Dragon Ball/Z/GT Fan Fiction ❯ The Mirai World ❯ dead or alive ( Chapter 21 )

Title: The mirai world??

Author: J'dee

Rating: NC-17 (offensive language)

Story Brief: An Alternative Reality fan fic of The Storm...

Author's Note: chapter 21 *whew* man this is actually getting longer than the original.

Disclaimer: I don't own the characters you recognise but I own the one's you don't....

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I stood on Shin's planet looking round at the surroundings. I felt sort of out of place, much like I had when I had arrived in this reality. Being wiccan and Shin well he was the equivalent of a God in this reality. It made it hard for me to grasp the whole respect thing. I'd been good at it when I didn't walk side by side with them literary.

Shin pushed open the door to his place and I looked at him. He looked back at me and motioned me through first. I kept my entire being silent taking in the feelings and different energies of the place. I felt Shin's eyes on my back. It was unnerving but I didn't even think a complaint.

He motioned for me to sit in the lounge of his place. Kibito had long since left us to go and collect the 'good doctor' as Shin called him.

Shin dropped a pencil and pad in front of me and I looked up at him.

"Entertain yourself. I will return when Kibito returns."

With that Shin left me alone and I picked up the pad and pencil, it seemed everybody knew I liked drawing. So I flopped back in to the seat and began drawing on the pad waiting for Shin and Kibito to return.

Forty five minutes passed by my watch and I looked down at the picture I had drawn, it was of Gohan just a head shot of him powering up, I tapped the end of the pencil up against the pad thinking to myself. I sighed my entire body was so nervous. I would only return to die again. Gods how I hated knowing the future I now knew how Bardock felt when he saw planet Vegeta's end alone with his own.

I looked at my watch feeling edgy.

The door opened and I looked at Dr Briefs as he walked in and he smiled at me friendly a cigarette between his lips. It was much like I'd seen him in the undubbed version of the show.

"Lee... nice to see you are doing well." He remarked.

I stood up placing the pad and pencil down on the table I looked over as Shin stepped up to where I'd been, he picked up the pad and looked at it, he looked at me and nodded. I guess it seemed understandable I'd draw Gohan... Even thought I knew with every part of me that I wouldn't be allowed to remain with him, when him and the others were wished back.

"I need your help, if you haven't been told yet." I said pulling the plans out.

Dr. Briefs nodded. "Well then any way I can I will help you."

***

Alethea found herself enveloped in darkness and touching the wall she looked round worriedly. 'Trunks.' She thought scared. 'Where are you?'

She jumped as she felt a hand cover her mouth.

"Shh Thea..." Trunks voice whispered in her ear.

They stayed completely still a light in the distance flickered. Eighteen walked past lighting the way with an energy ball.

"Any sign of them?" Seventeen called out.

"Not down here." Eighteen called back and the light vanished as she walked away.

"I'm sure we split them up with that last attack."

They were both swallowed in darkness again. Alethea could hear Trunks breathing.

"Are you okay?" He asked her softly.

She nodded and Trunks removed his hand from her mouth she turned round and looked at him scared. "We're trapped..." She whispered.

Her eyes now used to the dark made out Trunks' outlines of his features, he may of only been sixteen and just older then her but she found comfort in his good looks.

He looked down at her. "I'm sick of running and hiding." He whispered softly.

"Me to. I want freedom from this." She said softly.

She felt Trunks hand touch the side of her face and she read his features he was being strong for her. But she could feel he was just as scared as she was. He put his arms round her protectively.

"I'm not going to lose you like I lost Gohan..."

Trunks felt her body, so warm and pressed up against his, closely; she was shivering. They heard a loud explosion.

"If we can't find you then we'll just blast you out!!" Seventeen shouted.

Alethea clung on to Trunks tightly. He held her and pulled her down to the ground and huddled with her there.

"Mom... she'd stop them... if only her and Gohan had fought them together..."

Trunks looked down, he felt there was a good truth to it. It appeared they had found Leona first then Gohan got mad at her being injured and taken them on, Leona had recovered and taken them on again only to be killed. Alethea had no one now, like him her father was dead, now she had no mother either.

"Darn them..." Trunks' fist clenched. 'I have to be strong for her.' He thought and saw Alethea look up at him wide her blue eyes. 'We're the last of the saiyans...'

