We Are The Future (A Future Trunks x Mai Story)

Part 6

Beerus sighed, realising he wouldn't get to savour his own cookie with all the ruckus. 'Looks like the next course will have to wait.' he thought grimly. Getting up from the picnic table and picking a particularly large strawberry from a bowl, he walked over to the tantruming Saiyan child and offered her the sweet red fruit. The girl calmed down almost instantly as she accepted and began gnawing on the strawberry, her eyes and hair resuming their normal colours. "Now there are more strawberries where that one came from little one. But you have to be a good girl and listen to your mama and papa, OK?" Beerus said in a surprisingly parental manner. "Nom Nom Nom, OK, Nom Nom." the girl mumbled with a pulp covered mouth. Future Trunks and Future Mai stood flabbergasted at the Destroyer's astonishing paternal instincts, and could hardly argue with using fresh fruit to settle their child.

Beerus then turned to the two wearily. "Well looks like you two have some explaining to do, AND it looks like Bulma and the two idiots will need to hear it as well." Future Trunks and Future Mai laughed nervously while the child sucked on her pulpy fingers. Beerus floated towards the sky. "Come on. I'll show you where they are." he called grumpily. Future Trunks gave an apologetic smile to the Present group before floating with his sticky-fingered and sticky-faced daughter in arms back into the Time Capsule. Future Mai likewise gave them a smile before climbing back into the vessel, adding "Thanks again guys, 'til next time!" before disappearing under the closing dome. About a minute more and the vessel had followed the Destroyer into the blue, and was gone.

The Present group continued to stand speechless, still processing what had just happened. Until Bra yanked on her older brother's shirt. "Really Ani, who were those people? Why did you call that lady Future Mai? And why did Mr. Lord Beerus go with them?", "It's.... complicated." Present Trunks answered honestly. And he had a feeling his understanding of multiverse theory, and his personal relationship with (Present) Mai was soon to get even more complicated.

"DESSERT.. IS SERVED!" called Pilaf proudly coming out from the kitchen, carrying the aforementioned epic cheesecake between him and Shu onto the lawn. They stopped as they observed the bewildered look on the faces of the group before them, and the fact that the Destroyer was not with them.

"Did we miss something?"

A/N: That's the end of the story from my perspective. Sorry if the cover was misleading and people expected more fighting and more Goku and Vegeta. The story was more about Future Trunks and Future Mai overcoming the shadow of past enemies over their lives and moving forward rather than facing a physical enemy. I wanted their daughter to turn Super Saiyan early. Whether the Rose Hue is connected to Goku Black, I can't say. Just Saiyan' 😉. Anyone who wants to continue the story and include a physical enemy is welcome too. Please vote and comment below. See ya!