Dragon Ball/Z/GT Fan Fiction ❯ Turn Back Time, One More Time ❯ ~Identities Revealed~ ( Chapter 4 )

by: AniDragon

"But daddy, I don't wanna go to school!" Michelle complained.
18 sighed as she watched the familiar scene.
After watching for a week, the blonde android still didn't have any idea if she was Michelle or not. Willace, however, seemed to be more and more like 17 every day. He was anti social, and was even doing martial arts in his spare time. 18 was almost convinced, but she wanted to know for sure before going back to her own time. After all, she had the right to know, didn't she?
Her thoughts were interrupted by a knock on the door. Yes, 18 had managed to get inside the house without anyone noticing. She was hiding in the shadows, although she had the hardest time to get Ringo, their dog, to stay away from her.
Speaking of Ringo, the hyper pup began barking seconds after the doorbell rang. And he kept barking. And barking. And barking. And barking. And barking. And barking. And barking. And barking. And barking. And barking. And barking. And barking. And barking. And barking. And barking. And barking. And barking. You get the point.
"Caiman!" The man that was at the door said once the door was opened, "How have you been?"
That voice. 18 recognized it. She knew who it was. But there was no way! How could it be...
"Gero!" Caiman said, "It's been a while!"
"Yes it has, old friend," Gero said, coming in, "My, where did those two come from?" He asked, talking about Willace and Michelle.
"I'd like to introduce you to my kids: Willace and Michelle."
"I didn't know you were married."
"They're mother died when they were three," Caiman explained.
"I see. I'm sorry."
"It's okay. So, what brings you here?"
Gero finally stepped into her line of site. He was younger, roughly 50. He smiled to Caiman.
"I found out how to get revenge on that brat Goku."
"What's he talking about daddy?" Michelle asked.
"Nothing sweety," Caiman assured her, "You and Willace go take Ringo out."
"But Ringo's annoying!"
"You can have some ice cream later."
"OKAY!!!"
And with this, she was gone. Willace, however, eyed Gero for a few seconds before following his sister.
"Listen, Gero," Caiman said, "I quit the red ribbon army. I don't want to get involved with all of this. I know that Goku destroyed it, but maybe you should just forget about it. I have a new life now."
18 couldn't believe her ears. Caiman was part of the red ribbon army?! Of course it did make sense, and now she was sure that he was her father. This couldn't be a coincidence.
"Don't worry old friend, I'm not going to involve you in this. I have discovered that instead of having a whole army, I will create only a few androids. I have already sent a device to watch Goku. Once I know everything about him, I will download this information into my androids. You see? Instead of having an army of semi powerful bakas, I will have a few androids with so much power that they could destroy Goku in one shot!"
"Gero, why are you telling me this?"
"You see, there are a few drawbacks to my plan. It is very difficult to create AI. Artificial Intelligence, that is. So what I must do is take actual humans and modify them with cybernetic parts. This is where you come in. Do you know anyone who could help me with this? Someone young, perhaps, for the experiment will take a few years."
"I'm sorry Gero, but I can't help you. I don't know anybody who would go willingly."
"Who says the candidates have to be willing? I could easily erase their memory and make them believe that they actually want to help."
"What?! No! I'm sorry, but that's cruel!"
Gero eyed the doorway, "What about those two?"
Caiman followed his gaze to see that Willace and Michelle where at the door way.
"NO! Not them! Their all I have left!"
"Give them to me voluntarily, and I might let you see them every once and a while. And don't worry, I won't hurt them."
"That's sick! Just go away! Their my kids, and I won't let you take them from me!"
"Are you so sure about that? I assure you, you'd be doing the right thing for them. Think about all the power they'd gain!"
"I said GET OUT!!!!! NOW!!!!"
Gero sighed, "Very well. You'll regret this, I promise you."
And with this, Gero left.
"Daddy?"
"Father?"
"I'll be fine kids. You 2 just be careful from now on, alright?"
"Ok daddy!"
"Very well, father."