He covered her up completely as another explosion rang off near them.

***

I tapped the pencil and looked at Dr. Briefs. "So to make the rest of this circuit board I need that piece." I said pointing to the plan, "But the problem is I have no idea where to find it apart from at Gero's lab." I added. I had just finished explaining the predicament we were in to get the controller.

Dr. Briefs scratched his chin. "Well you could always get Bulma to make it. If you get one of these..." he began drawing on the side of the plan the shape of another little piece of circuitry. "It's called ah.... um... oh dear... hold on I'll remember-"

I smiled, he was such a nice old man I liked him really I did, he reminded me of my kinder grandfather, with his forgetfulness.

"Well it's a form of a transformer anyway... Bulma will know. But to get this piece you will probably also have to go to Gero's lab. He used to sell some parts through the black market. Actually most of the parts, in exchange for other parts, he'd use on his androids. He should have a checklist in his lab."

"So not matter what I'm going to have to go back to Gero's lab?" I asked.

Dr. Briefs nodded. "I'm afraid so. I've been in there once when he offered to pay me to help him. I can draw you a map of his shelves of circuitry." He offered.

I nodded. "That would help, then I'll just grab the parts and get out of there."

Dr. Briefs looked at me worriedly. "Is it really that bad down there?"

I nodded. "It's terrible." I looked down.

I saw Shin look at me and I felt awkward under the supreme kai's stares. "How long have I been up here?" I asked.

"Nearly four years... now."

I blinked. "You're kidding me!! I thought this place was timeless."

"It is but four years have nearly passed by on earth."

I looked at Dr. Briefs. "Please hurry with drawing that map." I said.

He nodded and drew it on the back of the plans.

***

Alethea was running down the street and she skidded to a halt as Seventeen phased in front of her. "Oh come on. Don't play hard to get. You know you want it."

"In your dreams!!!" Alethea shouted as she ran away from him and straight in to Trunks. She looked up at him.

"Get out of here Thea. I'll handle this." He spoke so calmly.

She backed up and moved behind him and he powered up to super saiyan. Seventeen laughed. "Look I'm not interested in you." Seventeen remarked.

"I'll handle him then." Eighteen said and she landed.

Trunks looked at her and then he charged. Alethea backed up. She watched as Trunks and Eighteen fought.

Alethea saw Trunks turn round and look at her. "GET OUT OF HERE!!!"

She jumped startled by his voice and she nodded powered up and she flew off.

"Oh no you don't!" Seventeen flew up after her.

Trunks turned round. "NO! LEAVE HER ALONE!!!" He went to chase Seventeen but Eighteen phased in front of him.

"How rude you were going to leave without saying good-bye."

She punched Trunks sending him sprawling to the ground and he looked up as Alethea was thrown in to a wall.

Seventeen grabbed her by the hair and he yanked her up she let out a scream of pain and rammed the back of her head against the back of a brick wall.

"I like you. You've got some spunk. I should let you know that I'm going to play round with you first before killing you."

Trunks held his hand up and powered up sending a blast towards Seventeen and he jumped out of the way Trunks phased in behind Seventeen and hit him across the back of the neck with his hand then he grabbed Alethea and pulled her off the wall and the two of them ran off.

Seventeen stretched his neck. "He's going to pay for that."

Eighteen stepped up beside him and flicked some of her hair over the back of her shoulder. "What is your obsession with that girl anyway? Ever since you kidnapped her you've been like chasing her forever."

"Hey I have my reasons." He snapped.

"Oh my gosh!" Eighteen cracked up laughing. "You like her! That's it isn't it? Seventeen how pathetic."

"Shut up Eighteen!"

"Well guys have their needs. So you go handle it."

"Help me flush them out they can't of got far." He said.

"Sure could be fun. We might even get to kill him at the end of this."

Trunks looked down at Alethea in their hiding spot. She looked up at him. Trunks brushed some of her hair off her face. "We'll get out of this."

"I hate this Trunks. With Gohan we at least didn't have to hide- as much."

"I know. I wish I was stronger than him that way we'd be out of this mess. But I'm not. I'm sorry." Trunks said.

"You will be. My mom foresaw it. She said you were going to be stronger than a super saiyan." Alethea whispered.

