Three months from now, Future Trunks will arrive.
But in this timeline, my Trunks is already two months old.
He has dark purple hair like mine, and when I hold him, I can feel it — that same foreign energy running faintly through his tiny body. It feels both reassuring and terrifying.
Training hasn't stopped for the others. Vegeta and Goku spar constantly, driving each other forward, as expected. I haven't been able to fight as much since giving birth, but most of my attention is on baby Trunks anyway.
Gohan has been training more seriously with Piccolo after unlocking Super Saiyan. Chi-Chi was supposed to train alongside him, but now that she's pregnant, that's no longer possible. I don't think Chi-Chi had a second child this early in my original timeline. Watching Gohan and Piccolo growing closer in this one, just like before, feels strangely surreal.
Krillin is steadily improving too, with Tien as his sparring partner. Chiaotzu has focused more on developing his psychic abilities rather than brute ki. It makes sense; with his smaller frame, matching Gohan or Tien in reach and strength is difficult, so he's doubling down on what makes him unique.
Yamcha… he was here for a few months, but he walked away after I got pregnant. I gave him one of my training devices, but I can't force him to keep pushing himself. In the end, it's on him. The same goes for Master Roshi and Yajirobe. At this point, Krillin has surpassed Yamcha by a wide margin.
My armor continues to evolve. After adding a third energy core, it can push a fighter's power up to ninety times their base. But the drawback is brutal: they burn through all their ki in about three minutes. The double-core system remains the most efficient — fifty times base power with sustainable output.
Goku's been talking about refining the Super Saiyan transformation.
He calls his current form "Grade Four." From my observations, it's a more stable and efficient version of Super Saiyan, with smoother ki flow and longer duration. Grade Three, with its bulk and sluggishness, is too flawed to rely on.
Goku (grinning after a spar): "I've got this feeling… there's another step. Something beyond Super Saiyan. I don't know what it is yet, but I'm getting closer. And Vegeta is too."
Vegeta, of course, said nothing, but his smirk betrayed agreement.
The real surprise to me is Piccolo. Without any transformation, without any generator, he's reached a level where he can contend with the Super Saiyans. His sheer willpower and Namekian growth are terrifying in their own right.
As for me… after giving birth, my body feels different. I heal faster than before, my stamina has grown, and my strength has increased significantly. That foreign energy is no longer just a separate current inside me — it has fully fused with my ki. My base power level has climbed higher than I ever expected.
With my armor multiplying that base fifty-fold, I can even push Vegeta to his limits in his Grade Four Super Saiyan state. But my training windows are few — a couple hours at night, after Trunks falls asleep.
One night, after sparring, Vegeta narrowed his eyes at me.
Vegeta (gruffly): "That energy… it's easier to sense now. You're not hiding it anymore. And it's affecting me too. Every time we fight, it rubs off on me, pushing me forward."
Me: "You mean it's leaking into you?"
Vegeta (scowling): "Hn. Call it what you want. But it's changing me, and I don't like not knowing what it is."
I don't fully understand it either, but I record the data from our sparring sessions. The readings confirm what I feel: the foreign energy — now fused with my ki — is interacting with others who fight against me. Slowly, subtly, it strengthens them as well.
I don't know where this road leads, but one thing is certain: the power inside me isn't just mine anymore.