Disclaimer: I do not own DBZ or have any rights to it.


Juu had been on edge since her encounter with Gohan. She was able to hide her mental state from Eighteen, though Seventeen seemed a little more perceptive than she thought.

She knew that wasn't the last she'd see Gohan. He would come and try to stop them when they finally got around to destroying the city.

She was currently sitting at the edge of the roof of the hotel they had decided to spend the night at. They wouldn't need to pay to check out since they would be destroying the city in the morning anyway.

As she stared out at the city around her, she thought, or wished that somewhere, Gohan was staring back at her. One last look before it all went to hell.

"Hey sis. Something wrong?"

Juu turned around and saw Seventeen coming up behind her. He stood next to her and gazed out at the city as well.

There was silence for what seemed like a very long time to Juu before Seventeen spoke up.

"I know you didn't just come here to admire the view. Something happened, and now you're worried about it." His voice was completely serious, and showed brotherly concern, something her other brother had expressed to her on rare occasions.

Juu would not allow herself to falter in front of him. "Nothing's wrong. Everything's just fine."

Seventeen narrowed his eyes. "I'm not as dumb as I look. Eighteen didn't notice, but I did. You changed when you joined us in the museum café to eat. Something happened when you were alone somewhere in the museum, and it shook you to the core."

"It's nothing you need to be concerned about Seventeen. Stop worrying, I'll be fine."

Seventeen shrugged. "Fair enough. I won't make you tell me if you don't want to. I also won't tell Eighteen about anything."

"Thank you brother."

"For what? Not prying, or keeping this from Eighteen?"

"Both."

"No problem Juu, you've treated me nicely, unlike Eighteen." With that, Seventeen walked back into the hotel, leaving Juu alone on the rooftop. Eighteen doesn't understand how hurtful her words can be.


News broadcast:

A women with purple hair and green eyes spoke into a microphone on ZTV news.

"Reports have come in from several cities about a ruthless group of thugs wreaking havoc and decimating the population. Details on appearances are sketchy as the few who survived barely had a chance to looked at their attackers before they ran or hid."

The image on the screen then changed to show a ruined city, one of many that now scarred the Earth.

"This is horrible," said Bulma. "Someone has to stop those three."

"I wish Goku were here," said Yamcha. "He would've beaten them long ago."

Bulma became agitated. "What's wrong with you? You guys all act tough, but when things like this happen, its always Goku this or Goku that! He's strong, but you can't always rely on him to bail you out of trouble!"

"We can win," said Trunks. "We just need to come up with a better plan. Piccolo's older plan only nearly won, but it only accounted for two androids, and now there are three and I doubt the same strategy will work twice on them."

"What's Piccolo doing now?" asked Yamcha.

"He's meditating on top of the lookout," said Trunks. "He's going through every possible scenario in his mind in order to find the best plan of attack." Trunks sighed and leaned back in his chair. "All we can do now is wait."

"That stinks," said Bulma. "This is just like the future you wanted to prevent. A future where all we could do was run and hide from the androids until a way to defeat them surfaced."

"Yeah," replied Trunks. "I hate it, but I'm not going to wishfully imagine a world where Goku was with us and helped us win anymore. I know we can win without him."

"That's the spirit," replied Bulma. She then turned to Yamcha with a smirk. "You could learn a thing or two from the kid."

Yamcha pouted. "Yeah, yeah, whatever."

Bulma laughed and ruffled Yamcha's hair affectionately.

Trunks stood up and went to the door. "I'll be training outside. I need to be ready for the next battle."


It was morning, and Gohan saw a large explosion in the center of the city. He was currently on top of one of the skyscrapers, safely away from where the androids started their attack.

"Looks like it's time Juu. I hope you're ready cause I'm not holding back."

As he listened to the cries of the dying people a tear slid down his left cheek. He didn't bother to wipe it away. He wanted her to know the depth of her betrayal.

After standing up and stretching, he took off towards the location of the blast.


The earth ran red with blood at the sight of their most recent attack. Seventeen and Eighteen' skills had improved at a frightening pace.

A beam shot from Eighteen's index finger, piercing the heart of a child that was a hundred meters away. She whirled around and sent a palm blast that destroyed a fleeing bus and all that were inside.

"That makes fifty for me. Are you keeping up Seventeen?"