"Yeah but I'm not at the moment and this is the moment we have to worry about."

Alethea clung on to Trunks and his eyes darted about and he saw Seventeen's shadow and he swallowed as Seventeen moved towards them.

"No." Alethea whispered.

"Peek-a-boo." Seventeen teased.

Trunks pushed Alethea a-head of him and the two of them ran.

He placed Alethea in a hiding spot and looked at her. "Stay absolutely still. I'll lure them away then you get out of here." He said.

Alethea nodded and she grabbed Trunks by the collar of his jacket and pulled him down kissing him directly on the lips. "Live." Was all she said, and hid.

Trunks touched his lips and he blinked. He looked round and then ran out of her sight.

Trunks turned round and corner then he saw a piece of glass and heard Eighteen's voice. He then ran the other way and was nailed in to the building.

When got up to his feet he fought the androids with all his might.

Alethea heard the explosion and the sounds of the battle raging then suddenly everything went silent and her head snapped up. She looked up and the climbed out of the hiding spot to see the androids were gone... and so was Trunks.

"Trunks?" She asked. "TRUNKS?!" She shouted and looked round.

She was replied with an explosion in the far distance and she powered up and flew towards it and landed behind some rocks to see across a lake was Trunks lying on the ground not moving and the Androids standing over him.

"No." She whispered and she jumped up in to the air and powered up. "SOUND BLASTER ATTACK!!!" The Sokidan ball of energy appeared and it shot skyward before exploding in an array of sound and light deafening and blinding the androids.

'If I go crazy then will you still call me superman?

If I'm alive and well will you be there holding my hand,

I'll keep you by my side with my superhuman might- Kryptonite.'

Alethea flew over and she landed by Trunks' side and she tried to help him up.

"Please Trunks don't you dare die. I don't want to have to train Pan all by myself."

Alethea was suddenly yanked back by her hair. "Stop it right there."

Alethea looked up as her attack's light show had stopped. She blinked as she saw Eighteen holding it in her hand. The female android crushed the ball of energy in her hand. Seventeen looked at Alethea as he held up by her hair.

"Nice try." He pulled out his gun. "How are saiyans at surviving bullets?"

Alethea swallowed and she felt the gun placed up against her neck.

"Hey boy, wake up. We want you to see this." Seventeen kicked Trunks in the ribs.

Trunks looked up weakly and he saw Alethea. "Trunks I'm sorry."

"Thea..." Trunks looked at the androids. "You monsters."

Alethea felt the trigger behind pulled back and she grabbed Seventeen by his shirt and he looked at her surprised as she flung him over her shoulder.

"RUN!" Trunks shouted at her.

Alethea ran only to get a bullet shot in the middle of her back and she hit the ground and coughed. Seventeen walked up to her and grabbed her by her arm and dragged her back throwing her on the ground next Trunks.

"You prefer him to me? Then you can both die together."

They Androids began to power up. Alethea grabbed Trunks hand.

He looked at her and she gave him a smile. "I'll meet you at the check in point."

Trunks blinked and he looked up as the androids began firing blasts at them. Trunks felt each one sting him as it shot through him and he looked at Alethea as her body was jilted with blast after blast.

"Love you." He whispered as everything went black.

***

Trunks slowly woke up feeling groggy and he blinked seeing the ceiling fan. "THEA!!" He cried out and gasped in pain.

Bulma rushed up to him and pushed him back down on the bed. "No you don't."

"Where is she?"

Bulma looked at Trunks sadly. "I couldn't find her body Trunks. I think they took it."

Trunks choaked back a sob. "No..."

Bulma squeezed his hand comforting him. "It's okay Trunks..."

"I'm the last saiyan..."

***

"I don't see the point in this Seventeen? You blast her now you're fixing her."

Alethea woke up to nothing but pain and she looked up. She saw Seventeen put the tool down. She looked up to see her hands chained up above her head and she was lying on a cold operating table.

"If he can mess with our lives and make us robots I don't see why we can't do that to others? Besides I need company."

Eighteen looked at her. "Look at that she's waking up."

Seventeen turned round and looked at her. "Welcome back." He then laughed and Alethea pulled at the chains and they snapped easily enough and she sat up and looked down at her body. She was still flesh like. But she could feel the difference inside her. She jumped up and off the table and pointed a finger at the two androids.

