(Your Past Is Inescapable)
By Nekochan
Disclaimer: I do not own Dragon Ball Z (End of Disclaimer)
Author's Notes: Yeah another story. I've been meaning to do a 17 story for a while now.
What if there was another android, what ifCell wasn't theend?.I am that android. I was built, before 17 or 18, in fact knew them before any of us were androids. Odd isn't, I still have my memory, always have. To tell you the truth Gero isn't as smart as he or anyone else thinks he is. All of his creations since 16 were mainly designed (I had to do some major modification to the original designs, including my own) and/or built by me. I am b android 21 /b . I know what you are thinking. If you were around beforehand, why is you number 21? That's simple to explain Dr. Gero knew he was going to build 16-19 and turn himself into 20, but he had wanted me to be a secret one better kept that Cell, so he named me 21 instead of 16 also he had the blueprints already done for all of us (16- 21). My real name, however, is Angelique. Unfortunately I'm nowhere near angelic, for you see I was created to help Gero build his army. I was also programmed to go after Goku if none of the others succeeded in killing him.
Another thing, that I'm sure is buzzing around you're tiny little mind, is what exactly I meant when I said I knew 17 and 18 before we were androids. Well, Alex and Catherine, or Cat as she preferred to be called, were my best friends in the whole world. We were the unholy trinity; we were so inseparable that even Dr. Gero could not separate us. Well, Alex and I were slightly closer, not that he was my boyfriend or anything, but there was potential. Cat, or catty as Alex and I preferred to call her, and I were as close as sisters. Fortunately for them I was converted first. Dr. Gero's original design would have allowed them to remember there past. I know it sounds cruel that I kept them from their past, but believe me when I say it was for their own good. If you had memories of better days and a better life staring you in the face constantly reminding you what you can never have again you tend to get bitter and your outlook on life gets dimmer and grimmer.
Oh, and just so you know all of the programming malfunctions in the other androids was a little bit of payback courtesy of a disgruntled servant, you missed all of the really good ones. I especially did that in the case of 17 and 18. I didn't want them to be stuck like me. Well, as much as I would love to discuss the matter further with you, I really have to go. I've just been reanimated which means that Dr. Gero is dead and the other androids have failed to complete their mission. Unfortunately I will not be so fortunate, as much as I would rather not kill this Goku, I'm too skilled not to.
In the middle of the ocean on a small island a woman with short blonde hair is quietly rocking her baby to sleep. The ocean tides come in and out rhythmically as if they too were being rocked. A sense of total tranquility hung of the little island as if daring the worst to happen. Unfortunately it seemed as though the worst dared to happen and all of a sudden 18 stopped rocking baby Marron. Fortunately Marron had already fallen asleep so 18 gently set her down in her crib. After setting the small noseless child in her crib for a nap, 18 walked outside in an attempt to clear her mind.
At this particular point in time the small noseless father of the small noseless child came up onto the small sandy beach, the beach was noseless too for that matter. Whilst underwater, Krillin was relaxing and letting the calm and serenity of the ocean, at midday, soothe his fragile nerves. Just as he was really starting to relax, that all too familiar feeling that something was either wrong or about to go wrong came over him. Just in case, Krillin headed back to shore just in time to see his wife step outside with a more serious expression than usual. Inwardly cursing his sixth sense for danger, he climbed out the water at sat by her side.
Realizing that her husband was sitting next to her, she had been sitting with her eyes closed and had not seen him walking over to her, she turned her head and looked at the dripping man besides her. "What's wrong 18," enquired a worried Krillin. After Krillin asked his question a cool breeze blew by blowing through the already swaying palm trees and scattering sunshine in the shade it was providing. It was almost as if the world was sighing at the upcoming disturbance to the peace. 18 opened her mouth to say something, but decided to refrain from conveying any worry to her husband at the last minute. She then turned her head back to the ocean. "It's probably nothing," 18 lied, hoping Krillin would just drop the subject all together.
The silent female android knew exactly what was wrong but for the sake of her worrisome husband's nerves she kept it too herself, inwardly hoping that she was wrong. In middle of a lush green forest there was clearing with a beautiful clear pond. The trees shaded much of the clearing except the pond. The sunlight comes through the top most leaves, hits the pond just right and creates little shimmering rainbows on the surrounding shadowed trees. The effect was almost out of a fairy tale. Unfortunately for the boy sitting in the clearing, he never really had a chance to enjoy this even though this happened everyday. This was the contemplation spot a certain dark haired youth.
17 came to this spot everyday to sit and think. One aspect of this particular spot that he did get to enjoy was the quietness and everyday he would come sit and curse the day. The day was either to sunny, the animals were too cheery, or the day had been exceedingly boring and as we all know boredom is the bane of 17's existence. Well, today the topic of contemplation was boredom to the point of going stir crazy. Fortunately or unfortunately, depending on your perspective, this day may have started out boring, but was about to get rather interesting. "21? Well, it seems as though this boring day will get interesting. It's a good thing for Goku that he's already dead," Thought 17 as he leaned back against the trunk of the tree he was sitting in front of and for the first he started to enjoy the rainbows in the clearing as he thought of the havoc 21 could stir up in on day.
Both androids knew the danger of the situation although it wasn't directed at them. Even if either one had a desired to stand in the way of this new problem both knew that they're chances of stopping the new android were next to nonexistent. It seems as though the best choice was to stay completely out of it.