Dragon Ball/Z/GT Fan Fiction ❯ Androids ❯ Defiance ( Chapter 6 )

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Androids

Chapter Six : Defiance

"And...?"Dr.Gero asked Trunks again.
"And he's your son!"Trunks told him."Look...I kinda felt for the kid that's why I dont want you to die or he might never be born!"
"A...son..."he murmured.He looked up to Trunks, "Do you...speak the truth?"
"Mm..."Trunks murmured, nodding.
"There is a storage facility in which I selected the strongest of my offspring and I am carefully raising him within an incubating chamber using chemicals to suppliment the woman's natural ones"
"Huh?"Trunks asked.
"It is frozen...I never planned to use it..."
"Use...use "it"?!"Trunks asked in a rage."You sicken me...you eliminate the weakest of your cells to find what you want...your a monster"
The doctor hung his head, but still Trunks did not kill him."I'll get it.Then you take it and get out of my sight"
20 nodded, as Trunks turned around to blast off and get it.
"Mmm..."20 murmured, nodding.So this fool thinks he can trick me, huh?My dream of the destruction of Goku shall never be put on hold...not for some half-baked fantasy!
Trunks turned round, ready to leave, when 20 jumped forward and placed his hand over Trunks' mouth, wrapping his legs around his stomach.
"Yes...your energy shall be mine, boy..."he told him devilishly.
Damn... Trunks thought, Why did I trust him?
"But..."20 started, "For saving me, I think I'll let you live..."
As Dr.Gero increased his energy absorption to it's maximum, using his new improvements, Trunks felt his eyes closing, everything going black...

Gohan, awkwardly carrying Yadjirobe, Bulma and baby Trunks, slowly but surely neared his goal of home.
"Hey, Gohan?"Bulma asked him.
"Yeah?"Gohan asked her.
"Hey, could we stop off at my house before yours?I know you really wanna see your dad n'all, but it would be great if I could put Trunks down in his proper bed and get some weight off your back"
"Hmph..."Yadjirobe grunted.
"Ermm....okay, I guess...but we've gotta hurry"Gohan said, and with that, he blasted off even faster.

"First I think we should destroy this lab"17 murmured.
"This pile of junk is of no concern to me"Vegeta told him, "In the same way it's no concern to you"
"Wow, we have a little commander here dont we?"18 asked.
"Yes, we thought Dr.Gero was enough, but...I guess we'll destroy you somewhere else then.
"Just out here....in the open...."Vegeta muttered.
18 pushed open 16's container.
"Ohh...."she gasped as the container lid burst of, sending white gas into the air.
16 put his hand on the edge and pulled himself up.
"Where is this guy's support wires?"18 asked herself."Look's like he was frozen in there..."
"Come on 18 I think the lab has been explored enough"17 told her, keeping his eyes on Vegeta.
They smirked at each other, each oozing their own sickly confidence.
"Hey...what do we do?"Krillin asked Piccolo.
"I suggest we get outta Vegeta's way"Piccolo replied.Piccolo, Tien, Krillin and Yamcha jumped aside, as Vegeta and 17 geared themselves up.
"Shall we begin?"17 asked.
Vegeta nodded.
It happened in a flash : everything in the scene froze apart from 17 himself who silently moved forward, punching Vegeta in the stomach with awesome, but not his full, force.He had reached the entrance to the lab and started talking to 18 before the look of horror and pain covered Vegeta's face.
"Come on, 18"17 said to her, "Let's get out of here"
"You coming, big guy?"she asked 16."Do..."she began as he didnt reply, "Do you even talk?"
"I shall only reply to questions directly involving Son Goku"he told 18.
"Ahh..."17 murmured softly, "Dr.Gero didnt programme him with our personality traits...well, let's go"
18 and 16 took off and blasted past 17.
"Oh..."17 murmured softly, "And make sure you think twice before you challenge me again, Vegeta...if you can"
He blasted off after 16 and 18, as the proud Saiyan Prince fell to his knees.



