Previously on Dragon Ball Super Fighterz:
Android 21 had been training with Goku in the Room of Spirit and Time to go back and save Todd from the future. It was intense, it was grueling, but after all was said and done 21 continued her training after some hope was offered to her by Goku. Will it be enough for 21? Will Black and Future Zamasu overwhelm the team again?
Find out on Dragon Ball Super Fighterz!
Dragon Ball Super Fighterz Episode 9
Back to the Future
21 and Todd Reunited!
21 made her way to the exit of the time chamber. While it felt like an entire year, she knew it would only be a day out there. She opened the gates and stepped outside, feeling stronger than ever. She took a deep breath from the outside air, a determined, confident, look on her face. Goku patted her on the back as he walked out behind her, "Let's get him!" He said to her, with his thumb raised, 21 nodded. Goku grabbed her shoulder and teleported them to Bulma's place.
The two of them left for Bulma's place and made their way to the time machine. Beerus and Whis stood waiting for them, "I expect to hear that these events were undone by the time you get back." Beerus stated smugly, "Figures it takes a god to help you mortals out..." He said with a shrug. Whis shook his head, looking to the time machine, "Bulma, do be careful, I cannot imagine how bad things could get if you carelessly used this again."
Bulma waved at him, "No need to worry about that!" Trunks sighed as he, Goku, Vegeta, and 21 entered into the time machine. They had been gone for three days... That meant three days would have gone by in the future as well. 21 raised her eyebrow, "Can't we just go back to when you left him?" Trunks shook his head, "Nope." 21 paused as Trunks started up the machine, "... why?" Trunks sighed, "I don't know, Mom never told me the details only that is was built to go back and forward by a specific amount for some reason-" Goku blinked, "But then how did you meet with us when we were fighting the androids a year later? Did you wait a year before coming back?" Trunks began to stumble on his words, "I... I..."
Whis tapped on the glass before speaking, "Goku, can't you tell it's a convenient plot device for this specific saga? Almost as if the universe plays to the drama and not to specific bound laws- take Gotenks for instance!" Everyone looked at Whis, a look of confusion on all their faces. He giggled, "I'm sure you understand what I mean~" He said.
Whis floated away before the time machine whirred to life. It slowly floated to the sky before jumping to the future. 21 looked around in awe and wonder as they traveled through the time stream, "Wow, it's so beautiful-" She looked to Trunks, "So this future of yours..." Trunks raised an eyebrow, "Am I in it?" Trunks shook his head, "If you were, I hadn't found you. Then again, Majin Buu hadn't had nearly as much time on my earth as yours. I also took the liberties of destroying all of Gero's labs, uploading a computer virus that showed me the location of every single location. So chances are zero as far as I'm concerned." 21 nodded, "Good, I think that would be for the best..."
The group arrived at the base of the resistance. The group exited the vehicle, 21 looking around for a familiar face. Mai ran up to them and hugged Trunks, "Thank goodness you're back!" Trunks looked down to her, "Why? What happened?" 21 turned to her, "Where's Todd?" Mai shook her head, "I... I don't know where he is. He told us not to look for him after the second day."
She took a step back from Trunks, looking pensive, "Goku Black and Zamasu kept finding our base and Todd fought them to give us time to escape and regrouped with us. But they kept finding us, so he offered to go out and hide on his own so that we wouldn't be at risk... He wouldn't tell us where he went, but you can sense his energy can't you?" 21, Goku, Vegeta, and Trunks closed their eyes, trying to sense his presence.
Goku shook his head, "I can't find him anywhere-" Vegeta grimaced, "Neither can I..." 21 began to look around frantically, "Is he...?" Mai held up her hand, "He said something about laying low, maybe he's hiding his energy- I don't think he's dead..." Trunks nodded, "He probably had an idea on how to hide his energy but didn't want to test it where you all could be in danger."
They all looked to 21, "Where do you think he is...?" 21 held her chin in her hand as she thought. Where could he be... She snapped her fingers, "I got it- follow me!" She ran outside and blasted off skyward, Goku and Vegeta following closely behind, Trunks turned to Mai, "Don't worry, we'll be back!" As he chased after them. The group flew and flew for several minutes before 21 took a sharp dive and guided them all into the middle of a forest.
They landed in a small clearing. It had rocks and a small little pond. It was quite serene. Trunks looked in awe and amazement, "I... I never knew such a place existed-" he turned to 21, "How did you know about this place?" She looked into the pond, "Todd told me about it while we were linked- I asked how he could keep his calm and he told me about this place. He imagined it whenever he felt extremely overwhelmed..." She dipped her hand into the water, drinking from it, "It tastes just like he described~" She cooed. She slowly stood, looking around before shouting, "Todd!?"
