Mirai Trunks landed the time machine near Capsule Corp. and stepped out into evening twilight. He looked around him, his eyes filled with unreadable emotions.
"Welcome back to the past," a gruff voice said from behind Mirai Trunks.
"Hello Father," Mirai Trunks said, not bothering to turn around. His shoulders were slumped in defeat and loss of hope. "I'm staying in the past. Everyone and everything is dead and gone. Mother built another time machine and hid it from me. Before she died, she told me where she'd hidden it. I came here."
"Veggie-sama?" a husky voice asked from behind the two men.
Mirai Trunks turned around in time to see the owner of the voice hug Vegeta and Vegeta return the hug. "Did you break your bond with my mother?" he asked coldly.
Son Pan stared at the man who had spoken. "Who are you?" she demanded, clinging to Vegeta in her shock.
"He is Mirai Trunks and no, I haven't broken my bond with the woman. This is my student, Gohan's brat," Vegeta told Mirai Trunks.
Pan let go of Vegeta and walked over to Mirai Trunks and looked him over. "I think I'm going to like having hime here," she told Vegeta, looking over her shoulder at him.
Mirai Trunks stared down at the slim girl in front of him. "She's my sensei's daughter?" he asked Vegeta in disbelief.
"Yup. I'm Son Pan. Nice to meet you. Wanna spar?" Pan asked, smiling mischeviously up at Mirai Trunks.
Mirai Trunks nodded and felt that maybe all the hope in his heart hadn't died as he looked down at the girl in front of him.
"Not right now Pan-chan. Aren't you, Bra-chan and Krillin's brat going shopping?" Vegeta asked, muttering something else under his breath.
Pan rolled her eyes. "Not by choice on my part," she muttered.
Mirai Trunks watched in amazement as his father actually gave Pan a genuine smile.
"Take the boy with you. At least you'll have some good company," Vegeta suggested.
"Good idea. You're coming with me, aren't you?" Pan asked, looking hopefully up at Mirai Trunks.
Mirai Trunks nodded. "I do need some new clothes. I've only got the ones I'm wearing," he admitted.
Vegeta nodded. "Come into the house you two. I'll have the woman get you money to buy things with," he told Mirai Trunks.
Bulma looked up at Vegeta's entrance and nearly fell over in shock when she saw who was with him and Pan. "Mirai Trunks?" she gasped. She ran over to her other son and hugged him, crying softly.