"What have you done to me?! Where's Trunks?!" She shouted at them.

"Sorry girl but he's dead." Eighteen replied.

Alethea sunk to her knees and she felt her hands pounded the ground and watched as the floor cratered under her. She didn't even need to power up.

"I want to die." She whispered.

"Welcome to our world. You're one of us now." Seventeen remarked.

Alethea fell to the floor in a heap.

"Tell her what she can do."

"Well you have the power needed to go super saiyan. We gave you the ability of instant transmission too, and like any normal female the ability to have kids."

She felt sick to the stomach as Seventeen moved up close to her.

"Touch me and I'll kill you." she growled.

Seventeen laughed. "I'm sure..."

***

Dr. Briefs smiled at me and handed me back over the plans. "Well I'm sorry I couldn't do any more to help." He said rubbing his chin.

"It's okay. We'll make do."

He smiled. "Say hello to Bulma for me, won't you?"

"Sure will." I smiled back.

I watched as Kibito lead him out and Shin looked at me.

"Are you ready to go back now?" He asked.

"Yeah..."

***

"Are you sure there's no way round this Lee?" Bulma asked me her voice filled up with worry.

I shook my head. "Sorry I have to return to Gero's lab, jut look at those parts his place is the only place that has them."

"The androids though-" Bulma began.

"I know Bulma. I'll be okay. My death isn't just yet." I remarked.

Bulma sighed, she looked concerned but then again I was all she had for company at that stage while Trunks was in the alternative past giving Goku the antidote.

"I hope you're right Lee." She whispered.

I placed two fingers to my forehead. "Trust me..." I grinned and added in my best Arnie impersonation. "I'll be back..."

With that I instant transmissioned to Gero's lab, focussing on Cell's energy.

I arrived behind the tank and stood up peeking out from behind it. I couldn't see Seventeen or Eighteen anywhere. I slipped out from behind the tank and dashed in to Gero's little storage room with the names of the pieces in my hand written on a small piece of paper I grabbed what I needed hurriedly checking them over twice when I herd a smash of glass and I stopped, I lowered my power level down to nothing and slipped to the door and peeked out as I watched Cell grow in the tank, then suddenly lights shot out in all directions. His energy broke the glass and he jumped out. I stayed low watching him as he stretched his muscles. The lizard like creature was disgusting to look at in person. I knew I wouldn't have a chance in hell at beating him, he was stronger than Seventeen and Eighteen and I couldn't even beat them even as a super saiyan. His energy though, all the different energy emitting from him felt like the entire Z-team was standing right there in the lab, but at the same time it felt evil like Frieza evil. Cell looked round then he dashed out the door. I looked down at the parts in my hand and placed them in a small pouch and instant transmissioned out. I wouldn't tell Bulma of Cell, no need to make her worry more. Trunks would handle it when the time came round to it.

***

"...And this new monster has come out of nowhere-" The radio crackled.

I looked over and Bulma blinked. "another android?" She breathed.

"I'll handle it..." I said softly. "At least slow it down."

"Lee." Bulma gave me a scolding look. "Don't you dare."

'If Cell reaches the androids then this world is doomed.' I thought. 'He woke up earlier than I thought he would. Trunks isn't back yet and someone has to slow Cell down...'

"I know that look Lee..." Bulma growled.

"Then you know I'm gunna do what I have to." I placed two fingers to my forehead and vanished.

I arrived in front of Cell and I cringed as I saw him suck someone up his tail. "Oh that is so gross... remind me not to take you out to dinner." I remarked.

Cell blinked and he looked at me shocked, then he seemed to take my presence in. "You're still alive. Simply amazing..." He remarked in his lizard like voice, it's hissing made him sound like he had a really bad lisp.

"Yeah." I flicked some hair over my shoulder. "It's for Trunks sake."

"Ah yes the saiyan prince... I will get to him in due time." Cell hissed.

"Well not right now you won't." I said dropping in to a fighting stance.

Cell laughed. "You can't even beat the androids what makes you think you can beat me?" He seemed highly amused by me.

"Well for starters I may not be able to beat them, but I can and have slowed them down before..."

"I see you want to stall me... how amusing...." He smirked.

"For me it will be..."

Cell charged at me and I moved quickly blocking him.

