The Aberrant Path

By Falling Knight

Summary: In a Mirai Timeline where things are just as horrible as thy seem, Son Gohan forms an alliance with The Northern Cliff of Briggs and some other Amestrians. Could this turn the tide against the Androids?

Disclaimer: I, unfortunately like everyone else, do NOT own Dragon Ball Z or Full Metal Alchemist. Those rights belong to Akira Toriyama and Hiromu Arakawa, not me. It would be completely awesome if I did, but I don't and that's life. It's unfair to all of us.

Author's Note (Important): Hey everybody! This is Falling Knight and first of all I'd like to thank you for even clicking on this story. It's my very first fan fiction and I'm very excited to be joining the fray. As part of this being my first though, I can assure there will probably be several grammatical errors, so I'd appreciate constructive criticism, but please be gentle! :D This story will be taking place in the Mirai timeline before Gohan lost his arm or got the scar on his face, as I've got some plans for that later. As for the Full Metal side, nothing takes place there in this chapter, but it will probably be a little before Ed gets to Briggs? Haven't quite decided yet, as I've barely started chapter two. The idea I've kind of got is that the Fullmetal map is actually connected to the Dragonball one, but seeing as how Toriyama never really gave a specific map to his story, I'll most likely be making up a lot of places on the Dragonball side, just so everyone knows. How I plan on connecting the networking system, Amestrians know of the Androids, but have never really seen them or really understood their destruction to the level it is. It's basically like the Androids haven't quite made it as far as Amestris until now. As of now this is just a hobby in my spare time (which I have very little of) so no promises on how soon updates will be. Now without further ado, onto the story! Enjoy!!

Chapter 1

Just Another Day

White tufts of snow drifted from the sky onto the little town of Alvaria. Sunlight reflected off the icicles that were beginning to form on the sides of buildings. Townspeople milled around the marketplace in hopes of finding some quick bargains that would get them out of the cold. Unbeknownst to all of them though, were two pairs of crystalline steel eyes that watched their every move.

The two forms grinned maliciously at each other. The first of the two was a teenage boy with shoulder-length black hair. His infamous smirk was directed first at his partner, then at the oblivious town below. The second of the duo was an attractive young woman, also the boy's twin sister. Her flowing blonde hair swirled gently in the wind as she too observed the prey from the foresty loft they stood from. The pair waited only momentarily, before taking flight and attacking the village and townspeople below.

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The chilling icy wind ruffled Son Gohan's ebony hair as he surveyed the areas below him. He often flew around random places to make sure the androids weren't destroying some rural place that the radio network couldn't report. Though he wasn't half as strong as either of the androids, he could at least hold them off long enough to let some of their victims escape.

Gohan's Saiyan ears perked as he heard an explosion coming from the northeast. He grimaced. Androids. Powering up to Super Saiyan with a golden blast of light, he headed in the direction of Alvaria.

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Android Seventeen laughed sadistically as he accelerated the red sports hovercraft over screaming pedestrians. His bored counterpart could only roll her eyes at how childish he was being, if you considered vehicular homicide childish that is. She was honestly surprised he could even find such a nice "toy" to play with in such rural parts of the country. If not for that rich fellow up on the hill, her brother might be playing "cowboy" on horses instead, though Android Eighteen preferred cars. Much less of a mess. Either way though, she and her twin would soon have to move to he neighboring country for entertainment. All the humans here had escaped to other places or were, well, dead. She smiled smugly. Humans were so pathetic. When would they ever learn that no matter how far they ran, eventually they would all die anyway? Even though Dr. Gero had created Androids Seventeen and Eighteen for world domination, that didn't seem to matter anymore. This was extermination. And in an extermination, no one survives.

Android Eighteen was abruptly awoken from her thoughts when she heard her brother chuckle darkly. She looked in front of the vehicle to see what had caught his attention. A young boy, of about eight or so, was chucking rocks at the car as tears ran down his dirty face. Next to him lay the corpse of young woman, presumably the boy's mother. The fury directed at the two of them was evident in his ravaged bloodshot eyes. All at once, Eighteen realized what was about to occur. Seventeen was going to hit him. Not that this was anything new, as it was all a part of the game. She then laid back in her seat with an amused, yet slightly twisted look on her face, waiting for the show to begin.

But it never happened.

