Chapter 6

A/N Hey, sorry it's been a while since the last post. I've been super busy with school and mock trial competition. It shouldn't take this long to update every time.

Trunks' expression became dark as he started to explain what happened. "it started 2 years after Goku returned from Namek and the battle with King Cold and Frieza. As you know, Goku came down with a heart virus. My mother had been working on a time machine and you volunteered to travel to the future to try to find a cure. The time machine did not work however, and there was nothing that we could do to help. After about two weeks, Goku passed away. Everyone was devastated, and everyone lived sadly for another year. That was when a large shadow was cast upon the Earth. Two deadly androids, the ones that you saw today, descended upon the earth at south city. Everyone felt the power levels in the city drop, and they all rushed there." Gohan was listening silently and intensely as he heard the shocking tale. He was wondering why Piccolo was so silent, even more so than usual".

"The androids killed them one by one. Yamcha and Tien were first. Krillin, Piccolo, and you escaped from the battle, and my father stayed behind because he refused to back down. My father died that day as well. Krillin, Piccolo, and you sporadically attacked them, and that lasted for a few years. You three raised me, and trained me to fight. I was 10, and had just begun going along with you when they got Krillin. We were devastated, but there was nothing that we could do. You and Piccolo continued to raise me, and by this point more than two thirds of the population had been destroyed by the androids. When I turned 12, you were trying to train me to become a super Saiyan. It took 5 years for it to happen, and it only did when I saw your dead body. Even with all of my super Saiyan power, I am no match for the androids."

Gohan sighed, and contemplated what he had just heard. After a few minutes, he said "Mr. Piccolo, how have you gotten so much more powerful?" Piccolo looked up and said "Me and Kami have become one again." Gohan smiled, something that was rare in this world and said "wow! I can't believe how powerful it made you!" Piccolo smiled as well, happy to see Gohan once again. "So Trunks, what happened to me in this time line?" Gohan asked, curious with a dark expression. Trunks had a look of pain and horror on his face as he relived the moment.

"It a rainy day, and the androids were terrorizing East city. We were hiding in the shadows, quietly moving people out of harm's way while they attacked. They had already proven more than once just how superior they were, and we figured protecting the people should be our first priority. All three of us were there, and one of them saw him pass by while saving an old man. The androids called out to him, and called him a coward. He had gotten behind the building with us before he knew that they saw him, and when he heard that they did, he knew he had no choice but to fight them. I was only 17, but I wanted to help. I started to power up, but I instantly felt a sharp pain in the back of my head. The next thing that I remembered was waking up on the wet ground with a terrible headache. My head was fuzzy, but as soon as I got up I felt that something was wrong. I could sense Piccolo coming from the lookout, but I couldn't sense Gohan anywhere. I flew all around the city looking for him, completely forgetting about the fact that the androids were in the area. After a few minutes of searching, I saw you on the ground and flew towards you as fast as I could."

Trunks' eyes started watering, and his words caught in his throat. "I… I saw your head completely severed. I felt an anger inside of me greater than anything that I had ever felt before, and my scream echoed across the entire city. It was as if all of the pain and anguish that I had felt my entire life had taken control of me, and all of my fear and happiness flooded out of me with that deafening scream. I focuses all of my rage on the things that had taken everything from me, taken my friend. I flew into to sky and looked for the androids everywhere, but I couldn't sense their energy so it was futile. I don't remember what happened, but I remember waking up back at the lookout."

Everyone's face was somber after Trunks' telling of the tragic ending of the Gohan in this time, and no one knew what to say. Every time that Trunks thought about the moment, he could still just barely feel the rage in his core burn. Gohan and Trunks and Piccolo conversed of the times before the androids, and eventually Gohan remembered his mission. "Trunks, Piccolo, is there a cure for the virus? I really need it! If my dad is cured, I might be able to change the future of my time line!" Trunks thought for a moment, and then said "I don't know for sure, I know that the virus was pretty widespread between the time your dad got it and the time that the androids attacked. It's possible that a cure was developed in between that time. We should check west city, that is where it would be if it exists."

Piccolo, Gohan, and Trunks agreed, and they headed to west city in search for the cure. When they arrived, they split off, and searched the medical district for anything that looked promising. Piccolo searched the hospital, and his mind was racing as he searched. Reliving Gohan's death had taken a toll on him, and he still felt much sadness and shame that he could do nothing to stop it, even if he had been there. He was knocked from his thoughts when he saw a medicine labelled "cure" in the virus research center. He read the fine print and realized that it was in fact the cure for the heart virus that Goku had.