"As if." Seventeen grabbed a man with his left arm and formed a blade of energy with his right arm. A maniacal grin formed on his face as he slit the man's jugular, dropping him to the ground and watching him bleed to death. "I'd rather be more personal when I kill people Eighteen. I'm only at nineteen, yet I've enjoyed their deaths to the fullest."

Eighteen chuckled. "My my, only nineteen? I honestly never expected you to be this bad at killing."

"I'm not bad at killing Eighteen. I just know how to savor each individual death. It's more efficient and gives the humans a chance to multiply, ensuring future enjoyment."

"Whatever, I think you're just making excuses for your poor performance." Eighteen turned to a group of children huddling behind a collapsed wall. They hoped that the androids wouldn't see them, but their luck had run out.

"Time to die kids." Eighteen's index finger started to glow.

Juu was amazed at the striking difference between her and Eighteen. She was so much weaker and was lacked the energy sensors that Seventeen and Eighteen had. But the biggest difference was the appreciation they had for their brother. Juu never put Junannagou down as much Eighteen did Seventeen.

It made her sad. Their brother wouldn't get the acknowledgement he deserved from the person that mattered most to him. Not her, but the sister he experienced those childhood hardships with.

As she turned her attention to the kids, who Eighteen was about to kill, she had this strange feeling. The scared children reminded her of her childhood with her brother. Could this be empathy?

Time seemed to slow down as a blast erupted from Eighteen's index finger. It would kill every last child, even if they bolted into a run, they would all end up dead.

Then, a figure appeared between the wreckage concealing the children, and the blast. He swatted the blast away without breaking his gaze with Eighteen.

"Funny, I thought you looked exactly like Juu, but there's something different in your face. You look more evil." Gohan then turned to the children. "Go on, run away from here. I'll keep the androids busy."

The children obeyed and ran away at top speed.

Eighteen didn't bother chasing after them. She was more interested in the young man that now stood before her. "Who are you?"

"I am Gohan. I am the first born of Kakarot, aka Goku."

Eighteens eyes widened. "You're Goku's first son, but I thought that Raditz took you away to live with the other saiyans. What brings you back here?"

"I came here to stop you. I will not allow another individual to spread fear and terror the way Frieza did."

Seventeen shifted his attention from Gohan to Juu. Those two know each other. He mentioned Juu's name…could he be the reason Juu was distressed?

Seventeen studied Juu's face. She looked like she was in a daze. Her eyes locked on Gohan, as if he were the only thing in existence.

Seventeen narrowed his eyes. I'll have to talk to her about him later.

Eighteen smirked as she sensed Gohan's energy. "You're nothing special. My data indicates that you're not much stronger than Trunks, though I'm impressed that you got so strong without becoming a super saiyan."

Gohan smirked. "I appreciate the compliment." He then looked over at Juu. "What's wrong Juu, we haven't spoken for so long and yet you don't have anything to say to me?"

All eyes were now on Juu.

"You know him Juu," asked Eighteen in a surprised tone.

"I…Yes. I teamed up with him about a year ago…that was after I killed Goku and went into space."

Seventeen raised an eyebrow. "I know you killed Goku, but you neglected to tell us about your little space adventure."

Eighteen looked at Gohan, and then smirked back at Juu. "Well Juu, he is quite a looker."

Juu raised an eyebrow. "Are you implying something?"

Eighteen smiled innocently and put her arms up in defense. "No, just saying. In any case, he's going down. My scanners indicate that I should be able to deal with him easily."

Eighteen turned around and started to approach Gohan. Juu breathed heavily as she saw the killer intent inside of Eighteen. Gohan would die if she didn't do anything.

Gohan focused back on Eighteen. "So this is how it's going to be." He took his fighting stance.

Eighteen took her stance as well. "This is how it must be. I cannot forgive you for interrupting our fun."

"Wait!"

Gohan, Seventeen and Eighteen looked back at Juu with surprised expressions.

"I-It would be better if the if I fought him."

Eighteen raised an eyebrow. Juu's been acting weird ever since this guy showed up. I wonder what has her on edge. If she's really concerned about his abilities she should let me handle this.

Seventeen gave Juu a look of concern. "Why would it be better for you to fight him?"

"I fought him before…briefly. I've also fought along side him and seen his fighting style. I'm the most prepared to face him."

"But Seventeen and I are both stronger than you," said Eighteen, "and my sensors indicate that he's too strong for you."

"You've got more to worry about than power when fighting Gohan. He's very skilled and has many tricks up his sleeve. I wasn't able to teach you everything I learned from watching him, so it's better if I fight."