At least not the show that she was expecting. In one quick instant that involved a golden streak of light, the boy disappeared from sight and the hovercraft spontaneously combusted. By the end of three seconds all of this took, Eighteen found herself on her rump, clothes torn and hair in a disheveled mess. She frowned. Someone would pay.

Standing up and batting away at the dirt in her garments, Eighteen searched for Seventeen without moving from her place. She spotted him to her left, looking none too much better than she. Filth was smudged all about his body, but he didn't seem to notice. Something high in front of him held Seventeen's gaze. She followed his path of vision and smirked at what she saw. The Golden Warrior and So-Called Hero of the People, Son Gohan.

On top of a recently half-demolished building, Gohan's angular eyes burned with an emerald rage. How could they do this? All of these innocent people gone, for the sake of the demented game these cyborgs constantly played. The unjust was maddening to him. He may not be able to stop them, but Gohan was sure as hell going to try.

"Well, well," stated Android Seventeen, "look who finally decided to climb out from under their rock. What's it been Son Gohan, three months?" He narrowed his eyes and grinned. "I was beginning to wonder if Eighteen was right and we did kill you in our last little skirmish."

"Well you were wrong," retorted Gohan. Eighteen, however, was tiring of all this.

"Enough," she said in a hiss, "I'm sick of the small talk. Let's get down to business." And with that, she took off at lightening fast speed and delivered a punch in the face to Gohan, who had been momentarily off-guard. He quickly recovered though with a series of back flips. Android Seventeen then joined the fray, and the fight was on.

Gohan exchanged a series of blows with first Seventeen, then Eighteen again. At first, it seemed he was on the offensive, as he landed a punch in the stomach to Eighteen, then a roundhouse kick on Seventeen. However, his Super Saiyan abilities were starting to fail him, and his power began to fade. It wasn't long before he was on defense. It was almost all Gohan could do to keep from getting hit by the duo. He really hoped that that boy had been smart enough to escape while he could, because as it stood now, Gohan did not look to be the victor of this fight.

Using his forearm, Gohan blocked a jab by Android Eighteen, only to be slammed to the ground by Seventeen. He thought he heard a few ribs crack as he hit one of the few paved roads in town. Slowly pulling himself up, Gohan reacted just in time to dodge an energy blast by one of the siblings. They had rose into the air and were powering up for what looked to be a rather nasty attack. Gohan decided that this was the prime moment to leave, and took flight in the opposite direction. He wasn't quick enough though, and was caught in the explosion anyway.

After all the noise and dust and settled, Seventeen glanced at his sister, "Do you think we got him?"

"How am I supposed to know?" she snapped irritably at him, "It was your bright idea to go and blow everything up. Look at this mess!" She gestured around them. "There's no town left! How are we supposed to even find him?"

It was true. What was left of the town was nothing more than a pile of scorched rubble. It wasn't even all that cold here anymore. Battered walls of houses and craters from the previous battle littered the place. More importantly though, there was no sign anywhere of Son Gohan.

Looking perturbed, Android Seventeen harrumphed, then sighed, "Whatever. Let's just take a few pot shots. We might get lucky."

"Alright," Eighteen agreed. The two lifted their hands in the air and released several blasts before raising into the sky, and heading home for the day.

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Not too far away from the ruins of Alvaria, lay a very wounded and weak Son Gohan. He was sprawled onto his stomach in a large pile of snow. Between the momentum of his own flight speed and the two explosions, Gohan had been hurtled out of the town's limits and into the cold wilderness that lay outside it. Even though he'd fallen in snow, the landing had been none too comfortable.

Gohan winced, and with a small moan of pain, rolled onto his back. From what he could tell, he still had all four limbs. But his midsection informed him of at least a couple of cracked ribs. He also rather stung, as a result of various cuts and scrapes throughout his body. Gohan considered himself very lucky to even be alive, much less with all his appendages still intact. He smiled a sleepy smile as the corners of his vision began to blacken. He would live. What with the Saiyan blood flowing through his veins, Gohan could pretty easily withstand harsh climates for a decent amount of time. Soon, he would report to Capsule Corporation for a full checkup, but for now he agreed with his decreasing awareness and quickly fell into unconsciousness.

Author's Note: Thank you so much for reading! I'll attempt to get the next chapter up just as soon as I can write it. Please drop a review and any questions you might have on your way out. Until next time!