As everyone went to sleep that night, 18 decided to search around the house, looking for anything that might have been left over from the Red Ribbon Army. Around midnight, she heard a sound coming from upstairs. More specifically, from Michelle's room. It sounded like a muffled scream.
"That's not good," She murmured. She ran up to the room to see that it was empty. She looked through the open window to see a shadow escaping.
"No!" She whispered, then quickly went in pursuit.
'I won't interfere,', she reminded herself, 'I can't interfere! I just have to watch and let it happen. I just have to find out if she's me. I can't help her. I can't change time. I can't. I won't!'
She kept following the shadow until they arrived at a city. It went into an ally, and 18 quickly followed, remaining out of sight. Once she was close enough, she could clearly see the shadow. As she suspected, it was Gero, holding a struggling Michelle under one arm.
"Let me go! Let me go! Letmegoletmegoletmegoletmego!" She shouted.
"Silence! You're about to become one of the most powerful fighters on this planet. Doesn't that excite you?"
"NO! I don't want to go! Besides, I'm not strong! I don't know how to fight! Why me?!"
"Oh, you are only my first victim. I may take your brother Willace as well. Do you think he'd come willingly?"
"He'd quick your butt! He's been training a lot lately! You wouldn't be able to get him!"
"Hmm... He's that strong, ne? Well, that just makes me want to get him even more! Can you think of any ways I could get him to join me?"
"I won't let you take my brother! Now let me go! I want my daddy!"
"You better shut your moulth or you'll pay for it."
"I don't care! I want my daddy! I wanna go home! Let me go! Miyako! Help!"
It took 18 a few seconds to register that last part. But then she remembered. She was Miyako. Michelle's "Guardian Angel". But she couldn't help her...
Gero covered Michelle's moulth with his hand.
"I warned you!" He hissed, "Now I have no choice but to silence you."
He took the front of her shirt and pulled hard on it. There was a ripping sound and the shirt came off. Michelle tried to scream, put Gero's hand was preventing her.
18 watched in horror at the scene bellow her. That pervert! How dare he!
Michelle finally bit down on Gero's hand and he pulled away in shock. Michelle used this opportunity to scream as loud as she could. But Gero came back towards her and slapped her across the face. She fell to the ground.
18 was seeing red as she watched the seen.
'I can't interfere. I can't interfere. I can't interfere. I can't interfere. I can't interfere. I can't--'
Gero once again covered Michelle's moulth so that she wouldn't be able to scream.
18 couldn't take any more of it. She flew into the scene and punched Gero in the face, sending him flying into a wall.
"You monster!" She shouted.
Gero slowly got up and looked at 18 in wonder.
"What strength!" He commented, "You'd make a good android!"
"I already am one of your androids!" She spat at him, "I'm from the future. And you know what? You're going to die by the hands of one of your androids! How does that make you feel?"
"You're one of my androids from the future? My, my! I did a rather good job, didn't I?"
"Don't flatter yourself! I'm here to make sure that you're evil doesn't spread! Leave now, and forget all your plans to create androids and to kill Goku. It's not going to work anyway, and the result will be your death."
"You're lying!"
"Do I look like I'm lying? Now leave! You haven't even seen a fraction of my power! I could kill you in an instant!"
Gero wasn't listening, "I know you can't be telling the truth! I'm not afraid of you."
18 was in front of him in the blink of an eye and cocked her fist inches from his face, "Be afraid. Because I assure you, I will kill you."
"Then why haven't you yet?"
"I'm not like you. I'm giving you a chance. That's something that you never gave me. Now GO!"
Gero pulled away from her and ran away into the street, "You'll pay for this! I promise you!"
18 quickly turned to Michelle and quickly ran by her side.
"Are you hurt?"
"I'm fine," The young girl answered in a week voice, "I'm just a little tired. And cold."
18 picked up Michelle's ripped shirt and rapped it around her, "Don't worry. I don't think he'll come back. But just make sure to be careful."
Michelle slowly nodded, "Ok. Hey, Miyako? Are you really from the future?"
"Yes."
The young blonde cocked her head, "You're me, aren't you?"
"Yes."
"And you're an android."
"Yes."
"Does Willace become and android too?"
"Yes."
"Is that all you can say?"
18 laughed a bit, "No."
Michelle joined her laughter, "But you stopped Gero. Does that mean that my future's going to change?"
"I don't know," 18 admitted, "I don't know if things will turn out exactly the way their supposed to, or if I've changed everything. Maybe for the better, maybe for the worst."
"Are you going to leave?"
"I have to. I have a family to get back to. I have friends as well. I want to stay and protect you, but I can't."
"I can take care of myself. I can't fight, but I'm sure that Willace will teach me."
18 nodded, "I'm sure he will."
"Hey, can you tell me a bit about my future?"
"I'm sorry, but I can't. I don't want to change things any more then I already have."
Michelle nodded, "Ok. I understand."
18 smiled, "You're a smart little girl.
"I am?"
"Yes."
"There you go again with the 'yes'! You have to learn how to say something else!"
18 laughed, then picked up Michelle, "Come on, I'll take you home."
"Ok!"

That night, as Michelle watched 18 walk away from the house slowly through her window, she felt as though things weren't right. Yes, in a way, things would be better for her since she wouldn't become an android, but there was that feeling that told her that this wasn't the way things were supposed to be. And she knew that she would never truly become the woman that had saved her. She would never become her Guardian Angel.

~The End~

(AniDragon: Hmmm... I don't like it! *goes to change the 'R' scene, but is stopped by her muse Syaoran.

Syaoran: I don't think so. You wrote it, so it's staying!

AniDragon: But there's no point to it!!!

Syaoran: Yes there is! That's what makes 18 mad enough to interfere.

AniDragon: But Gero didn't have any reason to do that!

Syaoran: Sure he did. He's just a big perv.

AniDragon: Yeah, but still!

Syaoran: Oh, just keep it!

AniDragon: No! I don't like it! Let me change it or else I'll lock you in a room with Eriol for 2 hours!

Syaoran: You can't do that!

AniDragon: Yes I can! I'm the author!

Syaoran: Fine, then I guess I'll have to report you to the "Muse abuse agency".

AniDragon: You can't do that!

Syaoran: Yes I can.

AniDragon: *pouts* No faire! My fans aren't going to like it!

Syaoran: No offense, but you don't have that many fans...

AniDragon: Hmph!

Syaoran: *sighs* Well, while she's busy pouting, I guess I'll finish this author's note. Dragonball Z doesn't belong to her-- thank God-- and me and Eriol belong to Clamp, the makers of Card Captor Sakura. Now I better go, because I have a feeling that you're getting tired of this mini fic. Ja mata!

AniDragon: Hoeeeeeee!

Syaoran: Stop imitating Sakura!

AniDragon: Hmph!

Syaoran: Please do her a big favor and review. Otherwise I might actually end up stuck in a room with Eriol. Please, don't let me go through that! Review for my sake!)

~AniDragon~