"Father...?"Freiza asked King Cold, "What now?"
"I think we should regroup son, while they are confused"
"Should we leave the planet, or should I pursue my dream of obliterating the Saiyan race?"
"I think the androids have it covered...but...no we shouldnt leave...we should wait until the perfect oppourunity..."
They nodded, and quickly blasted past everyone, Freiza giving Vegeta a goodbye kick, throwing him onto his back.
After a few minutes, Vegeta stood up, blinking.
"Hey, Vegeta"Yamcha murmured.
"What now, Piccolo?"Tien asked Piccolo.
"I think we should follow androids that were just released"Piccolo replied.
Yamcha walked into the lab, looking at their containers."Wow...they're like coffins..."he commented.
"Hey, baldy, a senzu bean"Vegeta croaked.
Krillin looked to Piccolo, who nodded."Vegeta is a rogue, but he's invaluable"Piccolo whispered to Krillin.
"Exactly"Vegeta said.
Heh, Krillin thought, pulling a senzu bean out of the bag and throwing it too him, I'll give him the small one...
Vegeta ate it, was fully regenerated and then some, and then blasted off.
"That's gratitude for ya..."Krillin muttered.
"17 and 18..."Yamcha murmured, looking between the android's cases.
"That's them...let's get following Vegeta then, guys"Piccolo said.
"But what about Trunks?"Yamcha asked, turning.
"Mm..."Piccolo murmured, "I'm afraid we'll have to leave him for now.We've got to get to the androids at all costs"
"Right"Yamcha replied, nodding, and they all blasted off.

Goku had arrived at his home a long while ago after Trunks' handy direction.He now lay in his bed, gasping for breath, Chi-Chi feeding Goku medicine to calm him.
"Goku please!"Chi-Chi urged, as he struggled against some invisible bindings.
Goku was running, running in darkness, gasping for breath...tripping over something...
He was thrown completely into the air by some invisible jaunt in the darkness, landing him on his back.He sat up on his elbows, his eyes half-closed.
Dr.Gero was there, a ginormous figure in the darkness, looking down on him.
"Hahahahahha..."he laughed.He raised his enormous hand, and suddenly Goku felt small and weak and insignificant.He was holding a still-beating heart, blooded and cut/
Laughing still the android squeezed it and Goku felt terrible pain in his heart, and the Doctor continued to squeeze until...until...until the heart exploded in his hand.
"My...heart..."Goku murmured, falling into the darkness.

"So where exactly is it that were going, huh?"18 asked 17, who led the pack.
"I dont know...for a ride!"17 replied, smiling.
"17 your so childish..."18 murmured.She fell back now to 16."Hey"she said.
16 just kept on looking straight.
"Can you speak?"she asked, to still no reply."Can you think?"
"Leave him, 18"17 told her."It seems he's like his creator...totally obsessed"
"Over what?"
"Goku, of course.That was that wackpot's dream"17 told 18 knowingly.
"Goku, huh?"18 asked.
16 looked towards her."Son Goku, a Saiyan raised on Earth by a man named Son Gohan.Noteable friends include Bul-"
"Alright big guy"18 said.
"How about we go after Goku?"17 suggested.
"It will give us something to do..."18 murmured thoughtfully.
"Yeah it'll be a blast"17 encouraged.
"Ohh..."18 muttered boredly."We've got company"
17 stopped.They were now above a highway, one which was very nearly always empty.He touched down on the road, followed by 16 and 18.
"Company?"17 asked.
"Yes, that meddling Vegeta has followed us"
"Idiot"17 murmured, "He doesnt know what he's up against"

Vegeta was blasting through the great seas on the coasts of the islands, sending waves of salty water into the air.
Those androids... the image of 17 attacking him flashed across his mind, So strong...so fast!I didnt even have time to power up...
He looked behind him for a second to see Piccolo, Krillin, Tien and Yamcha swerving round the island only just behind him.
"Argh!"Vegeta moaned.Nevertheless, I'll give them a show.... he thought.

