Tales of the Xenoverse

What if Beerus Refused Future Trunks?

Trunks panted heavily, exhausted from the previous chase, all while knowing it was only the prelude to what was to come. Holding Mai's hand, he winced, unable to feel her pulse, because of...

He flinched at the sound of Goku Black chuckling.

Because of him...

"Finish your goodbyes, Saiyan... They're a waste of time."

Trunks looked up at the monster, gritting his teeth, as Black only glared.

"After all, you're going to be joining her soon..."

Trunks gripped Mai's hand, as he stared down the parody of Goku.

"That's where you're wrong..." he replied, before glancing at Capsule Corp.

"The building's still standing... Meaning he must not know about the Time Machine..." he thought to himself, before looking at the canister of fuel near his feet. "I can start it up before he realizes..."

Trunks swallowed hard.

"I just have to play this right..."

Goku Black gave a half-amused nod. "Hmm, funny... You have no chance of victory, yet you continue this resistance... Knowing full-well you can't win..."

He turned back to face Trunks.

"You Saiyan's are so fascinating in your flaws..."

Trunks said nothing, only glaring daggers at Black as he tightened his grip on Mai's hand, as if to gather his own strength.

"Don't you see I'm helping you?" Black continued his monologue. "Soon, you'll be with her... and the other creatures you love..."

Trunks grit his teeth at the word 'creatures', which only made Black laugh.

"If you had any sense, you'd know your death is a mercy for you and this world..."

Having had enough, Trunks let go of Mai's hand, before standing up and powering up to Super Saiyan 2 with a loud shout, something that made Black laugh even more.

"You're the creature!" Trunks spat. "You took her from me! You've taken EVERYTHING!"

With another scream, Trunks dashed right into Black, slamming his fist into his chest. Black's scream of pain turned into insane laughter, as he blocked two of Trunks' kicks, before punching him back in the chest, throwing him backwards. Trunks would catch himself with his hand, only for Black to kick him, causing the half-Saiyan to scream in pain.

Not letting him recover, Black continued his attack, slamming Trunks into a building, before kicking him into it, then pelting him with ki blasts, knocking his sword away and bringing Trunks to his knees .

"Are you finished?" Goku Black taunted. "Considering you represent the end of your 'proud warrior race', this is a pathetic showing from you, boy..."

Picking himself up, Trunks said nothing, only gritting his teeth as Black prepared another, much larger ki blast.

"Good riddance, Saiyan..."

Quickly grabbing it, Trunks tossed his sword like a boomerang, directly at Black's blast, denoting it early, and at Black point-blank. Catching his sword, Trunks raised his hands to prepare another blast.

"Enough!" Black roared.

"Masenko!"

Using the large blast as cover, Trunks raced into Capsule Corp, placing the fuel to the Time Machine within the device, and quickly leaping in and typing the proper coordinates.