Cooler's transformation was complete.
His Ki expanded violently, and his entire aura became savage and terrifying. Trunks, sensing the radical shift in Cooler's power, immediately went on high alert, but his pupils soon constricted in shock.
BANG!
Cooler appeared in front of Trunks as if he had teleported, burying a fist deep into the boy's abdomen.
"Gah! ARGH!"
Trunks had no time to react. The force of the blow folded him in half. Before he could even draw a breath, Cooler unleashed a brutal flurry of punches and kicks.
"What's the matter, you lowly wild monkey? Weren't you acting all high and mighty just a moment ago?"
Cooler brought a heavy heel down onto Trunks's back. With a thunderous boom, Trunks was slammed into the ground like a cannonball. The mountainside collapsed, burying him in a cloud of dust and debris.
Hovering in the air, Cooler began to charge his Ki again, his purple aura flaring. He rained down a barrage of energy beams like machine-gun fire.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
After the dust settled from the bombardment, the ground had been hollowed out by several meters.
"Ho-ho-ho-ho! Hahahaha!"
"Super Saiyan? You're just a wild monkey. How could you ever hope to be a match for Lord Cooler?" Cooler laughed maniacally, looking down at the crater where Trunks had yet to emerge. "However, just to be safe..."
He raised his right hand, and a massive sphere of energy quickly manifested above his head.
Seeing this, Turles shook his head. As expected, the current Trunks is still too green.
"Goku, you want to go in and have some fun?"
Goku's battle spirit could no longer be contained. He nodded and lunged forward instantly. In the moment he took flight, he completed his transformation into a Super Saiyan.
The sight made Vegeta grit his teeth in fury. Damn it! How did this low-class warrior get ahead of me again?!
Goku delivered a sharp kick to Cooler's side. Caught completely off guard, Cooler was sent spinning through the air, and the energy sphere in his hand dissipated instantly.
BOOM!
A powerful aura erupted from Cooler as he stabilized himself, shattering the rocks around him with the sheer force of his pressure.
"Another wild monkey? It seems you're the one who killed Frieza. You finally showed yourself."
Cooler glared at Goku with murderous intent. He vanished and reappeared beside Goku, throwing a heavy punch. Goku raised his hand and caught Cooler's fist with ease. The collision created a visible shockwave in the air.
"Interesting. You're much stronger than that other monkey..."
"You're pretty strong yourself, Cooler," Goku replied with a smirk.
The two blurred into motion, moving across the sky so fast that the onlookers could only see trails of light and afterimages.
While Goku and Cooler clashed, Turles retrieved the heavily injured Trunks from the rubble. Looking at the unconscious boy, Turles shook his head. Tsk, tsk. Pretty rough. His debut is a total Waterloo because he ran into Cooler's fifth form right out of the gate.
Turles placed his hand on Trunks's back, and a surge of Healing Power flowed into the boy. His wounds began to close at an incredible speed.
As for the fight between Goku and Cooler? Turles wasn't worried at all. Goku's Power Level in Super Saiyan was now over 550 million, completely eclipsing Cooler's 470 million. Finishing Cooler was only a matter of time.
How did Goku learn to transform? Turles had eventually gotten so annoyed by Goku's pestering that he just told him. After all, the "tingling in the back" method was a well-established shortcut.
Goku was different from Vegeta; his pride wasn't an obstacle when it came to learning. If he had a question, he asked. His sheer drive to learn the transformation had been a massive headache for Turles for quite a while.
Vegeta, on the other hand, had disappeared into some remote mountain range to train like a madman the moment he heard Turles explain the method. If Cooler hadn't invaded, who knows when he would have come down.
Trunks's eyes fluttered open. When he saw Turles, he blinked in confusion. "Mr. Goku?"
Turles's lip twitched. Mr. Goku? Seriously? Just because we look alike?
"I'm not Son Goku. The name's Turles. And who are you, kid? I don't recall a Saiyan like you existing."
"I..."
Trunks was about to answer when his eyes landed on Bulma standing next to Turles, holding a baby. When he saw the infant's signature blue hair, his world came crashing down.
He froze, completely dumbfounded.
Bulma looked at the staring boy and turned to Turles in confusion. "Honey, what's wrong with him? Why is he looking at me like that?"
The corners of Turles's mouth curled up. The source is blocked, kid! Now you're really stumped, aren't you?
But out loud, he said, "I don't know. Maybe he's just seen something he can't believe?"
Trunks's mind was a chaotic mess. What happened to this world? Why isn't my mother with my father? Why is she with this man named Turles?! Did my time travel cause this change? What happens now? Will I even be born?
Looking at Trunks's multifaceted facial expressions, Turles frowned. "Hey, kid. I asked you a question. Don't you know it's rude to ignore people?"
Trunks took a deep breath. Whatever had happened, they already had a child. He had to force his chaotic thoughts aside. He began to explain his origins to the group, though he carefully omitted the fact that he was the son of Bulma and Vegeta.
As Trunks spoke, the group's expressions grew more and more serious.
Everything he described was different from what they had experienced. In his world, Frieza hadn't been killed by Turles. Goku had died of a heart virus. And in the future, terrifying Androids had wiped them all out.
"Wait, what about Turles?" Piccolo asked.
Trunks shook his head. "In my world, there was no Mr. Turles."
"I see..."
CRACK!
A sudden explosion of rock drew their attention. Vegeta had smashed a massive boulder with his fist.
"Curse it! You're saying I die at the hands of some Android dolls?! And Kakarot dies of a heart disease?!"
"How pathetic. A Super Saiyan dying from a sickness. I bet he died full of regret. But now that we know the future, those Androids will be dealt with by the Great Vegeta!"
With that, he turned into a streak of light and vanished into the horizon.
As for the fight between Goku and Cooler? He didn't care anymore. Anyone with eyes could see that Cooler was no match for Goku.
While Trunks was talking to the group, the battle in the sky had turned into a complete one-sided beating.