Chapter 2: Strong Feelings
14 years later...
"Whoa," screamed a nervous Trunks. He had barely dodged a punch aimed at his head from Gohan.
"Damn, Trunks that was close one, huh?" chuckled his muscular mentor as he threw another punch.
"Shit, shit, shit," thought an exasperated Trunks narrowly avoiding Gohan's fist, "what the hell am I gonna do?"
"Hey, Goten feel free to join in anytime!" he yelled, shooting his best friend a glare resembling that of his father.
The youngest Son member was currently snoozing under a building in the deserted street. His hand were positioned behind his head, legs spread out in front, and a snot bubble blowing from his nose. Trunks forceful scream popped the bubble and snatched Goten from his dreams. He woke with a start and jumped to his feet. Goten darted nervous glances in every direction until he spotted his brothers sparring.
"Again, we just sparred an hour ago!" said Goten gleefully as he propelled himself into the sky.
Trunks appeared to be getting pulverized by Gohan. His body was covered in blood and scrapes. He seemed incapable of avoiding any more of the attacks Gohan launched. Fist after fist connected with his body increasing his fatigue and the stinging sensation. Goten, arriving at the scene, fired a full force kick to the back of Gohan's neck. This seemed to daze his biological brother as Gohan let out a sharp cry and discontinued his onslaught of strikes. Goten took advantage of the situation by grabbing his brother's arms and bending them backward. The demi-sayain then placed his knee on Gohan's back and applied pressure. Gohan screamed in anguish as Goten continued to increase the strength of his submission move.
Goten had a wide smirk on his childlike face as he said, "Just say uncle bro and I'll let you go!"
"You wish chibi! HAAAAA!" replied Gohan who was rapidly raising his ki.
The sudden rise in power was too much for Goten to handle. He was sent reeling backward from the sheer magnitude of power his sibling created. Expecting to crash into a building he shut his eyes and braced his body for impact. Not feeling any bricks he opened his eyes to see that Trunks caught him.
"Thanks, I owe ya one, prince," joked Goten
"Your welcome ya third class dog," countered a smiling Trunks.
He released his grip on his ally and the two aligned themselves shoulder to shoulder. The duo lunged forward and karate chopped Gohan in his shoulder blades. Their mentor returned the favor by shooting a gigantic ki blast at point blank range. With no time to dodge the sayains blocked the blast and flung it into the atmosphere. Second later a brilliant light enveloped the morning sky. Goten and Trunks were still recovering from the attack when Gohan fazed behind them. Both the young demi-sayains wheeled around when he elbowed Goten in the jaw. The sound of his bones breaking was audible.
"What the fuck Gohan!" mumbled an irritated Goten through clenched teeth.
He received his answer with a swift kick to his already aching jaw. Then, he dashed behind Goten and kneed him in his spine. He merged his hands together and smashed his fist down on his brother's back. The impact sent Goten soaring down to Earth where a gigantic crater formed and smoke arose. Trunks, having finally regained his composure, lunged forward and swung his right leg at Gohan. He was hoping to catch him off guard but was startled when he felt his leg trapped. Glancing at it he noticed his mentor's powerful hands were around it. Gohan swung him over his head and fired Trunks at the spot where Goten collided with the ground. Gohan sighed and began conversing with himself about how the boys should take their training more serious. He began slowly declining from his high elevation in the sky. Once his feet lightly touched the pavement he began walking over to where the boys lay.
"Hope I didn't hurt them too bad but they have to understand the androids wouldn't hold back. With Trunk's little crush on Androids 18 and Goten's naïveté and stupidity they're likely to get killed. Hopefully, though they'll obtain their Super Sayain transformations soon. Then we'll send those demons to oblivion," Gohan thought.
Meanwhile, the two boys were rising from the crater and lazily stumbling forward.
Goten stared Trunks in the eyes and mumbled, "That shit hurts!"
"Your telling me," replied his best friend.
"I think it's time for a different tactic, one that will put Gohan in his place." said Goten hacking and coughing up blood.
"Agreed, dude," the lavender haired teen replied while wiping blood off his chin.
The pair thrust out their hands and placed them together. A beam of light purple ki was darting between their palms. Building around them began trembling and glass shattered and fell. Dark clouds invaded the sky while dense fog crowded the trashed street. The changes in the environment didn't go unnoticed by Gohan.
He mentally cursed himself for not being cautious. Now the two warriors were planning something and he was clueless as to what.