Piccolo flared his power so that his allies would know to come. When they did, Gohan was overjoyed, and he hugged piccolo. Piccolo felt happy to be with his friend again, even if it was for only a short time.

Most of the flight home, Gohan was overjoyed, because he would be able to save his father. His happiness faded after a while, as he looked over at the two future warriors, who had an eternally somber look etched into their faces. He thought for a moment, and when they arrived back at the look out, Gohan smiled and said "I'm going to stay and help defeat the androids before I go back to my time. Both of them rejected, the image of Gohan's severed head entering their minds. Gohan was not willing to be defeated however, and he eventually agreed.

They still had yet to find a way to actually defeat the androids, even with Gohan's help. Piccolo had an idea, but he was still deciding if it was the right one. "Perhaps now that Gohan is here, I can let you two into the hyperbolic time chamber." Gohan looked confused. "What is that?" he asked. "It is a room that has perfect conditions for training that lets you train for a whole year while in reality only a day passes." Gohan looked surprised, and said "Why haven't you used it before?"

"You can only spend two days total in the chamber, and I have already spend two years there. Trunks has never spent a day there, because I could not go in there with him and it is a place that can destroy you in solitude. If you two go in together, it is possible that you will acquire the strength necessary to defeat them." Gohan smiled and was excited to be strong enough to beat the androids. In this time, he was starting to understand the reason that fighting was important. He wanted to protect he ones that he loved and help the people who couldn't protect themselves.

The warriors agreed that they would enter the chamber the next day after a nights rest. Trunks felt both apprehension and excitement that he may be able to finally rid the world of the terror that is the androids.

20 years in the past (Gohan's timeline)

Dr. GERO COMPUTER 0259

Temporal anomaly located in the east;

Save in file "Temporal_Events";

Analyze aspects of event;

Type of technology? Time machine

Type of anomaly? Temporal movement into the future

Destination? 20 years into the future

Successful? No

Reason? Not enough temporal power

How to repeat anomaly? Use Dr. Gero temporal probing device set to 37g setting.

Resave file;

20 Years in the future

'Damn it all, I cannot become the perfect being without the blasted androids, and there aren't enough people left that I can absorb to make me stronger than them!' Cell thought hopelessly as he decided on a course of action. His brain was like a computer, quickly calculating his options, and he was drawing no reasonable conclusions. He decided to link with Dr. Gero's computer network, as there may be more information there that could help him attain his goal.

He had just fought both of the androids and was defeated with relative ease. He needed to find a way to absorb them and become whole, or he would never truly attain his goal in life.

He closed his eyes and felt the influx of information as he connected his mind to Dr. Gero's computer network. Like before, but now on a greater scale, the computer analyzed his options, both likely and unlikely. Eventually, his brain came across a file known as Temporal_Events. He opened the file, mostly out of curiosity because he did not believe such a solution was actually feasible. He opened the file and there was only one document inside. He analyzed it, and when he read it, a smile started to spread on his face. He had the cells of Bulma Brief in him, and as such had the cells of a scientific genius. He realized that this time machine was set to arrive in only two days, and the only reason that it didn't work in the past was because there wasn't enough temporal power. From what he understood from the document, he believed that it might be possible to use the Dr. Gero temporal probing device to open the hole from both sides, and maybe the time traveler could make it to his time. If that happened, then he could return with them in the time machine and absorb the androids before they were even awoken.

Cell felt his fingers tingling as he imagined the feeling of being perfect. It was what he was bred for, and what his only goal was. After two days of waiting, he went to the Dr. Gero Time Probing device, which was just a glorified computer, and went to work. He isolated the exact time that the document said that the event took place, and at that time, he sent the probe to open the hole on this end of the temporal spectrum. Cell did it, and then soon after felt a new high power level appear on the planet. He grinned evilly, and started thinking about how he would get into the time machine without being discovered.

The next day on Kami's lookout, Gohan and Trunks were fully prepared for their training. Piccolo explained to them what it would be like, and what training would be most effective. They both smirk to each other as they prepared to enter the chamber.

A/N Hey, I know it's been a while, but I hope that the chapter was worth the wait. I hope all of the Cell and time travel stuff makes as much sense as it does in my head. RedHunter87, I really appreciate your feedback, and attempted to slow down a bit in my writing. I am also going to attempt to slow down the android fight as well, as I am hoping that it will be exciting. Also, in this story, Trunks is not yet as powerful as he was in the show (when he fought them), and as you can see with the way that they took out Gohan, they play with their prey a bit less in this story. I hope to hear from you again on this chapter and know if it seemed a bit better, and what not. Thank you!