After a few minutes, Vegeta arrived upon the desolate highway at the edge of South City.
"We were wondering when you'd get here"17 told him softly.
16 looked up to a nest of birds upon a cliff, smiling.
"So which one of you tin cans is facing me first?Or will it be three on one?"Vegeta asked, getting straight to the point.
"My my you are a quick one"17 commented, "For a monkey...18, your up"
18 walked forward, brushing her hair back.
"Fine by me!"Vegeta cried, "And just because your a girl doesnt mean I'm going to easy on you..."
"Your cutting the crap.I like that"18 replied.
"Shut up and fight me"Vegeta grunted.
Just then, Piccolo, Krillin, Tien and Yamcha landed a little way behind Vegeta.
"I TOLD you not to follow me!"Vegeta roared.
"It's our battle too, Vegeta"Krillin shouted.
"Alright then..."Vegeta murmured, "But I dont think you'll be prepared for this!"
Vegeta clenched his fists, his muscles bulging.Veins popped in his temple, blood surging through them.
His hair lit up gold, then faded back into black.His eyebrows did the same.
"What's this guy doing?"17 asked 18.
"I dont know..."she replied.
"Of course you wouldnt know, you scrapheap compilation!"Vegeta roared.And then it happened : he became a Super Saiyan again, but this time in front of a much wider audience.
"Woah..."Krillin mumured.
"Guess who's joined the Super Saiyan club!"Yamcha shouted, "I guess they're not the elite of the universe anymore..."
"Shut up"Vegeta snapped."It's only been made the elite of the universe since I joined it!"he roared."Dont you want to know how I ascended...how I became the hyper-elite, the invisible, the scourge of the androids?"
"What is he going on about...?"Krillin asked himself, puzzled.
"I continued my soliatary training in the near complete solitude of space under the immense pressure of 450x earth's natural gravity.I seem to've grown accustomed to the endless silence, the intense weight every single ounce of my body weighed...I decided to relieve myself upon an uninhabited planet...it was then that an intensive storm rocked this once calm planet!Showers of meteors reigned down upon me and my ship, and protecting it seemed like an endless chore.
I had not yet become accustomed to the force of a normal planets gravity.In fact, this planet had a much weaker gravity system then our own..."
Our own... Piccolo thought, He's adressing Earth as though it's his home...
"Thus so"Vegeta continued, "When the mother of all meteors came my way, I was defenceless to stop it, and more my ship.I defiantely blasted it aside, but my blast seemed ineffective, and with it's full force the meteor struck me.I was buried beneath rubble, but I managed to crawl out, and there I saw Kakarot!"
"Who's that?"17 asked.
"I think he's talking to the others"18 replied, watching him in surprise.
"Yes...and that's not all!He was a full force Super Saiyan, staring off into space.It was then I knew that I HAD to ascend...or I might just lose my mind completely!And it seemed I had..."
"Obviously"Krillin murmured.
"...Because Kakarot disappeared, and was revealed to be nothing but my imagination...and then I didnt care!I had lost my desire for ultimate power, for the legendary status, for life itself!If I died, I didnt care, if my ship was destroyed, I didnt care!And so with my rage I transformed, I felt awesome power meet me and I was spurred on.I felt completely in control...I destroyed the meteors, saved my ship and destroyed the planet with ease.My destiny had finally been realised, but one peice remained to be completed : I had to destroy Kakarot..."
"Why do you keep using that name?"17 asked.
"Look, we dont have time for your jibbering"18 told him, "There's no use in delaying the inevitable..."
"So that's it, huh?"Piccolo asked."The story of a prince"
"Yes, I think it is time for you to be eliminated"Vegeta told her.He blasted forward without hesitation and punched, but 18 dodged with the same lightning speed of 17.
But Vegeta's elbow came back into her stomach, and he kicked her down.
"Hahahha!"Vegeta laughed.
That ego...it must be dealt with... 17 thought, his arms folded.
18 stood, and blasted up onto the cliff, sending the birds fluttering away.Vegeta followed, as 16 began to frown.
"Something up?"17 asked him.
He did not reply, instead continued to stare up at the fallen nest, frowning.
17 looked back up to 18 and Vegeta.
Vegeta kicked her into the cliff, and she smashed through the edge, but stopped and turned to him.
"For your sake I hope you can do better than that!"
Vegeta blasted her with a ball of white energy, sending her closer towards the ground.And with one punch he floored her.
"Wow...would you look at that..."17 murmured, "Dr.Gero's information was wrong.Vegeta is well more skilled than he calculated"
I may have to start fighting at my maximum if I want to win... 18 thought, lifting her head up to look at him, Then again, he is only a Saiyan...
She stood up fully.
"For someone made of metal I commend you for lasting this long!"Vegeta cried, "Why, if you give up now, I'll be sure to put in a good word at the recycling plant;we'll make you something practical, like a toaster or a washing machine!"
His attitude is really starting to bug me...I'll deal with him quickly...
She blasted off over the cliff and out of sight.
"Huh?"Vegeta murmured.He followed."Coward!"
"I have to hand it to her, she's a good strategist"Piccolo murmured.
"What?"Yamcha asked, "I've been too busy thinking about his story..it just didnt add up..."
"She's leading him away, feeding his anger"Piccolo told Krillin.

