Has it really been ten years since I joined ? On Saturday it will be! As a sort of anniversary gift to myself, I have under taken the task of rewriting one of my favorite stories, Kiwi. Once upon a time it was my most popular fanfic. I recently reread the original version and cringed. It was a story filled with Mary Sues, OC after OC, and who knows what else. I felt like this story deserved to be rewritten showing the improvement that I've made as a writer in the past ten years. For those of you interested the original story can still be found on my page.

Please enjoy the new and improved story :)

Goku nodded at the young man from the future who had come to save him. Satisfied that he had fulfilled his duty, Trunks tossed the small vile to the older Saiyan. "When you get the illness drink this. It'll help you get better."

Goku grinned. "It's purple; must be grape flavored."

Trunks turned to leave but stopped. "Goku please, watch over my mother."

"Your mother? Do I know her?"

Trunks couldn't help but grin. He hadn't planned to say who it was but revealing the secret would be worth it to see the reaction Goku could have. . "Yeah you know her," he said casually. He leaned over and whispered the name in Goku's ear.

"NOT EVEN!" Goku fell over.

The smile on Trunks' face slowly faded. "One last thing; please don't tell anyone who I am. It could result in me not being born." Goku nodded and after a moment of silence Trunks continued absently, "Well I got to go. Kiwi will kill me if she finds out I came without her."

"Kiwi? Is she your girlfriend?" Goku asked him curiously.

"Nope," Trunks said tiredly, "She's my sister."

"C'mon Trunks! You have to let me go with you!" Kiwi Briefs, the youngest child of Bulma, crossed her arms and glared at her older brother. "It's not fair you went last time and totally ditched me."

Trunks groaned and glanced over where his sister stood in the doorway of his room. Three years had passed since his first trip back in time and the time had come for him to return. As he had predicted his younger sister, Kiwi, had blown a gasket when she realized she had been left behind. Now that he was ready to return she was determined to come along.. "Kiwi, how many times do I have to tell you no? You have to stay here and protect mom from the androids."

Kiwi narrowed her eyes at her brother and said, "That's the biggest load of crap I've heard all day! You won't let me do that even when you're here."

Trunks opened his mouth to reply but was interrupted when Bulma walked in. The older woman, still beautiful despite the hardship of the past 16 years, had been doing some last minute tinkering on the time machine when she heard her two children bickering. She let out an exaggerated sigh when she saw the two of them. "What are you two arguing about this time?"

Her daughter replied hotly, "Trunks won't let me go with him to the past. I bet he's embarrassed because I'm not Saiyan."

Bulma blinked at her daughters words. Rarely did any of them bring much attention to the fact that Kiwi was adopted but clearly this was still something that bothered her daughter. Bulma rubbed a hand over her head and sighed. She really didn't want both of her kids traipsing around in the past but would it really make a difference keeping Kiwi here? Death was around no matter where they went. Turning to face her eldest child Bulma said softly, "Tell me Trunks, would it really be so horrible to take your sister with you?"

Trunks stared at his mom in disbelief. "Mom! I am not going to the past for some kind of joy ride! I'm going to help dad and Goku defeat the androids. It's going to be dangerous."

"Duh Trunks." Kiwi snapped. "There's danger all over the place. I can take care of myself. I just want to help out too." Her voice trailed off and Bulma looked at Trunks expectantly.

Finally the young man groaned and said, "Fine! I give up, you can come along but you have to promise me that you'll listen to everything I tell you to do."

Instantly Kiwi's face brightened. With a squeal she threw her arms around her older brother and hugged him tightly. "You won't be sorry you took me Trunks, I promise!"

"Are we almost there?"

Kiwi glanced at Trunks when he didn't reply and scowled when she saw the sullen expression on his face. Irritated she poked him in the side several times until he looked at her in exasperation. "Will you chill? We'll be there soon."

Silence filled the small inside of the time machine. They had started their journey early in the morning. Kiwi had expected the machine to take them their instantly; instead they had been chugging along slowly for almost two hours. Two hours of near silence, plenty of time for the young woman to think. She sighed and when Trunks glanced in her direction she said quietly, "Do you realize that if we really beat the androids there will be no need for Bulma to adopt me? It only happened because the Androids killed my parents." Kiwi paused and took in a shaky breath. "And even if I amborn, cuz we don't even know the circumstances of how my parents had me, I'll never grow up to meet you guys. I'd never meet Gohan…". Trunks' lips tightened. He had never thought of that, by killing the androids now they would really be changing how their world was. He slid an arm around Kiwi's shoulder and gave her a squeeze. She pissed him off but Trunks loved his sister as much as his mother. He couldn't imagine life without her in it. Trunks opened his mouth to speak but stopped when the AI of the Time Machine spoke in a mechanical tone. "Landing, in 10…9…8…"

With one last squeeze Trunks moved his hands to the controls and said, "Strap yourself in. We're about to land."