"I'm gonna have to go Super Sayain," he whispered to the wind.
The sayain powered up and his ki spiked upward until a familiar golden aura surrounded him. His teal eyes were a tell-tale sign of his uneasiness.
When he arrived at the scene he detected a single large power level from within the dense fog.
"Hey, that's strange," thought Gohan, "I'm only detecting a single power level from within the fog."
Suddenly, the two boys hollered in sync and a golden wave of energy pierced the cloud. Gohan completely stunned by the enormity of the blast failed to dodge. A devastating roar was heard as the blast annihilated house after house.
"Crud, Trunks he didn't move out of the way! Do you think we overdid it?"
As if responding to his question Gohan emerged from the dust, jolting toward Gohan. Relieved his brother wasn't harmed Goten took a defensive stance. The two heroes lunged and a volley of strikes began. Explosions pursued everywhere the battle raged on. Soon ki blasts were seen in between the detonations. Suddenly the two warriors landed on the ground. Gohan swiftly appeared behind Goten. He drew back his fist and sent it sailing into his opponent. His blow struck the being composed of two in the spine and he crumbled under the hit.
"That's enough for today, wouldn't you agree?" wondered a panting Gohan. His hair had returned to it's original obsidian color as he stared at the fallen sayain.
"Fine," mumbled his brother murmured as he stood up, clearly irritated, "Trunks, why didn't you help me out?"
"It appeared like there was some brotherly bonding going on! And who am I to break that up?" questioned a smiling son of Vegeta.
Both Sons fell anime style and then face palmed.
There was a flash of brilliant white light. It subsided and revealed the two young sayain hybrids.
The three aching warriors began to trudge home. Breakfast would be done shortly and they weren't going to miss that.
At night...
"Ha that's twenty more points for me," chuckled the sexy blonde.
She had fired an energy beam from her finger and blown up an empty convenience store.
"Well how much would this be?" questioned the dark haired teenager.
He bolted up into the heavens and began firing ki blasts after ki blasts. The earth was shaking and building everywhere were collapsing. Android 17 terminated his energy attacks and began to admire his handy work. Not a single building was left standing and debris lined the streets.
"Jackass!" yelled Android 18 full of rage.
Her brother just smirked, clearly proud of his deed. He closed his eyes and began reminiscing about the past few days. 17 was brought back to the real world when he felt three fist become lodged in his stomach.
"Hey pretty boy, ready to perish!" exclaimed the three cocky teens in unison as they hopped backward.
Android 17 began hollowing with laughter, his entire frame vibrating.
"Awwhaha, for a minute I thought you were someone worthy of a challenge. It's just you pathetic partial monkey misfits. Run along now we have adult business to attend to."
As a response the three sayains enclosed the android in a tight circle. They then flew at him and delivered multiple punches and kicks to various parts of his body. The android laughed it off and slugged Gohan in the forehead. Blood from Gohan's head dripped down and coated 18's knuckles. With a sinister snicker he placed the fingers in his mouth and sucked the gore off. Every sayain wore a disgusted look on their faces. 17 raised his hand and fired an insignificant energy wave through the shoulder of Goten. The blast ripped his training gi and an oval wound was seen on his shoulder. Goten covered the affliction with his hand and gritted his teeth to prevent from hollering. Android 17 proceeded to perform a back-flip in mid-air and then slammed the tip of his boot into Trunk's throat. Trunks exploded into a fit of coughing and gagging. Spit flowed freely from his gaped mouth; his pupils appeared dazed and were darting slightly.
"You inept fools! Pathetic, only you will die today. Even that ignorant ape Vegeta put up a better fight than this!" said 17 in a disapproving tone.
Deciding to improve the battle quality he withdrew his pistol from his holster. He began firing bullets at the sayains.
"Dance, fuckers, dance!" cried 17 with a hint of madness.
Back of the ground 18 stifled a yawn. The display occurring before her eyes was displeasing her. She noticed in recent years that the thrill of destruction had ceased. Android 18 simply continued these acts to please her brother. She tended obliterate buildings with no inhabitants or civilians around. In her heart she yearned to settle down and start a family.
"Maybe Trunks would do.. no," she thought shaking her head, "He is my sworn enemy I hate him!"
She knew she couldn't lie to herself forever. Everyday her secret desire grew and soon she would have to accept it.
Glancing back at the mini war she realized Trunks was missing from action. The beauty looked around until she saw him some distance behind her. Sighing she floated over to where he laid.
