Chapter 1: Where am I?

A/N: And the hits keep coming. This time, an old fic that I came across many years ago during my first steps into the fanfiction writing business is making a comeback. I came across this fic (along with the side story Secret Identity at Risk the sequel Past, Present and Uncertainty) being hosted on a website. And, after not seeing it being updated for quite some time, I had asked permission of the author about continuing it in his place.

This fic, the sequel (Past, Present, and Uncertainty), and the side story (Secret Identity at Risk) are published (and continued in the case of PPU) by me, with the permission of Julian Soullaird.

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—Capsule Corp.—

The sun was up and a new day had started. Trunks didn't sleep all night. How could he? This was the day for which he trained so hard the last two years. He got up and got dressed, then went towards his bed picking up the sword that laid against the nearby wall. Heading to the hangar he suddenly stopped and started thinking of what he was about to do. Could he do it? He had to! Goku was the only one who could have stopped this madness. Trunks knew that he wasn't strong enough; he found that out in a very painful way. Once he entered the hangar he saw his mother still working on the time machine. By the way she looked she didn't had much sleep either.

"You're awake." She said without even turning to see whom was she talking to, still working on the machine.

"I didn't get much sleep to awake out of anything." Trunks responded.

"Well," she said while finishing her work "I don't think none of us could. Everything is ready, how about you?"

"I'm ready as well."

"Good." she said while pulling out of her pocket a small pillbox "This is what he needs, although this might seem simple, anything could happen during you trip, so be careful!"

Trunks nodded then boarded the ship only to be held back by his mother.

"Trunks… " She said, "I don't want you to end up like your father, so please be careful!"

"I will, don't worry." he said trying to pull out a fake smile.

Good-byes were never Trunks' specialty so he boarded the craft trying not to look back at Bulma. A few moments later he was already traveling through Hyperspace in what appeared to be an endless multicolored tunnel linked to other countless tunnels.

Sure is hot in here. He thought. I wonder if there's something to drink in this place.

After searching for a few seconds inside a small fridge on his left side, Trunks pulled out a soda and proceeded to opening it. Unfortunately, while drinking, the time machine when through a turbulent zone of some sort which cause the soda to slip from it's owner's hand. As a result, the bottle landed on the control panel spreading all of its contents over the sensitive equipment.

"OH NO, what have I done?" he said making huge round eyes and putting his hands on top of his head "I've got to clean up this mess before… "

That's as far as he went, suddenly the panel started making funny, and none less concerning, noises accompanied with some very unusual light effects (i.e. short circuits).

"Uh Oh, this doesn't look good."

It looked even worse when Trunks saw that the tunnel in which he was traveling was changing its shape in a drastic way, it looked more like something pulled out of someone's guts more than a tunnel.

"This definitely DOESN'T look good."

And as if that didn't worried him enough, the time machine began shaking as if it was trying to dance something very exotic.

"Okay, I'll have to take her down for repairs NOW!"

Having no choice, Trunks grabbed what seemed a steering wheel and took his ship into the first adjacent tunnel, hoping he would land in a time where he could find the appropriate tools to repair his ship.

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—Meanwhile, in another place (and time)—

"KYAAAAAAAA! I'M LATE FOR SCHOOL!" screamed a young girl wearing a junior high school uniform; she was still eating her breakfast while running.

She had a strange hair do. Her long blond hair was tied up in two ponytails in a way that the top started in two buns. A couple of steeps behind her, a black cat with a crescent moon on its forehead followed her.

"When are you going to be in time for school, Usagi?" the cat declared, "This is really getting old."

"I know, I know, I know." she said not paying much attention to what the cat was saying.

If Usagi wouldn't be in such a hurry she might of noticed a flashing light coming from the park she just crossed, that's where Trunks was now… The cockpit opened letting out a huge cloud of smoke, Trunks came from out there still coughing.

"Man, cofcof, what a ride." he said getting out of his vehicle, while waving the smoke in front of his face away.

He opened his eyes once he was out of the smoke and saw the park he landed on.

