A silent wasteland to as far as the eye could see. Once great cities across the globe destroyed. Their once greatest structures now demolished into nothing more than piles of ash. A once peaceful world that had witnessed peace occur for so many years. Peace they thought would last for ages. That was until one faithful day. The day the planet would never forget. The day they had arrived. A pair of teenagers that had appeared out of nowhere.
A boy with dark black hair that had gone down to his shoulders with an unique outfit. A orange bandana that was seen always around his neck along with a pair of golden hoop earrings on his ears. A black short sleeved t shirt along with a pair of blue jeans that completed the outfit. Someone that seemed to look as if he was just another teenager in the world. But all those that thought this would soon be wrong.
However the other that arrived with him was different. A teenaged girl that when she is first spotted the only word that would come out of any passing citizen would be beautiful. A girl with shoulder length hair similar to her counterpart except her hair is blonde. The very same golden hoop earrings could be seen across her ears. A blue denim vest that matched her eyes along with a set of blue jeans that are being held up by a black belt to complete her attire. A girl that would look towards every city she would come across with amazement.
But that was then it happened. The two teenagers revealed to everyone they were not the same as every citizen. In fact they were very different. Taking the city by complete surprise the two teenagers had suddenly begun to attack the city with immense power none had ever seen before. Power that only a few selected individuals on the entire planet possessed. Power that had left the city in total ruins before to the amazement and fear of the survivors of the attack the teenagers had taken to the sky and had flown off into the distance unaware that their worst nightmares were about to begin.
A nightmare that had slowly become a reality as the teenagers traveled across the world in search for the planet's greatest hero. A warrior known from competing in multiple martial arts tournaments. The warrior known as Goku. But the teenagers would find out the harsh truth about what had happened to the planet's greatest hero. A fate that he was destined to face. The fate of death. Not by another warrior. A death from a virus. A virus that had attacked his heart just like many others on the planet.
Knowing now that the planet's greatest hero was now out of the way and the mission they had been given long ago was complete with only a few other individuals presenting any sort of threat towards them slowly one by one the teenagers had hunted down the planet's greatest fighters. First it started with Tien along with his longtime best friend Chiaotzu falling to their hands. Next came another member of the so called Z Fighters Yamcha. Followed by Krillin and Piccolo. Even Master Roshi wasn't safe from the teenagers and would soon fall until only two members of the Z Fighters remained. The Z Fighters known as Gohan and Vegeta. The two strongest fighters on the planet.
But one would soon fall when they crossed paths. The mighty prince Vegeta. Or what they heard some call him. The prince of all saiyans. A lost race of great warriors. However he was no prince to them. No great warrior. Instead he was just another victim to fall before them. Another warrior that decided to challenge their power to only fall like the others had.
Gohan on the other hand had quickly gotten the attention of the teenagers that were now known as Androids 17 and 18. For 17 it was the challenge he saw presenting itself in the young warrior. The small child that he felt enormous power within. A power he was surprised to see from someone his age. But he quickly threw it to the side as he reminded himself that Gohan is Goku's son. The son of once the planet's champion. A warrior he knew one day could present itself to be a challenge like how he hoped he would get when he traveled across the globe to find Goku to only find out that date with destiny had been canceled.
But for 18 it was different. Did she see a challenge that Gohan could present in the future? Yes she did. But what intrigued her the most about the child was his nature. The usual cocky and fiery temper she expected to see from the demi saiyan was non existent. Instead she saw kindness radiating from his eyes. Kindness she never thought she would ever see coming from another towards her. Especially after everything she and her brother had done. Kindness that he had always showed to her through the next couple of years as she would fight him along with 17. Kindness that she knew deep down showed he never wanted any of this. Never wanted to fight. Never wanted to hurt anyone. Surprisingly in her mind maybe not even want to hurt her. Something that made her for the first time feel something for another deep inside.
Now just a couple of years later as she watches from her spot on the ground as Gohan continues to fight against 17 with noticeable scars of past injuries across his body he had suffered throughout the years from their encounters 18 can't help but to think to herself why. Why does he continue to go on? Why does he continue to fight a battle he knows he cannot win? What is there for you to gain?
As she sees Gohan being launched into a nearby building to only appear seconds later out of the wreckage of the building struggling to make it to his feet the only thought running through 18's mind is stay down. Stay down Gohan. You don't owe these Earthlings anything. As she sees Gohan rising to his feet and a small blood trail running down his left side to the ground below 18 can't help but to look up towards his left side with pity and remorse. Remorse from the last encounter she witnessed Gohan have with 17. An encounter that had caused Gohan to lose his left arm. Something she knew would make any other fighter quit and give up. But for some reason not him.
