Chapter 24: A New Unknown Enemy

As soon as Future Trunks picked up the phone and heard Bulma's words, his expression suddenly changed. He said, "Okay, I understand, Mom. Can you fax the photo to me?"

"Okay!" After saying that, Future Trunks hung up the phone, and a photo appeared in the fax machine at Goku's house.

Everyone couldn't help but look curiously. When John Doe saw the photo, he immediately understood that the Cell saga was about to begin. Hmm, could he use this as an excuse to find Android 18?

At this time, John Doe didn't think much of Cell. With his strength, as long as Cell didn't evolve into his perfect form, he wasn't a concern. However, he didn't expect the plot to deteriorate to such an extent.

Everyone looked at the machine in the photo and immediately thought of the time machine that Future Trunks was riding in. The machine in the photo was exactly the same as Future Trunks' time machine.

However, from the photo, it seemed that the time machine had been placed there for a long time, as it was covered in moss and vines. There was also a large hole in the glass cover of the time machine, melted by high temperatures.

Future Trunks quickly opened the capsule box he carried with him to check if the time machine capsule was still there, and he found it lying safely inside.

John Doe said, "Let's go to the scene and see what's going on."

Krillin and Tien Shinhan expressed no interest and decided to wait at Goku's house. John Doe and Piccolo prepared to accompany Future Trunks to see what was going on.

Gohan was also very curious at this time. Now that his father was no longer in danger, he also wanted to follow along, but Chi-Chi stopped him.

Chi-Chi said, "Gohan, the Android crisis is over. It's time to focus on your studies. Although I don't expect you to become a great scholar, you should at least be able to get into high school."

"You can't be like your father and be illiterate, even if you become a martial arts star, you should have some knowledge, right?"

After hearing his mother's words, Gohan looked at John Doe with teary eyes.

John Doe replied, "Gohan, I can't help you with this. You should stay home and protect Goku and Chi-Chi. Although the Androids have given up on killing Goku, who knows if they're lying?"

After hearing John Doe's words, Gohan no longer insisted on following them. He said, "Then Uncle John Doe, Uncle Piccolo, if you encounter any special situations later, you must tell me."

"Don't worry, Gohan. If there's a situation, we'll definitely come back and tell you," Piccolo replied.

So John Doe, Piccolo, and Future Trunks flew to the location where Bulma said the time machine was found the next day.

Soon, the three of them arrived at the time machine's location, and it was exactly the same as in the photo.

John Doe flew to the spot where the glass was melted and said, "This large hole was clearly melted from the inside out. Something inside the time machine emitted high temperatures, melting the glass, and then came out."

At this moment, Bulma also arrived by plane.

As soon as Bulma got off the plane, she pulled Future Trunks aside and looked him up and down with a happy expression. She said, "I never thought that you came from the future and are my son."

"It's been so many years, and you've endured so much hardship and carried so many burdens that you shouldn't have." Bulma felt sad when she thought of the future.

Future Trunks quickly comforted her, "Mom, although the future is difficult, we have hope, especially in this world where we've met Dad, Uncle John Doe, and Uncle Goku. I believe that with their help, when I return to the future, I will definitely be able to defeat those two evil Androids."

Bulma nodded in satisfaction and then suddenly glared at John Doe, saying, "John Doe!"

John Doe was startled and almost fell from the top of the time machine.

"John Doe, I'm leaving my son's strength improvement to you. You must not hold back. You have to train him to the point where he can kill those two evil Androids in the future, or I won't let you off the hook."

John Doe thought it was something else and said, "Don't worry, we won't let Future Trunks be at a disadvantage. After we figure out this time machine issue, I'll take him and Vegeta to the Heavenly Realm and borrow the Spirit Time House for their training."

Bulma knew about the Spirit Time House and nodded in satisfaction. She said, "That's more like it."

Then Bulma looked at the time machine next to her and asked, "Trunks, are you sure this is the time machine you rode in before?"

Future Trunks nodded and said, "I'm very sure. When Mom built this time machine, I wrote 'HOPE!' on the body. It should be there."

After saying that, Future Trunks wiped off the moss on the time machine, and indeed, the word 'HOPE!' was revealed. Then he said, "Look, this is it."

Future Trunks also took out the time machine capsule from his pocket and showed it to everyone.

The new time machine was released, and everyone saw that it was exactly the same.

Future Trunks said, "So I can be sure that this time machine is definitely mine, but I don't know why it's here."

After saying that, Future Trunks opened the cabin of the old time machine and saw a broken eggshell on the chair. He picked it up and found a dried, disgusting liquid inside.

"Mom, can you tell what kind of egg this is?" Future Trunks handed the eggshell to Bulma.

Even with Bulma's extensive knowledge, she couldn't recognize the eggshell. She frowned and said, "I don't recognize it either. It might need to be compared with a database."

John Doe spoke up, "There's no need for a comparison. It's obvious that this can't be a normal Earth creature. What kind of oviparous creature can manipulate a time machine?"

Future Trunks pressed the button on the time machine again and found that it could still be started, with half of its energy remaining. However, when Future Trunks saw the time displayed, he was stunned. He said, "This time machine came from four years ago, a year earlier than the last time I came!"