"Where am I?… Or more importantly, when am I?" he asked himself while looking around.

There where lots of trees almost everywhere, a lake could be seen further away and a boat rental next to it. Fortunately there where no people around, considering that it was school time, that could have seen him. Trunks scratched his head in confusion as he saw his new destination, then he headed back to his ship looking at the mess he just did.

How could I've been so careless? He thought to himself.

"Stupid, stupid, stupid, stupid, STUPID!" he said out loud while hitting his head against a tree.

I have to hide the 'Hope' before someone shows up.

By pressing on a button the time machine turned into a capsule making a low explosion.

"There. Now I have to find out where and when I am. I'll have to find a place to repair the machine as well without drawing any attention. But first…" He said pulling out a little black case out of his jacket

"Let's make an inventory of what I have."

In the black case were around ten capsules just like the one the time machine had turned into; each one had a number on it. There was also a little index glued inside the case pointing out what each capsule contained.

"Okay… I have about 10000 dollars, some food and drinks, a 4 room house with 2 bathrooms, a motorcycle, a mini-jet, and the rest is mostly useless."

(Well what did you expect he had? His mother *is* rich you know!).

Trunks closed the case and put it back inside his jacket, once he did that he started to levitate with the Bukujutsu technique so that he could have a better view of the city.

That's odd, this place looks like home but it's different in so many ways.

As Trunks was flying he could see that the cars circulating the streets where quite primitive compared to the ones back home, not to mention that the buildings where different as well. But most of all, he realized that he was the only thing being airborne. No mini-jets or flying motorcycles. He was the only one flying.

(As most of you readers might have guessed, seeing a boy flying around in Tokyo with no mechanical equipment DOES look very unusual. On top of all that, in the Sailor Moon series, the bad guys are the only ones who can levitate. You can guess what happened next.)

"Look!" a voice shouted, "There's some guy flying around like some sort of super hero!"

"Somebody call the army!" another voice shouted, "He must be one of those monsters!"

"Somebody call Sailor Moon!" yet another voice screamed "Someone get a camera!"

"Uh oh, guess I better get out of here." Trunks replied flying full speed towards the top one of the buildings nearby.

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—Meanwhile, in Juban high school—

We see Usagi standing at the hall holding a bucket of water with a sign around her neck saying "I was late, I fell asleep during class and I didn't do my homework". She was looking very embarrassed.

"Late again?" a familiar voice said to her.

"Oh hi, Mako-chan!"Usagi responded, "Yeah, I overslept again and with all the commotion (big tears coming out of her eyes resembling to the Niagara waterfall) I FORGOT MY LUNCH… BWWAAAAAAAAA!"

"Uhm… Usagi… " Makoto said "You can have some of my lunch if you want to."

"Really?" she wept making big puppy dog eyes.

"Sure, just stop crying okay?"

Later that day at lunch time, we see Usagi, Makoto and Ami sitting next to a tree. Usagi is eating as if tomorrow didn't existed. Makoto and Ami are looking at Usagi and the way she is practically throwing food at her face.

"Usagi, if you keep that up you won't be able to breathe." Ami told her.

"Vuat u talk'n a vaot?"Usagi responded with rice all over her face.

"Forget it."

Suddenly, Luna and Artemis appeared up ahead and made their way towards the three girls.

"Girls, we have a situation on our hands." Luna informed "It seems as if a new enemy is on the move."

"Vuatkainovhenemi?"Usagi asked with food still on her mouth.

"Hun?" both Artemis and Luna asked.

"I think she's asking what kind of enemy we are facing." Ami answered.

"Well, we're not sure." Artemis continued "There were a bunch of people saying something about a guy flying over Tokyo, and about him being a monster or something like that."

"Did you actually saw this monster/guy?" Makoto asked.

"Well not exactly." Luna confirmed "But we have to investigate just to be sure."

"Minako and Rei have already been told about this." Artemis added "We'll be meeting at Hikawa temple after school to discus more about this matter."