Kiwi rolled her eyes but smiled. "Thanks for pointing out the obvious."

"3…2…1…Commence Landing…"

"Kiwi? Wake up. KIWI!"

Kiwi forced her eyes open and saw Trunks stooping over her. With a groan she sat up and asked, "What the hell happened?"

He rolled his eyes and helped her to her feet. "I should have known better than to bring you; you passed out." Kiwi's face turned bright red and she brushed dirt off of her butt.

"I didn't pass out… I-I was just resting my eyes."

Ignoring her comment Trunks jerked his thumb northeast and stated calmly, "C'mon. I felt some elevated chi in that direction."

With a smile, Kiwi lifted into the air. "Well what are we waiting for?"

Trunks crossed his arms and said sternly, "For one, you cannot fly, you're too slow and this isn't a day for goofing off. I'll carry you."

"You are not carrying meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!" Her words ended in a shriek as Trunks swept her into his arms and blasted off in the direction he had pointed. Not wanting to risk a fall, Kiwi looped her arm around her brother's neck and held on tight. She scowled slightly; draped in Trunks' arms wasn't how she had planned to meet the fabled Z fighters.

After half-an-hour Kiwi squinted and exclaimed, "Hey look! There are some people up ahead. Anyone you recognize?"

Trunks nodded. As they drew closer, everyone in the small group of people turned to stare at them. Kiwi could feel herself tremble slightly with excitement. Was that really Krillin there? And was that short man really Trunks' father Vegeta? Her eyes landed on a crazy looking old man who was staring at the group from behind a nearby rock formation. Who the hell was that? After Trunks set her down and began talking to the one who could only be Piccolo, Kiwi decided to talk to the old man. She jumped down from where they were standing and landed near him.

He looked startled at her appearance. Kiwi gave him a friendly smile and said, "Hey, why are you sitting back here when everyone else is over there?" The words were barely out of her mouth when the old man snarled and leaped for her.

Stepping aside, Kiwi neatly placed a roundhouse kick on his stomach, sending the man flying. Angry, she started forward but stopped when she heard Trunks shouting for someone to watch out. Her attention was pulled back to the old man as he screamed, "I spoke the truth when I said you have no chance. 17 and 18 will soon come for you!" He lifted his hands up and released a powerful chi blast.

Everything exploded. Rocks went flying and Kiwi felt herself go sailing through the air. She slammed against something hard and all the air left her lungs. Gasping for breath she struggled to speak. "Androids…he's going to get the androids…" She struggled to her feet and felt warm hands wrapping around her arms to help her stand Kiwi turned to thank the person who helped her and her body froze. "G-Gohan!"

Trunks set down Bulma, whom he had saved from getting smashed by rocks, and glanced around for Kiwi. Once again he cursed himself for bring his sister into such a dangerous environment. Relief flooded him when he saw her standing nearby. The relief melted into concern when Trunks realized that his sister had discovered Gohan. Growing up, Kiwi had always had an infatuation with the older man; when Gohan had died she had fallen into a deep depression. He took a step forward to go to her but noticed Vegeta lifting off.

Instantly Trunks forgot Kiwi and asked his father angrily, "Why didn't you save them? They're your wife and child!"

Vegeta smirked. "How I treat them is none of your concern boy. Furthermore your speaking to me hinders me." He turned to fly away but Trunks jumped in front of him.

"Stop! The androids are too powerful. If we don't wait for Goku-" he was cut off by Vegeta slamming his fist into his stomach.

"I am a Super Saiyan now! I don't need that idiotic Kakorot to help me." Vegeta snarled before shoving Trunks out of the way and flying off.

Meanwhile, Kiwi could only stare in shock at the little boy. He looked confused but finally smiled politely. "Yes my name is Gohan..." he paused to scratch the back of his head, "Who are you?"

Kiwi turned red. "M-my name is Kiwi." She glanced around and realized that Vegeta was flying away. She paled and cried out, "Oh no! Vegeta's going to mess up everything! I have to stop him. See ya later Gohan!" She leapt up into the air and began flying away.