I phased in and out and drove a punch directly towards his gut and he vanished just before I got there I turned round and grinned at him. I placed both hands to my forehead. "SOLAR FLARE!!!!" I shouted.

The blast shot out blinding him and he growled in frustration, his vision blurred. But I knew he could still partially see.

He blinked seeing two energy sphere appearing in each of my hands. He chuckled.

"That won't hurt me!" He laughed.

I rammed either one in to each side of his head.

"I know but it'll slow you down like I said!" Cell cried out and fell to the ground I hovered over him. "My pain is your pain..." I said before giving him a swift kick in the ribs. "Trunks will sort you out Cell..." With that I headed back to Bulma.

***

I could see clearly in my hand was the completed remote. I looked at Bulma as she turned round and looked at me her face filled up with worry.

"I'm sorry I couldn't keep Alethea here and safe... Trunks he's been so lost since she's been gone. I think he truly feels he is the only last one left now."

I looked at the remote in my hand. This was the most oddest sensation. Trunks was suppose to destroy the androids, not myself. In all the other visions. I had never had one of myself holding the remote, showing me that I finally had the upper hand and the ability to save this world. But would I go Krillen at the last moment? Would that be my downfall? There had to be a reason because I knew today this day would be the day my life on this plain of existence would be exterminated...

"Be careful Lee... and remember you have to be within ten meters of them." Bulma called out to me as I flew off to find the terrible two.

It felt like forever I was flying, until I spotted the explosions in the distance, followed by the laughter of the two androids, who were tearing this world apart.

I landed a few blocks away lowered my power level and I headed towards them I felt the plans for the controller still sticking out the back of my belt and I pulled my capsule corp. jacket over them... I mentally kicked myself for not giving them back to Bulma after we had done the part check of the controller.

I moved through the rubble quiet and gracefully I stopped round the corner from them and watched as they blew up an already half destroyed town, the animated version had done this world no justice, it was worse in person I could see the half charred, half torn limbs laying sprawled about the place, in my mind I could still see Gohan looking at me as I was with him for his final moments. My energy must of flickered at that cause suddenly they stopped blasting. I ducked back out of sight suddenly.

"You sense that?" I heard seventeen ask his sister.

"Yeah..."

"What do you say we take care of it?" He asked.

"NO!" I heard a familiar female voice cry and I looked round the corner to see Alethea running up to them.

'What is she doing?!' I thought worriedly. 'Is she crazy?' My mind then stopped wondering remember Bulma remarking about how Alethea never returned. She was assumed dead. I remembered my earlier vision. Seventeen taking Alethea with him. Taking her away from Trunks, the two had become so close. Then she was gone. Which meant Alethea was now part of them- she was a part android.

I moved back round the corner and I looked at the controller in my hand. 'Damnit!'

Suddenly a figure emerged in front of me and I looked up to see Seventeen smirking at me. "Welcome back. I missed the games we used to play."

I pointed the controller at him. "Step back!" I threatened.

He looked at the controller and he blinked. He put his hands in the air in surrender, and he stepped back over towards Eighteen, as I stepped out from round the corner.

I saw Alethea's face light up. She was so grown up. I knew she was eighteen years old now. She had her long black hair tied back, it still held the streaks of gold through it.

"Mom." She looked at me then her eyes fell on the controller. "Use it."

Seventeen laughed. "She wouldn't dare. You know as well as I know, if she uses that, she shuts you off, as well as Eighteen and myself. As if she'd do that to her own daughter." I knew he was just provoking me to do it.

It had only been a day since I'd run in to Cell of this world out and about. I had stalled him long enough with that move I learned from the Crow movie with Brandon Lee. I had forced all my pain and memories in to his head and it had caused him even as an organic robot to over heat and collapse. He would be in a coma for a few more days at least. I bought these guys some time. But I didn't buy myself any time.

"Mom push the button." Alethea said.

She was such an attractive young woman looking at her I knew Yamcha would be proud she was willing to self sacrifice for them to stop the terror on this world.

She was no longer the lighthearted, flighty teenage girl, I'd left behind four years ago, for my mission to the otherworld. Her eyes shared the same pain that Trunks' shared.

Seventeen grabbed her by the arm and held Alethea in front of him and shook her at me. "Go on do it! Shut us down! Shut us all down!!" he shouted at me.