Trunks was gradually getting back on his feet. He pushed hard on his knee and eventually was in a hunched over standing position. He glanced up when he heard footsteps on the pavement. There was 18 in all her glory. Trunks instantly felt warm and tingly.
"Stay...y b..b...ack I'm warn..arning you!" he said with a mouthful of blood.
"Relax, kiddo! I'm not here to fight," she said calmly while staring at his crotch, "and apparently neither are you."
Trunks didn't understand what she meant do he cast his eyes downward to meet his arousal. A deep crimson blush covered his cheeks and he smiled weakly.
"Shit, now she knows that I'm attracted to her," he mentally cursed at himself.
"Hey you look banged up take this senzu shit," said Android 18 trying to mask the concern in her voice as she hurled the bean at him.
He lifted his hand, snatched the bean from the air, and popped the green bean into his mouth. Suddenly all his scrapes and bruises vanished as if they were never there.
"Thank you but where did you obtain a Senzu Bean?" he asked the android.
She smirked and replied, "You dropped it last battle, gotta be more careful."
"Sure!" he simply stated.
He could feel that heated feeling arising in the pit of his stomach again. He began to become nervous again. She truly was gorgeous, dare he say humanly perfection.
Slightly distracted with fighting the other two sayains 17 had barely managed to glimpse the interaction between 18 and Trunks. What 17 did notice though was their blatant attraction and the fact that she healed him. It pissed him off to no end. His anger fueled his already colossal power and the energy he generated sent his enemies sailing.
"Traitor!" shouted an beyond irritated android. His breathing became rapid and his eyes were bloodshot. He streamed through the air and pulled his arm back.
The pair on the ground turned around to see 17 getting ready to attack them.
Reacting on pure instinct he yelled, "Get down!" and shoved 18 out of her brother's path. Trunks was rewarded with a forearm strike that shattered his jaw. 17 then retrieved his gun and began firing at Trunks point range. The young hybrid was in immense pain and soon felt his legs give out. His head struck the concrete and he blacked out.
18 finally aware of the crisis rushed to Trunks side and stood in front of him. She spread her arms out like a cross.
17 who had stopped shooting when his sister became Trunks' shield growled, "Move out of the way, you'll get yours later."
"No!" 18 said tears flowing from her light blue eyes.
"Fine, since your my sister I'll leave you lovers in peace, but mark my words I will kill them in the end. And if you stand in my way you'll go to hell together."
He exploded off the earth to begin his next rampage session.
"She'll regret it in the end," he thought to himself bitterly.
Android 18 was visibly upset. Betraying her only kin to assist an enemy wasn't how she perceived the day as going. Still, she cared for Trunks and sank onto her knees. Her shaky hands lifted his head and placed it on her lap. She kissed the top of his head and began stroking his long hair.
"Please Trunks don't leave me," 18 whispered into his ear.
"Goten you okay?" Gohan asked the young teen.
"Just fantastic big brother!" he said in between his harsh coughs.
"Shit what about Trunks?" he mumbled voicing his concern.
Using his adept ki searching ability he located Trunks six miles to the east.
"Let's go Goten! Follow my lead!" he shouted.
What seemed like hours later Android 18 had sensed her rival's presences.
"Can you get him help? Please?" she whispered so softly it was almost inaudible.
They nodded their heads in affirmation and Gohan cradled Trunks in his arms. Then he shot at lightning speed towards Capsule Corporation. He needed to get Trunks to a recovery chamber soon before he died of blood lost. Goten scanned 18 from head to foot and determined she was no longer a threat.
"Thank you for helping my friend." Goten mumbled to her.
The android wiped her puffy eyes on her sleeve and nodded acknowledging his appreciation. She still was currently sprawled on the rocky terrain. Goten thought she looked pitiful and realized she likely had no place to go. She slowly ascended to a standing position and gazed up at the cloudy night. Both of them stood like this for several minutes until Goten broke the silence.
"Hey 18, I know you have no where to go and I'm very happy you helped Trunks. So umm would you want to umm like to come to our residence?" questioned Goten, who was nervous and fidgeting.
"Yes I would like that," she said, her voice cracking frequently.
Goten smiled and stated, "Great, follow me."
He burst into the night skyline with his former enemy hot on his trail.
What a turn of events this has been. I was originally going to follow the original storyline but this was so much more fun! As always thanks for reading!