Trunks awoke after his short sleep."Huh...ahh..."he murmured.After slightly recovering himself, he stood and rubbed his aching head.He had lost an enormous deal of energy to the android.He looked about, and saw that he had disappeared...and in his place, was...Diordna!
"It's you!"Trunks murmured."What are you doing here, Diordna?"he asked, his eyes opening fully.
"Let me tell you"Diordna started.An image of himself from three years ago appeared in Trunks' mind, flashing over the stern-faced, older, Diordna."There was a raid conducted by the androids not to long ago.My underground village of people who managed to escape from the android's horrors were eliminated, my father along with them.They also destroyed his lab and everything in it...when my father died, it was like..."
"I know how it feels..."Trunks murmured.But then he stopped, "No...no I dont...I never knew my father...but the torment of those monsters I can relate too"
"Yes"Diordna murmured, nodding."I cant really explain, then, what it was like...but anyway, the one remaining artifact of my life was the time machine.I decided I would go back to this time to aid you, after I realised how powerful those androids REALLY were..."
"What?You fought them?"
"I had to!"Diordna replied, "I had my father and my people to protect!But no, they utterly destroyed everything...I was like nothing to them..."
"That's not all...in this time there were FOUR androids"Trunks told him, excluding his father, trying to forget what he had done...
"Four?!"Diordna cried.
"Yes...one of them has been destroyed, but three remain.Androids 17, 18 and a third android"
"That's bad...do you think our time hopping altered things this way?"
"Yes...and I'm afraid it's worse...they are MUCH stronger than they were in my time at least...I dont know what your androids were like, but mine were much weaker.Not only that, but I came back with the REAL medicine about an hour ago to help Goku..."
"Now, that was a bad move, but...I'm sure you had good intentions.That could've contributed to things, certainly, but by my father's calculations the alterations would be minor, if at all"
"Huh...?"Trunks murmured.He felt his father's power rocket, like it had done before."I knew it...my reckless father has gone to take the androids on alone!"
"Oh no...he'll be destroyed!"Diordna whispered.
"Follow me!"Trunks shouted, and then blasted off towards the power level.

