Where We Return (Butterflies)
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Last published Tue, Sep 22, 2026
Pan has spent her life feeling a constant connection to Trunks. But when years of being ignored finally push her to sever her side of their mysterious bond, the silence unravels him-and forces Trunks to realize exactly what he's lost.
A careless wish soon sends them across the stars in search of the Black-Star Dragon Balls. Forced together, old wounds begin to heal as Trunks tries to repair what he broke and Pan learns to trust him again.
But their connection has never been as simple as either believed.
Their journey may begin among the stars, but what follows them home is far older. Forgotten powers awaken. Enemies tied to a history neither remembers emerge from the shadows. And as the truth surrounding their bond comes to light, Pan and Trunks must discover what they are, what they have been, and what they may yet become.
Some things are lost to time.
Others are only waiting to return.
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The Butterfly Effect
26 parts- 12 parts
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