity.


At first glance, it seemed to them that they had flown in a circle and landed back on earth. But small changes in the landscape belied that claim. They landed roughly in the middle of the small island, in front of them you could see a big bruise that will turn out to be the sea on closer approach.He couldn't see any further, no mountains that heralded the next island, only the vast blue. Around its immediate surroundings, the island was characterized by the wild growth of grasses and bushes that by no means showed the green of the earth. They were more like red, almost pink. It was a strange feeling for him, especially since he was used to green, but pink, no, even his mind paused. But despite everything, it struck him that no traces of the island's habitability could be seen, just like Kira had said it.


"Madness!" uttered his mother, who was standing in the doorway and stepping straight out. That was her mistake, attracted by the gravitational pull of the planet, she dropped to her knees abruptly, then threw herself on her stomach. She tried to push herself up with her arms, which she managed to some extent with great effort, but she could not bear the great effort for long, so she landed on her stomach again.

Trunks finally took her in his arms and went back to the spaceship with her. "You should have stayed at home ..." he just mumbled.


His mother shook her head and tousled his hair tenderly while a few drops of sweat ran down her face. "And maybe never saw you again. It happened to me before ..."


Trunks just looked embarrassed on the floor, he knew who she was talking about. After all, his father suddenly left to defeat the cyborg. And never came back to her.


"You know, that's a good thing. Then you can stay here and take care of the spaceship."


"No, just about my corpse ..." He cut her off. "We can easily arrange that, mother. It's just teeming with danger out there. It's not a game, you know it!" he said in a certain tone that he could rarely use with his mother.


His mother just raised an eyebrow at it.He realized again how much she had changed since Kira had appeared on Earth. She was just as naive and quick-tempered as he had known her in the past. At first he liked this change, but now that it was seriously threatening, he was just scared. Fear for her, the only person left of his family.


"I'm not staying here. If you fight, I'll be there with you."


"For what? This is not a tournament fight where you cheer on your people, it's a matter of life and death."


"And that's exactly why I want to be there."


Trunks turned angrily and turned his back on her. He had his arms crossed tightly over his chest, his hands clenched into fists. There was an embarrassing pause in which you could clearly hear the crackling in the air, which only underscored the tension between the two. Finally he took a deep breath and turned back."Look, I don't want anything to happen to you."


"Oh please Trunks, I can take good care of myself, I've been doing this for 18 years!"


He didn't know what to say anymore. No matter what arguments he put on the table, she kept knocking them aside like a baseball player with a thrown ball. She ended up turning every argument so that it turned against him. But he got help from a completely different side.


"It would be better if you don't come with us, Bulma. That could be dangerous and this world is no longer what it seems to be. Dangers lurk everywhere, we will be constantly on the run and dwell in fear. Don't make the same mistake Like many people have done before. Otherwise it might be the last time you feel scared. "Kira stepped over to them from an adjoining room. She had changed and was now wearing a brown skirt made of sturdy leather and a matching, tight-fitting, black top made of cotton.Nothing reminded me of the spirited but basically nice girl they had met over time. Now she was a warrior, just like when she came to earth. One last time...


Bulma looked tightly at the floor, visibly struggling against herself. Trunks watched her from the side for a long time, excited about what she would reply to Kira's speech. "I would really only be a burden for you, wouldn't I? After all, I can't walk ten feet here ..." she sighed heavily, raised her head and looked at them both. "Fine, but don't think that you can always pull with me like that."


Trunks nodded happily. “Definitely not!” He looked at Kira. "Let's get it over with." With that he disappeared once more into his room in Hope, got his sword that he strapped to his back. His mother had followed him quietly and was now standing in the doorway. Slowly, almost hesitantly, she stepped closer to him, eyed him as if she was seeing her son for the first time."Take care ..." Her fingers brushed his cheeks and brushed aside a strand of his purple hair. "Promise me you'll come back. I ... can't stand to lose ... you too." She lifted her head and looked at him. Tears made her eyes glitter, tears full of sadness but also mixed with hope. Trunks brushed them aside when they stepped out of sight and took his mother tenderly in his arms. He felt her body against his, noticed how she nestled her head against his shoulder. "Hey, be strong, I will be too. And come back, I promise you ..."


Bulma sniffed loudly. "Yes, I knew you would say that, your father said it back then too. Just before he went up against these cyborgs." She broke away from his embrace, smiled at him through tears. "But at least I was allowed to hold you in my arms before you ..." She didn't say the sentence further, which she didn't need either.He knew