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—At the other side of Tokyo—

Trunks was walking, now that he knew it wouldn't be wise if he flew, with no particular destination. He found out many things about this place, they had the same language he had; they used yens instead of dollars. Basically, people lived more or less the same way they did on his time… until certain androids showed up. Everything was almost the same as where he came from. Except maybe for a little detail…

"Hey, kid!" a voice shouted behind him.

Trunks turned around facing the man that called him. He was wearing a blue uniform and a gun attached to his belt.

"Yes officer?" he said.

"Can I ask you what you are doing with that." the officer said pointing to the sword that Trunks was carrying on his back "You know, people aren't allowed to carry that sort of toys. It's illegal!"

"Oh, well you see sir… this isn't really mine… I mean… It is mine but… uh… well you see… it's a gift… uh… for a friend who likes to collect this sort of stuff!" a nervous Trunks said as he was trying to make an excuse.

"You don't say… " stated the officer "And why isn't it wrapped up as a present?"

"Well they ran out of wrapping paper, sir." Trunks was really starting to worry.

"I see." the officer noticed "I'll let you go this time with only a warning, but answer me this… "

"Yes?"

"How old are you?"

"I'm sixteen." he answered getting more nervous by the second.

"Shouldn't you be at school young man?"

"Well… you see… er… I just moved in from out of town," Trunks explained, trying to make another excuse "and… uh… my parents… er… haven't registered me at school yet."

"Okay then." the officer said "You can go now, just try to find something to hide that sword."

Man I can't believe he bought that load of crap "Yes, officer! I'll do that right away!"

As the officer left, Trunks thanked his lucky stars he got out of that one; he didn't like the idea of putting aside his sword but he had no choice, fortunately he thought of putting it inside a container that turned into a capsule and that way he could carry it along with him without attracting any attention. Anyway, now he had to find a deserted place to start repairing the time machine.

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—Meanwhile, at Hikawa temple—

"Artemis, have you found anything yet about that possible enemy you told us this morning?" Minako asked.

"Nothing yet." he answered "Luna and I are still working on it."

"Then what are we supposed to do?" Makoto asked with a boring look on her face. "We're not even sure if there's actually something out there, maybe it's just people telling stories."

"I don't think so." Rei claimed "Earlier this morning I had a strange feeling, I don't know what it was but it felt weird, some energy I never felt before."

"Maybe it's not an enemy. Maybe you're just going through your period, Rei." Usagi joked.

"WHAT? THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THAT, BAKA!" Rei shouted.

"GIRLS!" Luna declared "That's enough. The best we can do right now is stay alert, and for that we'll have to make patrols all over Tokyo. If there really is a monster we have to be ready when it attacks."

"Maybe we should split up to cover more ground. If that thing appears we'll have a better chance to locate it, and we can call for help with our communicators." Ami suggested.

"Good thinking, Ami." Artemis said "While Luna and I keep trying to find as much as possible from the central command, you girls should start patrolling the area. We'll stay in touch if we find out something."

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—Outside Tokyo—

At that same time, Trunks already found a place to crash in the outskirts of Tokyo. He used capsule N 6 (the house with 4 rooms and 2 bathrooms) in a rather desolated area so people wouldn't start wondering how a house appeared there in one day. Inside the house, Trunks was reading some papers that he took out of the time machine while he was having something to eat.

It's a good thing mom thought about putting these instruction inside the glove compartment of the ship. He thought. Her instructions are very clear, I think I'll be able to fix the time machine if I find the right parts.

On the other side of the table there was a pamphlet that Trunks got while he was in Tokyo. The pamphlet had big red letters saying "Tokyo's tourist guide". Trunks took the pamphlet and started reading it.

"So I'm in Tokyo… " he mumbled "Never heard of such a place in time… which means I'm not only lost in time… but I'm also lost in another reality."

After finishing dinner Trunks took the pamphlet looking at it with a serious expression and then threw it back on the table.

"Damn!" he said to himself "What a mess!"

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A/N: Suggestions for what should happen next will be accepted once I publish the 14th chapter for Past, Present and Uncertainty.Until next time…