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The X-Fighters

What if the Z-Fighters had archenemies. And what if they are radical clones created by Dr. Gero and Dr. Raichi. This story takes place about six months after the Cell Games. One major difference to the DBZ plot is that Goku didn't die at the Cell games. Enjoy! Oh and Dr. Gero's head wasn't crushed by 17 and Dr. Raichi had heard that the saiyans were living on Earth, so he goes to Earth to exact his revenge. He finds Gero's lab and repairs him. So yeah...

As usual, Gohan and Goku were sparring. They had improved far beyond what they were at the Cell Games. Both could easily beat Cell now. Not that they needed the strength. No threat would ever come back. Or would it...

As Gohan and Goku sparred, Raichi was exploring the mountains north of North City. He had been searching for a suitable lab spot when he had come across Dr. Gero's lab. Little did he know, of course, that the lab did belong to Gero. Dr. Raichi had noticed the cave opening and had entered the lab. He also saw the head of an old man on the ground. "Well, what do we have here?" Raichi said. Gero's eyes opened up, alert.

"Is that you,17?" He asked. He then saw Raichi standing there. "Who are you and why are you in my lab?" Gero asked.

Raichi looked at Gero and shrugged. "It couldn't hurt to tell you. My name is Dr. Raichi and I am looking for Vegeta and the saiyan race. I have... business with them."

Gero perked up at the word "saiyan" and "Vegeta", he looked at Raichi. "If you can fix me, then I can help you find Vegeta. He is very powerful and I doubt anything you have created can stop him and his friends."

"Is that how you got this way. Anyway, I shall help you. But what do you have in mind that can rival the saiyan power?"

Gero smirked," you leave that to me." At this, Raichi picked Gero's head up and went to work.

Meanwhile, at Capsule Corp. a familiar saiyan prince trains. "First Kakarot surpassed me, then his son does! I won't stand for this. Ahhhhhhh!" Vegeta gave a loud yell and his aura erupted. Vegeta smirked. I will show Kakarot, Vegeta thought. He continued his training, waiting for the next chance to defeat Goku.

Piccolo meditated. His aura purple aura surrounded him and he looked very menacing. While he meditated, he cleared his mind. He meditated for about ten more hours and when he was done meditating he entered the Hyperbolic Time Chamber. Once in the time chamber he split himself intotwo and trained with himself.

They trained like this for about a year. All their powers were much greater, especially Gohan's. Gohan could easily defeat Cell in his regular super saiyan form, as with Goku. Piccolo's own power rivaled Cell's. Vegeta's power was slightly behind Gohan's when he was a super saiyan two against Cell. They were all training harder than ever now. The reason being, that they were all training for the World Martial Arts Tournament. They weren't the only ones training.

Gero and Raichi had nearly perfected the ultimate fighting machines. They were almost exact clones of the Z-Fighters! Only their energy was much darker and more evil. They were called the X-Fighters. They were only about 80% complete but their power already exceeded Cell's. They were trying to get the X-Fighters done by the World Tournament. They knew that Goku would be their and they also wanted to try their new warriors out.

The X-Fighters contained five warriors: Shadow Goku, Shadow Prince Vegeta, Demon King Piccolo, Evil Gohan, and their greatest creation ever: Android X. Android X was a mixture of all the X-Fighters and could extract their own energy from them without absorbing them(Kinda like in GT with Baby). Shadow Goku was the strongest, than Vegeta, than Piccolo, than Gohan. Android X's power was slightly weaker than Cell's perfect form without the power of the X-Fighters. With the energy from the X-Fighters his power was about three times as strong as Cell in his perfect form.

Gero and Raichi both had different motives for getting rid of the Z-Fighters. Raichi was a tuffle and was out for revenge for his people. Gero had always hated Goku since his defeat of the Red Ribbon Army. Soon though, they would both have their revenge.

The Z-Fighters never knew about this partnership or even of the X-Fighters. Soon though, they would wished they had heard of the masterminds' ploy to eradicate the Earth's special Forces. But, Gero and Raichi would have to wait for the tournament. They both knew that if they were released to early, the X-Fighters would be destroyed. They both also knew that Goku and Vegeta were both probably much stronger now, but soon they would be dead. Hopefully.

Goku and Gohan trained. They were training even harder now. They both couldn't wait for their chance to show their improvement at the World Martial Arts Tournament. They weren't the only ones who would show their improvement. Vegeta trained vigorously. He wouldn't stop until he knew he could beat Goku. He surpassed his own limits, but before he could use this power, his own energy gave out and he lay in the Gravity Room. He got up. The only thing that held him up was his pride and determination. "No Kakarot, I won't let you beat me!" Vegeta's aura exploded and when the dust settled little blue bolts of electricity where also in his yellow aura. Then, he passed out.

When he awoke, he noticed that he was in bed. Bulma was standing over Vegeta. She was smiling slightly. "Vegeta, I know you're strong,but you're overdoing it!" She said before breaking down and crying. Vegeta was trying to get up but couldn't.

"Woman, let me out of this bed. I need to train! I must defeat Kakarot!" Bulma knelt down to Vegeta and shook her head and left. Vegeta looked dumbfounded and felt himself go into a deep sleep.

"Gohan, I need you to do something for me," Goku said to Gohan one day while they were training one day.

"Okay dad, what is it?" Gohan asked his father.

"I need you to go to your full power for me."

"Okay." At this, Gohan raised his power level to its maximum. The ground shook with the sheer force. Goku had a shocked look on his face.

"Wow, that is amazing Gohan. You're power is more than doubled than what Cell's was at the Cell Games! Incredible. Now I'll go full power." At this, Goku gave a yell and raised his power. His power was not significantly lower than his son's but still, Goku and Gohan sparred some more.

Days later...

The Z-Fighters had to only wait a couple more days until the World Tournament. They had all finished training and were now instead, polishing their skills. While they polished their skills, Gero and Raichi finished their greatest creation. The X-Fighters were finally going to defeat Goku and his friends for Gero and Raichi. Or would they...

Not bad for a first chapter, eh? Thanks for reading and please review my story.

Power levels

Goku MSSJ- 542,000,000

Gohan MSSJ- 310,000,000

Gohan SSJ 2- 620,000,000

Piccolo- 260,000,000

Super Vegeta(Equivalent to an ascended super saiyan)- 470,000,000

Cell Final Form- 225,000,000

Android X(Without energy)- 180,000,000