"Mom... please..." Alethea pleaded with me and I saw it in her eyes, I could tell her eyes had turned to the suicidal I no longer wanted to live gaze.

"Thea..." I breathed. I looked at the remote and I felt my hand tremble. I was having a Krillen moment right there. I felt I couldn't do it. The remote dropped from my hand and landed with a thud on the ground and I lowered my head defeated.

"I can't do that to you Thea. I can't deny you life. I'd never forgive myself."

Seventeen laughed and he looked at me. It was then I sensed Trunks return from the past, it was his first trip back so he wouldn't go looking for them just yet.

"You made a good choice." Seventeen let Alethea go and he walked right up to me and his foot stomped on the remote crushing it. I felt his cold eyes gaze right in to my own. "Now it's my turn to make a choice, to kill you here right now or to let you run for a bit before I kill you?"

"Hello why do you get to do all the killing?" Eighteen interrupted.

Seventeen looked at his twin sister. "Fine you can kill her."

Eighteen looked at me. "I'm giving you three minutes see if you can escape, oh and no funny tricks, you don't do as I say we will disconnect your daughter- for good."

I knew Eighteen meant no instant transmission. I powered up to super saiyan to get that extra boost in speed to make up for that and I flew off as fast as I could.

"Three minutes to live? Sis you are far to generous at times." I heard Seventeen remark before I had flown out of earshot.

I was flying over Bridge Town when the three minutes had ended I stopped flying and looked round I couldn't see or feel Alethea anywhere near by. I hovered there for a few seconds when I was suddenly knocked out of the sky and I hit the ground creating a crater as I landed I looked up to see Eighteen hovering there. I hadn't seen or heard her come anywhere near me. I pushed myself out of the hole and I looked up at her.

"Time to die." Was all she said and she powered up a blast, I jumped out of the way as it started raining energy blasts, Gohan had died in a similar manner I wasn't willing to go out that way. I pulled the plans out of my pocket and I opened them up trying to figure out where I went wrong. Seventeen landed in front of me.

"Peek-a-boo." He grinned. He looked at me holding the plans. "What you still have that old thing. Here let me take It." he offered and went to grab me I phased out to another part of the town and I jumped out of the way as a building collapsed.

Then suddenly I felt a energy blast strike through my shoulder from above and I looked up at Eighteen then at where I'd been hit then she started firing rapidly at me and I placed my hands above my head as it rained energy blasts down on me.

"MOM!!!" I heard Alethea's voice then I fell over backwards the pain to great.

I felt Alethea scoop me up in her arms and Seventeen and Eighteen looked at her.

"I don't know why you converted her like us, she's no fun." Eighteen remarked.

The two androids flew off and Alethea held on to me. "It's okay mom I'm here."

I smiled up at her and touched the side of her face. "You'll be okay. I can feel it."

I saw Alethea's tears and then she looked up suddenly and I sensed the approaching power level too. "Trunks." Alethea breathed. "I've got to go... I can't let him see what I've become." She sounded upset and she laid me back down gently and ran off and hides. I felt my mind slip off in to the that dark world of unconsciousness.

When I came through I was in Capsule Corp and I felt weak. Trunks was pacing in the corner. He looked at Bulma. "Why didn't you tell me Lee was still alive?"

I looked at Bulma as she leant over me and placed a luke warm clothe on my forehead. "You have to understand Trunks, it was foretold this way."

"I don't understand you at times!!" Trunks snapped. "First you go on about visions and foretelling, then you send me in to the past to change that. It shouldn't matter!"

"I get to see Gohan again..." I said softly.

Trunks looked at me. He walked up to me. "Oh no you don't Lee! You've survived so far, you are not leaving now!" Trunks was determined it was in his voice.

"I failed Gohan. I promised him before I left that I was going to take care of you Trunks." I muttered as I felt my entire body aching with pain.

"Stay with us! Keep that promise." He took my hand and he saw me flinch in pain.

"I don't need to. Trunks you do fine on your own." Bulma was still leaning over me and she looked generally worried.

I felt my eyes slowly closing tiredly and my chest felt heavy, the steady whizzing of the fan overhead made a gentle soothing sound as I felt everything drift in to blackness and silence.

***

To Be Continued...