18 chose a much more crowded highway around South City's outer suburbs to land.In fact, it was so full she was forced to land upon a huge truck, and Vegeta landed opposite her.
"I wondered where you were going to stop"Vegeta murmured, getting ready."Well what's wrong?Batteries getting low?"
"Huh?Arent you going to lead me away from all these people like the rest of you 'decent' fools?"18 asked.
"I'm not a pushover like the rest of them"
"Argh.."the man in the car behind them complained, "Slow driver!"
He beeped his horn, accelerating and trying to weave his way in front of the truck.Just then, 18 and Vegeta landed upon it, and the car crashed into the truck, leading it off the rock, smoking coming out of it's burning side.Vegeta jumped for 18, but she was too quick.She pushed herself into the air, laughing.
Vegeta blasted up to her, and as a result, two cars either side of him collided as he jumped up after her.There was an explosion, which grew as even more cars became entangled in the crash.18 was already halfway back to the others by the time Vegeta caught up.A few minutes later, and they touched down by 16 and 18.
"He's back!"Piccolo cried.
"Vegeta, looks like your a little tired..."18 murmured casually.
"Even more reason to get you scrapped!"Vegeta shouted, "You seem to be malfunctioning..."
He raised his arm and pointed it at 18."Now stay still while I blast you into the next dimension!"
"Heh..."18 laughed, brushing her hair out of her face.
"Tell me"Vegeta asked, the ball spinning round in his hand, "Is there a place you androids go after life?Or is the scrapheap the only place that'll accept you?"
Vegeta fired his blast but 18 jumped aside, quickly followed by Piccolo, Tien, Krillin and Yamcha, who scattered.
The explosion was giant, but as 18 had dodged, it didnt matter.She landed down in front of Vegeta and kneed him in the stomach, then smashed down on his shoulder, sending him into the ground.Just then, two people landed next to the Z team.
"Huh?"Piccolo murmured."Who's...?"
"He's a friend"one of them told Piccolo.It was Trunks and Diordna, come just in time...for Vegeta."I'll...I'll explain it all later..."Trunks murmured, his eyes focused on his father.

Freiza and King Cold were blasting towards the air, but upon Freiza's instruction, towards Goku's house now.
"The doctor implanted sensors in my brain : I can locate any of those Earthlings that trouble us so at any time, including Goku.I can even track him!"Freiza told his father.
But they were a long way a way from Goku's.
"Where is he?"King Cold asked.
"He's heading for the same target...."Freiza murmured, "Yes, that Saiyan will be destroyed...ahahahah!"
The changeling warriors blasted on.