"Kiwi!"

The young woman stopped and turned around seeing her brother speeding towards her like a mad man. She scowled. "What? We need to go after these guys." Trunks reached Kiwi and grabbed her hands. "Just hold on. Were you hurt?"He eyed his younger sister critically.

Kiwi turned pink and shook her head. Dryly she replied, "It's a little late for that isn't it?"

He in turn blushed. "Sorry about that. I'm going to go stop da…Vegeta from doing irreparable damage. I think you should stay here with Mom."

"In your dreams Trunks; I meant what I said about helping." Withdrawing her hands from his, she kissed him quickly on the cheek and dropped down to the ground. If Trunks was going to go after his father then she would follow in the direction of the crazy old man. Without looking back, she began running.

After ten minutes of running, Kiwi, could feel a cramp starting. Stopping to take a breather she thought idly, Trunks' visit the last time must of screwed history somehow. I don't remember hearing about an old man being involved with the androids. A frown creased her forehead. Unless that old man was Dr. Gero. But if that is him, how on earth was able to release such a powerful attack? Vegeta and Trunks flew overhead causing the wind to whip Kiwi's long, dark hair around. A wave of sadness washed over her. I should feel happy for Trunks not sad. A small part of her ignored that comment and whispered, why feel happy for him? You guys aren't even related. And because of him you'll never meet any of these people! Kiwi immediately scowled at herself. This entire mission was for the greater good, she had to just accept the facts and move on.

The prospect of running again didn't excite her. Reaching into a pouch at her side Kiwi pulled out a small capsule. Throwing it against the ground smoke blew out and a small hover scooter appeared. Without a second thought the young woman jumped on and continued on her way. After about ten miles Kiwi stopped when she noticed Piccolo and two other guys fly by. Maybe she should have asked Trunks to carry her; who knew where that old man was now. She was about to continue running when a cool hand clamped down over her mouth. Startled she tried to twist away from whoever it was but her eyelids slid closed as the energy seemed to seep out of her body. One thought passed grimly through her mind before she passed out. Trunks is going to kill me.

After what seemed like an eternity Kiwi's eyes opened. Blinking she moved her head and discovered she was in some sort of laboratory. Across the room were four coffin-like boxes. Two of them were open while the other two were closed. The fronts had small windows but Kiwi couldn't make out anything through them. A moment later she realized that her arms were bound to the arm rests of the chair she sat in. Her legs were in a similar situation. Immediately she began to pull against her bonds but a movement to her left captured her attention.

It was the old man, and now that Kiwi could see his face clearly, she recognized Dr. Gero from pictures she had seen in her mother's old science magazines. "Well, well, well. My prisoner has finally awakened! You're just in time to watch me activate 17 and 18." The crazy old man finished his statement by throwing his head back and letting out a bone chilling laugh. . He stopped laughing abruptly and turned his eyes back to Kiwi. "Now watch my sweet, watch as I activate the destruction of your precious Goku and friends."

Kiwi felt fear slither down her spine. "Don't do this Gero; You don't understand what those monsters will do once they're free!"

Dr. Gero ignored Kiwi's plea and walked up to the first container. Desperately Kiwi yanked her right arm up, concentrating her energy in the spot where she was restrained. The bond broke easily and without hesitating she pointed her hand at the doctor and sent a chi blast at him. Placing one hand on the button Dr. Gero smirked and lifted up his free hand. The energy from her attack was absorbed and he pushed the button.

Kiwi concentrated more chi into the bonds holding her and with effort they exploded. Kiwi immediately stood up but felt dizzy; the doctor had taken too much of her energy earlier. She could only watch in horror as the front of the container the Doctor had activated lifted upwards with a hiss. She collapsed into the chair as a familiar man stepped out of the box and with an icy voice said, "Good day Dr. Gero."

The male voice made Kiwi break out into a cold sweat. It was over, everything she and Trunks had worked for and sacrificed was for nothing. The Androids that could have been destroyed easily while they were inactive would be almost impossible to destroy while functioning. She groaned and both men turned to look at her. Tears filled Kiwi's eyes and she whispered, "It's over Gero. You've just released the death of us all."

17 looked amused at her words. "Is this little human girl going to be the next of your experiments Gero?"

"She is merely an inconvenience that will be eliminated at the proper time. Now, keep an eye on her while I activate 18."

Kiwi's eyes widened as 17 advanced towards her. She stood up and took a step backwards but the android was too fast. 17 snapped out his left arm and clamped a hand around her arm. With a smirk he said softly, "Don't even think about running."