Taking a brief second to close her eyes 18 reopens them before her eyes widen when she sees Gohan slowly make his way out of the wreckage towards a smiling 17 towards the distance. As she continues to watch Gohan slowly move forward with a noticeable blood trail being left behind the only words that are going through the mind of 18 are i'm sorry. I'm sorry Gohan for the pain that you have suffered. Please just stay down.
As she watches Gohan and 17 suddenly faze up into the air and trade blows with one another with her twin brother slowly over powering the super saiyan a small piece of 18 suddenly wishes for Gohan to somehow win the exchange to escape the scene before anymore damage can be done before suddenly her small hope of Gohan winning is shattered as she watches him crash down from the sky to the ground below leaving a large crater under his body. Looking up towards 17 suddenly 18's eyes widen when she sees her twin brother unleashing a massive series of energy blasts down towards the ground before she snaps her head towards the crater she once seen Gohan in to only see a massive cloud of smoke as she hears Gohan screaming out in pain. A ear piercing scream that causes 18 to close her eyes as she tries to block out the sound before seconds later she opens her eyes when she hears the screaming stop.
For the next few seconds as she watches the cloud of smoke slowly disappear suddenly 18's eyes widen when she sees Gohan's body unresponsive in the crater. His hair no longer the blonde color she was accustomed to seeing when he powered up. His once orange uniform now covered with blood all across his chest that is forming a puddle underneath his body. As she continues to stare at Gohan in silence slowly 18 changes the expression on her face to a cold expression when she hears 17 slowly descending down from the sky towards the crater before suddenly 18 cringes when she sees 17 kick Gohan's body.
" He's dead. Come now 18. The small brat that we encountered last time is bound to be around here somewhere and we probably won't be pleased with our handiwork."
" You go on ahead 17. I'm gonna take a look around to see if there are any stores around here that we didn't destroy."
" Whatever."
With her eyes never leaving him for a single second 18 watches 17 ascend up high into the sky before within a flash she watches him fly away into the distance. Right as she sees 17 disappear off into the distance snapping her head back down with her legs shaking 18 slowly makes her way over towards the crater as she feels raindrops slowly falling on her. As she hears the sound of her boots hitting a puddle of a mixture of rain and Gohan's blood slowly 18 kneels down next to Gohan before with her right hand shaking she reaches out and touches Gohan's neck. Suddenly a smile slowly forms across 18's face as she feels a small pulse coming from Gohan. Without hesitating for a single second reaching down 18 gently takes Gohan's head into her hands before she lays his head down on his lap.
" Gohan? If you can hear me, I need for you to hold on. I'm gonna get you some help but you have to continue to fight. You can't give up on me."
Lowering her hands down slowly 18 rises Gohan's body up as she rises to her feet when suddenly she snaps her head to the side as she sees in the corner of her eye a small figure high above the air in the distance flying through the city in search of someone. As she sees the figure approaching in a sudden move 18 gently places Gohan back onto the ground before she flies into the shadows of a nearby destroyed building.
Hearing the sound of the figure landing on the ground slowly peeking her head around the corner suddenly 18 recognizes the figure standing before her. The figure of Trunks. Gohan's student. The son of Vegeta and Bulma Brief. A demi sayian that definitely took after his father in her opinion. The ruthlessness he had showed towards her. The disrespect he had shown to her when all she wanted to do was ensure he wouldn't be badly hurt. Disrespect that caused her temper to get the better of her. For her to hurt the young man to only be surprisingly stopped by Gohan when he had grabbed her. A moment she had thought about for weeks. The moment of what it felt like to be in his arms. To feel his arms around her to only be released and thrown to the side when he had seen an energy blast being sent in their direction that caused him to be sent flying back into a nearby building by 17.
Keeping perfectly still from her spot in the shadows 18 listens in as Trunks chokes out Gohan's name as she watches him slowly approach Gohan's body before seconds later her eyes widen when she hears Trunks scream out in a fit of rage as suddenly a golden aura surrounds his body. The same aura she has seen countless times surround Gohan. As she sees Trunks rise up to his feet with spiky golden hair and clutched fists 18 listens in as Trunks whispers something out towards Gohan's body while his fists get even tighter causing blood to trickle down to the ground below to only be washed away from the falling sky before suddenly she watches Trunks ascend into the sky and disappear into the distance at high speed.
Sensing Trunk's energy signature fading further and further away into the distance slowly 18 emerges out of her hiding spot before she slowly makes her way over towards Gohan. Glancing around seeing nobody in sight in a sudden move 18 reaches down and lifts up Gohan before she takes off into the air into the distance.