Vegeta stood, his back aching, but he concealed his pain.He wiped away some blood from his mouth.
"I must admit, your strong for a robot.But your still no match for me!"he roared.He blasted forward, but with another bout of lightning speed, 18 dodged, and kneed him in the stomach.She lifted Vegeta up by his hair and blasted him into the ground.He tore through it, rubble and soil forming a wave around him, which settled as he stopped.
And then, his hair became black again.
"Darn...it doesnt look good, guys!"Krillin murmured.
Trunks' eyes were focused completely on his father, and then the android as she walked into the scene.He removed his sword from it's sheath.
"Trunks, contain yourself"Piccolo whispered, "Or the other androids will join in!"
He indicated to 17 and 16.Just then, Diordna turned to them.Mmmm...so 17 and 18 are here, but that other one....he has the red ribbon logo, he is an android, but...
Vegeta was lifted up by 18.She held her hand to his stomach."What's it like to feel this kind of pain, huh, Vegeta?"she asked.
He didnt reply.
"Of course, the proud Saiyan prince..."she murmured.A ball of energy appeared in her hand, ready to fire.Trunks gripped his sword, and it lit gold.
"Wha...what?"Krillin murmured, as Trunks himself became a Super Saiyan, and with his sword on melting point, Trunks blasted down towards 18.
"Father!!!"he shouted.
"Huh?"18 murmured, and Trunks' sword hit her back.It merely snapped, and the lower half wedged itself in the ground, melting the soil and stone around it.
Trunks then kicked the androids head, and sent her flying into the cliff wall.
"Tch tch tch..."17 murmured, "That's not good...I warned them...now I'll have to step in"
18 jumped up and kicked Trunks, sending him skidding through the ground.
"Or maybe not..."17 corrected.
"TRUNKS!"Diordna cried.
He blasted through Piccolo and Krillin and stopped high in the air.He put his hands together, and a huge golden ball of light formed.
Diordna fired it down towards 18, and it seemed to have enormous effect on her.
Electricity shot through her, she was frozen to the spot as Diordna unleashed some of his awesome strength.There was an almighty explosion, and Diordna pushed himself forward.But before he could finish 18 off, 17 appeared behind him and gave him a spinning kick to his back.He he was thrown spinning down into the ground next to Trunks and Vegeta.
"Man this isnt good!"Krillin murmured.Tien blasted down in front of 18.
"Good"Tien muttered, as she slowly got to her feet, groaning, "Your worn out"
"You moron"she murmured weakly, standing fully to face him, "I never get tired!I have unlimited power cells, unlike my lesser models!"
Tien blasted forward and punched, but she dodged and came back around.Tien used his own agile abilities to dodged her kick.He swung low, jumped up and brought his tow hands down on her head.She was thrown down, leaving Tien gasping.
"Tri..."he began, forming his triangle.Just at that moment, 17 game in from behind, grabbed him and put his arm around Tien's neck, tightening his grip.
Tien gasped for breath, as 17 lifted him up he fired his Tribeam attack wildly into the air, destroying a large section of the cliff above them.It came crashing down upon 17, 18, Tien and Trunks.18 though, dodged in time, and 17 soon followed, leaving the others buried beneath.
"That's it!"Piccolo cried."Yamcha, Krillin, let's do this!"
Yamcha and Piccolo blasted towards 17 and 18, leaving Krillin along.He backed up against the highway wall, desperately.
"I...guys...I just cant!"he whimpered.
Piccolo smashed down upon 17, who was surveying the mud.He was thrown head first into it, as Yamcha grabbed 18 and Piccolo began to punch furiously into her stomach.But again using his lighting speed, before Yamcha could even call out, 17 and dug himself out of the mud, knocked Piccolo aside and headbutted Yamcha into the ground.
"He...he...he..."18 gasped, clutching her stomach.17 ignored her and looked up to Krillin.
"Your alright"he told her, focusing on Krillin, "They were nothing to us.Six down..."he murmured, "One to go"
16 had watched on in dismay at their destruction.He thought they were only going to destroy Goku, not these innocents...
17 and 18 landed in front of Krillin.
"Hey, little man"17 murmured.
"Eee..."Krillin whimpered, pressing himself against the wall.
"It's okay, were not going to hurt you...it's Goku were after"
"Goku?But why?Why do you want to kill and hurt?"
"Because"17 murmured, turning, "Life's a game.We've got to survive.Killing people get's a six"he traced his finger right up through Krillin to his forehead, and then pointed to the sky, "And Goku's the end of the line"
"Yeah"18 murmured, leaning forward to Krillin's ear."Chill out"
She kissed Krillin on the cheek, and she and 17 walked up to 16.
"Well?Are you coming?"17 asked 16.
"Affirmative"16 muttered, "Goku's house is quite a distance from here in the Pao mountains..."
"Right.Guys, let's go"17 said.The three of them blasted off, leaving Krillin alone.

