Reprogrammed

Shenron's Resurrection

Bulma would constantly look up at the sky, hoping and praying that her son would return soon. She already knew that he had been successful on New Namek. All the destroyed cities and land had repaired itself, which actually caused some problems since people were rebuilding new things where the old ones once were.

Unfortunately, the wishing people back didn't go as planned. Though quite a few people did come back to life, a vast majority didn't, including Vegeta and the rest of the Z Warriors. And apparently, without Piccolo, the earth's Dragon Balls had not returned either. She had checked the dragon radar for several days after the first two wishes seemed to be granted, but nothing showed up.

So now she spent a great deal of her time looking at her computer. Within the spaceship Trunks and 18 had departed in, she had installed a device that would let her know when they were in close proximity of the earth.

And finally, at long last, the computer indicated that the spaceship was returning. Overjoyed, she ran outside and looked up at the sky, waiting anxiously for her son to return.

With the speed the spaceship moved at, she didn't have to wait long. In the blink of an eye, the spaceship suddenly appeared in the sky a good 1000 feet above the ground. It hovered in the air for a few moments before lightly lowering itself down the rest of the way, finally setting down on the ground.

Bulma ran around to the front of the ship, waiting anxiously. After several minutes, the door finally opened, unleashing a cloud of steam as it did so.

"Trunks..." she whispered.

Her son was the first one out. He stepped off the ship, dropping his bags on the ground, and gave her a smile. "Hey, Mom, I'm back."

Bulma tearfully hugged her son, glad to have him with her again. "Oh, Trunks, I'm so happy to have you back."

Trunks chuckled, hugging her back. "Hey, was there ever any doubt that I wouldn't?"

"A mother can't help but to worry. Honestly, you're going to be the death of me. I don't know how Chi-Chi did it."

Trunks frowned. Thinking about Chi-Chi made him think about Gohan and how he was unable to bring him back along with all the other people that hadn't been revived.

"Mom, I need to tell you something." He was unable to make eye contact with her. "We made the wishes, but things didn't exactly go as planned. We weren't able to bring everyone back. I'm sorry."

Bulma turned his head to look at her, giving him a sad smile. "Trunks, I've been living on the planet your wishes affected. I'm fully aware that there were a lot of people that hadn't been brought back."

She had to hide the heartbreak she felt. When Vegeta and the others hadn't come back, she had realized the horrible truth, and it had nearly ruined her. She honestly felt that if she didn't still have Trunks that her life would have ended.

"But, Trunks, you did your best, and that's all I could ask of you. I'm so very, very proud of you."

18 chose that moment to walk past them, carrying her own luggage. "Don't mind me, I was just along for the ride."

Bulma glanced at the android, having completely forgotten about her. "Uh, yeah, thanks for taking care of my son."

There was a snicker from 18, which Bulma didn't know the meaning of. But Trunks did, and his cheeks reddened. "Hey, Mom, I have someone I'd like you to meet. Well, really, get reacquainted with."

Bulma blinked. "Hmm? Who would that be?"

Trunks turned towards the ship. "You can come out now."