Dragon Ball/Z/GT Fan Fiction ❯ Blue Eyes ❯ An Android's Log ( Chapter 6 )

[ P - Pre-Teen ]
Blue Eyes
Part Six
By Maria Cline

To live forever is to live alone.

Entry Log No: 5456231

I never thought this would happen. When I was first created I had one program to follow; to destroy Goku. I fought his friends and was stopped by a greater enemy than myself, now I was good and even had a daughter of my own. A sweet little girl who is very normal and I wanted her to remain that way.

For the past few months, I had noticed something was... different about Goku. I cannot explain it. I was programmed to be able to see any changes in Goku's body, such as temperature, vitals; I could see weaknesses in Goku. Lately every time I saw him I noticed a small dip in his power. I wasn't sure what it meant, but it couldn't be good. I told Krillian about my suspicions and he told me that if there was something wrong with Goku, he wouldlet us know.

Today he let us know.

He gathered all of us at the Capsule Corps, and he was nervous. I've never seen Goku so nervous in my life. Chi Chi was holding his hand and his two sons were watching him warily. He told us about his condition. Everyone, except Vegita, gasped in shock. I was stunned myself. In only thirty years or less, Goku will wither away and die. Dr. Briefs had explained how Goku's power and techniques have been wearing down his body. Ironic, isn't it? Goku's own power will kill him in the end.

Goku made it clear that he didn't want to be pitied or treated like he was made out of glass. He was still one of the strongest men in the world and being babied wasn't something he liked. I watched as Krillian and the others talked to Goku while I remained at a distance, the way I usually act toward other people.

I looked at down at my own hands and then at everyone else. How much had I changed since the Cell Games? I did become softer, but that was all. I didn't become weaker over the years; in fact I became stronger. My husband was going into middle age and I was still in my prime. I was part human but I was also part machine. How long would I live?

I talked to Dr. Briefs in private and after a few quick tests, he confirmed my fear. According to his research I can live for another two hundred years or more. I was stunned at the thought. Marron and Krillian are normal human beings, I will outlive them and my decendants. The only ones who had a chance to live as long as myself are Master Roshi, Piccolo, and Vegita, and I would rather die than live with any of those men.

As I lie here writing my journal, I can see my husband. How long will he last? Forty? Fifty years? I don't want to live forever. Oh well...

Sincerely,

Eighteen Chestnut

*****

Eighteen sighed as she slipped into bed next to her husband. "Hey, hon." Krillian said as he looked up from his book. "What's wrong? Is it about Goku?"

"No... and yes." Eighteen replied as she looked away. "It's just that Goku's announcement got me thinking... I can live for over two hundred more years. I will outlive my grandchildren. I just wish I was Human like you."

"Oh..." Krillian looked down as he closed his book. "Eighteen, there's nothing wrong with you. You are strong, smart, and beautiful. So you can live a little longer than me, that's no crime."

"But... you will grow old and perverted and I will remain... young." Eighteen whispered, "How will other people look at us then?"

"Who cares?" Krillian said as he shrugged. "We live on an island and our friends don't care."

"I do." Eighteen said, "I don't want to live that long without you. After you and Marron die, who will I be with? Master Roshi?" She paled at the thought. "I... I'm going to look for ways to shorten my life to more human terms."

"Don't." Krillian insisted as he took her hands and held them firmly. "Eighteen, I love you and I always will, but you can't just look for ways to die just because I may die a few years before you do. Besides, I died three times... I'm not that hard to kill off forever."

"You can't remain young forever."

"I know... and I don't care." Krillian insisted as he sighed. "Just don't think like that. Okay? If by any chance I do... die before you and I can't be brought back, then I know that you will find a way to go on. You're the strongest woman in the world." He held her in his arms and said, "Don't worry about it. Okay? I'm not dying tomorrow."

"I know." Eighteen whispered. **Only in fifty years.**

To Be Continued...