Krillin edged forward, then mustered the courage to jump down into the crater the others were in.He used his own two senzu beans on Piccolo and Yamcha.
"Eugh...thanks Krillin"Piccolo murmured.
"Yeah, what happened to you?"
"I used a bean on me already"he lied.Yamcha looked at him quizzically.
"Let's dig the others out"Krillin suggested quickly.
"Mmm..."Piccolo murmured, looking down on the soil and rubble as Yamcha and Krillin began to clear it."Strange...did you see the effect that kid had on the androids?Either he's extremely powerful, or he knows some weakness of the androids..."
"Incredibly powerful?I didnt sense anything"Yamcha murmured, throwing a huge rock out of his way, and uncovering Trunks.He pulled him out, and fed him one of his senzu beans.
"No..power..."Piccolo muttered.Could it be...?
"Ugh...hey...thanks for the recharge"Trunks told the others."What's up?Piccolo?"
Piccolo's gaunt face turned to him."Tell me, Trunks"he started, grabbing Krillin to stop him digging, "What is up with that kid...I know him...I think....yes!"he half-shouted.
"What?"Yamcha asked, standing next to Trunks.Piccolo released Krillin from his grip."He's that kid from three years ago...the one who defeated Freiza...not you..."
"I guess it's time to tell you"Trunks started, and for once he was blushing or looking awkward.He would tell it as it is..."His name is Diornda...he's an android from 18 years
into the future, not unlike me.He also lives in the kinds of unimaginable horror the androids forced me to endure....and here comes the strange part...in his time, Dr.Gero, the android you knew as number "20" survives.His creations, androids 17 and 18, wreak havoc upon the world.And apparently, Earth's Special Forces have been completely taken care of.Me too...I think they're a lot more powerful in his world than they are in mine or yours"
"Yeah, but, where does that bring him in?"
"Well, he's Dr.Gero's son"
"HIS SON?!"everyone cried.
"Ahhh..."Piccolo murmured in awe, "Then that must mean..."
"Yes, I dont know how it was done exactly, but genetically its his son.And he's made him an android...programmed to know information on every single one of us, yet to have a free mind like 17 and 18.He's...well he is pure of heart, and extremely loving and loyal to his father.That MUST be why he does what he asks..."
"And what did he ask?"Piccolo asked.
"He came back to warn me of a number of things.Firstly, the medicine I brought back to aid Goku was some toxic liquid...I dont know where it came from or what happened, but in his time Goku dies from poisoning.He also came to say that the androids were much stronger than expected, and I should probably come back to help.I think thats what he we both did"
Piccolo, Yamcha and Krillin nodded, taking everything into account.
"I've been thinking over the past three years.Firstly, the most obvious one, his name spelt backwards is "ANDROID".See?"he asked.Then he continued, "Secondly, I think Diordna is the key to the androids destruction.Dr.Gero has incorporated awesome strength, some strange ability to constuct electrical objects, say, certain parts of the android, and most importantly of all, he know all their weaknesses and techniques.I'm sure he's willing to help.Thirdly, I think in his dimension, either Dr.Gero has had a massive change of character, or his father is not the man this world knows.He died giving his life for a person he loved.He built his son to combat the androids, mainly for us, just like...just like my mother..."he thought about home, about..."Sorry"he murmured."Yes.I think he knew that he couldnt save his own world, but he could build a better future for our world, and others.Whats most important now is destroying those androids, and I think Diordna will prove a most willing an invaluable asset"
"You've...thought this through"Krillin murmured, taken aback by it all.
"Well when you have a destroyed, crumbling world, with killer androids on the loose, there isnt much to keep you occupied"
"So what now?"Yamcha asked.
"Let's dig Tien out and tell him"Piccolo said.
"And Vegeta?"Trunks asked.
"Him too"Piccolo murmured.
Trunks wandered towards the shattered remnants of his sword, and pulling a special laserpan from his pocket, he melded the two peices clumsily together, while commenting on the android's strength."These androids are unbelievable..."
"what?!"Piccolo cried.
"Why recycle old words?You already said that..."Yamcha murmured.
"Yes....yes I did..."Trunks murmured, "But compared to my androids, these are unmatched.I was at least able to hold my own against the androids in my time...here, they're unstoppable....it's horrifying"
They all bowed their heads, as Trunks slotted his sword back into it's sheath.
"Hey, er..."Krillin started awkwardly, "I heard the androids talking before they left, it seems they're heading for Goku's house"
"Right, thanks"Piccolo thanked Krillin and, using his two senzu beans, he brought Vegeta and Tien back to full health and together with Trunks, he revealed the true nature of Diordna.
"So he's the son of an android?An android himself?!I say we destroy him utterly...no wait"Vegeta paused, "We should squeeze information out of him...we must know the weakness of the androids!"
"No"Trunks started."That's not an option"
Vegeta clutched his head, as the voice of the android, somehow embedded into his mind, frothed up again confusingly.
What is it like to feel this kind of pain, huh?....proud Saiyan prince...Vegeta....proud Saiyan prince...Vegeta....weak...Vegeta...weak...Vegeta....VEGETA!
"Vegeta! "Piccolo roared."Wake up!We've got a crisis on our hands here....we're without Goku and-"
"Goku..."Vegeta began angrily."GOKU GOKU GOKU!"he shouted in rage, and he blasted off into the sky, sending dust everywhere.
"Father!"Trunks shouted, but Piccolo held him down.
"Leave him...you cant go after Vegeta when he's like this"
"Your right"Trunks agreed disheartedly."Ohh, your father..." his mother began, "He's amazing...but, he never once told me that he loved me..."
Trunks clenched his fists.My mother deserves better..yet...he is my father
"Let's get Diordna out, and get going"Piccolo suggested.Krillin reached something, and pulled out Diordna from the rubble-soil.