Seventeen shrugged. "Juu knows how to handle herself Eighteen. Gohan is stronger, but not overwhelmingly so. We can always switch out if things get really bad."

Eighteen sighed in defeat. "Fine by me. Although I do wish I had a piece of him as well."

Juu walked past Seventeen and Eighteen and took her fighting stance in front of Gohan. "Are you ready Gohan?"

Gohan took his stance and smirked. "Let's dance."

The two suddenly vanished and shockwaves erupted in the sky as their blows collided. Both were very skilled fighters, and were easily able to dodge their opponent's blows and spot the correct moment to counter.

The battle appeared to be a stalemate as neither fighter had landed a blow on the other. After five minutes of fighting, they landed back where they had started.

"I'm impressed Juu," said Gohan. "You haven't lost your touch. That was a good warm-up, but play time's over."

"It isn't a good idea to have play time with an android," said Juu with a smirk. "You need to conserve your energy."

Juu fazed behind Gohan and tried to roundhouse kick his back, but Gohan ducked and spun around like a break-dancer to face Juu. He caught her outstretched leg, and thrust his right leg forward, letting go of her leg as he tripped her.

As she fell back, Juu recovered by turning the fall into a back flip and they were back to square one.

"I've never seen Juu fight like this before," said Eighteen in a tone that showed she was impressed, "though it would go faster if she just let me handle this."

"Big Bang Attack!" Gohan's blast shot at Juu head on.

Juu easily dodged by jumping over it. "I'm disappointed Gohan. You know direct-"

"That was a diversion Juu," said Gohan as he appeared behind her and grabbed her in a full nelson.

This looks bad, thought Seventeen. Maybe we should jump in now.

Gohan held Juu close enough to whisper to her.

"I know you're not fighting at your best Juu. That's why I'm holding back as well."

"I don't know what you're talking about," whispered Juu.

"I think you do. You don't seem like you're trying to kill me. I want to know why."

"I don't want to kill you. Please let me win this fight. That way, they won't kill you. I'll just pretend to kill you."

"And why should I let the androids get away?"

"Just trust me Gohan. I'll figure something out."

"Trust you? After you went behind my back and started killing people again?"

"For your information I haven't killed anyone. They've done all the killing."

"Yes, but all you do is watch and encourage them."

"My method will allow more humans to survive. I can't stop them, but I can limit their damage."

Gohan was inclined to believe her…he wanted to believe her. Though the sensible part of him cautioned against it.

"Gohan…I don't want you to die. If you must fight, then come back when you can actually win."

"I still have my tail."

"What if they cut it off?"

Gohan paused and didn't say anything.

"Please…just give me more time…Gohan"

Gohan sighed in an aggravated way. "Fine Juu, but we'll have to make this convincing."

Seventeen and Eighteen were on the verge of jumping in when Juu swung her hips forward, then thrust her feet back into Gohan's gut.

Gohan let go of Juu and clutched his waist as if her were in pain. His energy control allowed him to trick Seventeen and Eighteen's sensors.

"He's weakening," said Eighteen. "I knew he couldn't keep up that pace for long."

"Alright sis!" Seventeen was jumping up and down as he cheered Juu on.

Juu grabbed Gohan's leg and swung him around several times before letting him crash into a run down building. She then bombarded the building with a barrage of powerful energy blasts.

"I sense Gohan's power dropping rapidly," said Eighteen. "He's dying."

After a few more minutes, Gohan had lowered his power to the point where the androids could no longer detect it.

Juu stopped her assault and turned to the other two. "That should do it. I think we should go to the next city. The battle would've scared everyone off."

Eighteen nodded in agreement. "I'm glad he's dead. Let's go."

When the three androids had left the area, Gohan began to stir. With a strong burst of energy he pushed off all the rubble and wreckage that had pilled on top of him, courtesy of Juu.

His keen eyesight spotted the android's car moving into the distance, towards the next target. "I hope you know what you're doing Juu."

Has he stared after them, he was completely unaware of the fact that by blasting his way out, he had caused a dust cloud to form, a dust cloud that attracted the attention of a pair of reptilian eyes.


It took me longer than I wanted, but I was able to update within the month. Here are some review questions:

1-Did this chapter highlight the differences between Seventeen and Eighteen?(In my opinion, it was Eighteen that was the most evil of the two)

2-Does Eighteen seem like the main villain in this situation(ignoring Cell for the moment)?

3-What are your thoughts on how this turned out?