Vegeta rushed over to her and covered her mouth with his hand, "Do you want the enemy to get the jump on us?!" 21 pulled his hand off of her, "Sorry... I just... I figure if he's anywhere he's here..." Vegeta snarled, "Then maybe it's best for us to wait." Goku groaned, "Really? Are we not gonna fight that Black me or whatever?" Vegeta shot a glare over to Goku, "Are you serious Kakarot? We're on a rescue mission right now-"
A familiar voice could be heard from behind them, "Yes, it would be a poor idea for you to give away your location, wouldn't it?" The group turned to see Goku Black, cracking his knuckles, Zamasu hovering closely behind him, "However, it seems your hope to find your friend is misplaced, we ended up sending someone to take care of him." Zamasu's face twisted into a devilish smile, "Yes, it seems they had returned from their feast and we were more than happy to sick them on him." He gazed over the serene forest, "I think it would be best for us to move this fight elsewhere- I wish not to tarnish this untouched land." Black nodded, "What do you say we take our spat elsewhere?" Goku clenched his fist, "Alright!"
Vegeta turned to 21, "The three of us will take care of those two- find Todd," 21 nodded, Black looked to 21, "If you wish to find your friend, you might be too late- but I imagine that they're duking it out over there-" He pointed to the north, "Go now and you might even catch his dying breath!" He cackled before the five of them flew off for their battle.
21 watched them all fly off before blasting off herself. She flew northward, the barren islands zooming by as she tried to find Todd. Eventually she saw an energy blast fly out in the distance. She knew that had to be where Todd was- but who was he fighting? She flew through the sky as she made her way to the battlefield.
The sky around the area was lighting up with ki blasts and explosions. 21 had managed to finally sense Todd but she couldn't pick out what the other energy was... It felt so familiar and yet so very alien. She narrowed her eyes as she finally made her way to the empty field as she touched down. Todd was looking around frantically, he turned to see 21 and fired off an energy blast at her without warning!
21's eyes widened before she reached out and deflected the blast, "Todd!? What are you doing!?" She shouted at him. Todd blinked a few times, "Tw—Twenty-one? Is that you?!" 21 raised her eyebrows, "Of... Course it's me who else would it be...?"
"Oh look, if it isn't the hypocrite!" 21 turned around as her eyes widened, "No... No it can't be!" She leaped backwards to Todd as a familiarly spotted purple, red-eyed Android 21 hovered down to the ground as she touched down, "Your little boy-toy puts up a good fight, tell me- did you plan on eating him? He's a lot more delicious looking than I imagined!" Evil 21 caressed her cheek and began to suck on her pinky, "Tell me, how did he get so much energy-" She looked over to the good 21, "And how did you get to be so much tastier and not even need to eat!?"
Good 21 shook her head, "I managed to stabilize my cells, and find a substance that aided in keeping my hunger at bay..." She looked over to Todd, he looked rather good for having just been fighting for however long he had been. Todd dropped the bag of senzu beans. Throwing 21 a thumbs-up, he was ready to fight with her.
The 21's stared each other down, "How did you survive that blast?" Evil 21 cackled, "I didn't. I just knew how to play my cards right... I'm from the timeline Goku Black was from—" She shook her head, "To make a long story short, I managed to seek my revenge against Goku only to find out that wasn't Goku..." She sighed, placing her hand on her forehead melodramatically, "However, he thought I was rather strong and I imagine it was that hotheaded Saiyan part of him that let me live... He and that ugly mohawked kai let me go around the other universes eating all the other kais. I actually just got back from eating another one~" She stood proudly as red energy engulfed her, she charged up.
The power was intense and overwhelming, even Todd who had been fighting her for some time had taken a step back in shock. Evil 21 smirked, "This is the power of an Android who actually feeds her hunger, Hypocrite!" The rocks around her hovered, "I have consumed Supreme Kais, Gods of Destruction and even an Angel!" She held up her hand as a softball sized ki orb was in it, she fired it skyward as it flew higher and higher. It unleashed a huge explosion that caused the island beneath them to shake. Good 21 and Todd stood their ground but it was obvious how difficult that really was for the two of them to do so.
Todd took a step up and held Good 21's shoulder in reassurance, "I can tell you've gotten stronger two-" He nodded, "We can do this." 21 nodded, turning to him about to speak. Todd grabbed her head and dragged her close, their lips locking as he kissed her passionately. 21 blinked, mildly confused, but... Not complaining. She caressed his face as she kissed him back. He released from her, turning back to Evil 21, speaking plainly, "I told myself that when I saw you again I'd do one thing. If we both lived through this, I promised myself I'd do another."
Evil 21 laughed hysterically at them, "Oh look, are you love birds done?" She smirked, "I think I'll eat you both, at least then you two can be happy together in my stomach!" Evil 21 charged at them, Todd looked to Good 21, smirking "You ready?" 21 nodded at him, readying herself for a fight, "When I'm with you, I'm ready for anything!" The two charged forward to meet the Evil 21 in battle.
Will 21 and Todd be able to take on the Evil 21? What happened to Todd in these last 3 days? Where did he and the resistance split off? What will become of the future timeline now that we know Evil 21 is a part of the picture again? Tune in next time to Dragon Ball Super Fighterz and find out!
Next Time:
Three Days
Todd Protects the Future