"The road out here sure is quiet, er, what's your name...?"Bob, the owner of Foods United, the small food store that gives out food(not free, of course) to weary travellers, asked the man who had brought his next load of goods.
"James..."he said.He looked down at his Lucky Foods Transport clipboard, while drinking the coffee Bob had handed him, "So, you havent used Lucky Foods in nine months, huh?"
"Business has been slow..."Bob murmured."Ahh!"he gasped, squeezing his paper cup so a load of hot coffee burst out onto his thick jacket.He didnt even feel it.
"What?"James asked, staring up to the sky.
"Up...there...three people, flyin'!"
"I thought you said business was slow, not your mind"James murmured."Tch..."he tutted, as he walked off."Ahhh!"he cried, seeing three people land right in front of his truck from the sky.
They were in the middle of a mountain range not to far of South City, completely the wrong mountain range that 17 had been looking for.This place was cold, snowy, and very high, quite unlike the lucious pastures of Mt.Pao.
"Surprised?"18 asked.
"I guess you dont mind if we borrow your truck, huh?"
"Ahh...ahh..."James whimpered, stepping back.
"Good, good..."17 murmured."16?"
16 picked up the truck and held it up, letting the crates of food slide out into the road, some smashing, releasing fruits and drinks, rolling into the road.17 opened the driver's seat door."Hmmm....it's not preferable, but it'll do"He jumped in, android 18 getting in the other side, the large 16 taking up the whole storage area in the back.
"Lucky...lucky foods wishes you happy services with your products"James whispered, as the car blasted off, leaving tire marks on the road, heavy smoke in the area, and 5000 zennie's worth of Lucky Foods...

Android 20 was soaring over the countryside, heading directly for Goku's house."Yes....I estimate my arrival time to be no less than one hour..."
With all the energy I absorbed from Piccolo, Krillin, Tien, Gohan and Vegeta I should easily be able to reach my destination...He thought back to what the pink-haired person said.What a ludicrious story...me, a father?What rubbish...huh?
A red light lit up in his temple."It's Freiza and King Cold!It seems that they are heading for Son Goku, too...."he paused."They are a long way off..."
Freiza, he thought, grinning violently, The pleasure will be all MINE....

After a lengthly thirty minutes or so of talking, Trunks had briefed Diordna in on their mission and the situation, and with the plan clear in everyone's mind, the remaining Earth's Special Forces, plus Trunks and Diordna, headed off in near-blind search of the androids.They knew Goku was a top priority.
"Saying that"Krillin murmured, as they had been discussing his situation while flying, "I think one of us should stay with Goku...y'know, just in case"
"I volunteer myself"Trunks said, "I'd like to see Goku again..."
"Well in his state there isnt much to do, but....do you even know where it is?"Krillin asked.
"No...I...I dont..."
"Well we'll both go.I'll take you there"
"I dont like the idea of two of you leaving, but okay...we have Diordna here"
"Yeah, will you be okay?"Trunks asked him.Diordna nodded, as Trunks and Krillin ducked below the others and blasted off westward.












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