Frozen, Kiwi watched as Dr. Gero reached out a gnarled looking hand and pressed a button on the front of the container containing Android 18The blonde woman stepped out of the box and said flatly, "Good morning Dr. Gero. I see you have mechanized yourself as well."

Gero nodded and said, "Yes. The two of you will activate for only a brief period of time." He paused to grab a remote and Kiwi shivered at the look the two androids exchanged with each other. Gero turned back towards them and continued. "Goku's pitiful friends will be here shortly. You are to kill this girl in front of them and then all but one, that person shall serve as messenger to that buffoon Goku." There was silence and he said in an irritated tone, "Do you understand?"

The two androids glanced at each other and smirked. "We understand."

At that moment a loud bang was heard at the door. Kiwi strained her ears and heard muffled voices. Trunks! Hope restored her strength and Kiwi tried to pull away from the android. To her surprise 17 released her and rubbing the spot he had been holding Kiwi watched as the young man sauntered over to Dr. Gero. With a movement that was almost too fast to register 17 reached out and ripped the doctor's hand off.

"17 what the hell are you doing? Is this a sick joke?" The old man lifted his arm up and stared in shock at the wires that were now protruding from the end.

17 smirked and easily removed the controller that had been in the hand. Kiwi cried out as he crushed the metal and dropped the pieces to the floor. "I really don't feel like sleeping." He said with a smile.

Kiwi turned towards Dr. Gero and yelled. "This is all your fault! Now the world is doomed!" She reached out and slapped him hard across the face.

"How dare you put your hands on me?" He shoved her into the door.

Kiwi growled and powered up. She was going to show this bastard that he couldn't mess with a Briefs. As she pointed her hands towards him, the door behind her exploded. Pain flooded her body as she went flying forward. She crashed into something hard and as the smoke from the explosion cleared Kiwi realized that she had flown straight into 17's arms. She gaped up at him in fear as his hand touched her waist. Certain that he was going to rip her spleen out Kiwi grabbed onto his arm. "D-don't!"

Anything 17 would have said was stopped by a familiar voice yelling, "Get your hands off my sister you bastard!"

Twisting, Kiwi saw Trunks and the rest of the Z fighters just outside the gaping hole that used to be the entrance. "Trunks! It's about time you guys got here!" She yanked herself free from 17 and ran forward towards her brother. "Who the hell blasted the door open?"

Everyone glared pointedly at Vegeta.

Dr. Gero turned red in the face and screamed, "18! 17! There they are! Kill them now! What are you waiting for?"

17 ignored the old man and walked to another container that was closed and lying on the ground. "18 check this out."

The tall blonde yawned and said in a bored tone, "This had better be good."

Dr. Gero snarled out, "Don't you dare touch that! It's dangerous!"

"Shut your trap you old fool!" 17 finished the comment by swiftly kicking off the old man's head.

Every one gasped as the disembodied head rolled along the ground and stopped before Krillen. Kiwi's mouth dropped and the head began to speak, "Don't activate 16! He'll destroy everything. He's-" his voice was cut off by 17's foot.

"Now 18, why don't you release 16? After that the three off us can go annihilate Goku."

Kiwi felt the blood drain from her face. Another android? "Trunks…"

She was cut off by Trunks' outraged yell. "I won't allow you to bring another monster into this world!" Kiwi turned just in time to see Trunks throw a powerful chi blast. The world seemed to catch on fire and the young woman went skidding across the ground from the force of the attack.

"Kiwi!" Trunks' voice jarred Kiwi awake and with a moan she opened her eyes. She was lying flat on her back and the sky was all she could see. Sitting up, pieces of debris fell off of her. Kiwi slowly stood up and turned to glare at her brother who was floating nearby. He shrugged sheepishly and she shook her head and powered up. .

Before she could move someone kicked from behind, sending her flying. Kiwi crashed into the ground hitting her head hard. Dark spots dotted her vision and she lay there stunned for several moments. Weakly she said, "As soon as I stand up I'm going to kill whoever hit me."

She struggled into a seated position and her bravery failed her as 17 advanced forward with a smirk. "Oh really? I'd like to see that happen." Kiwi scrambled backwards away from the android. Her thoughts were so focused on escape that she missed Trunks' warning call. Her hand touched air and with wide eyes Kiwi tipped over the edge of the cliff

And that is the end of the first chapter! Stay tuned next week for chapter two :)