AN: I thought it was important to add at the time. This might be a bit confusing as Chapter three because this is sort of a continuation. Bardock will explain it.
Twin Machines
There was a knock at the door.
"Hey guys!" Krillen let himself in.
"Hey Krillen," Goku waved, "What brings you here?"
"Your wife," said Krillen, "After Gohan didn't come back she called me up."
"Uh…" Gohan quickly took a sip hiding behind his soda. He'd be in trouble with is mother later.
"Is this a reunion?" Yamcha walked in after Krillen.
"Nope, just a listening," Mirai Trunks said.
"Listening?"
"Yeah, Bardock's diary," Goku said.
"Bardock?" Krillen sat next to Goku, "Where have I heard that name before?"
"A diary?" Yamcha took a seat next to Mirai Trunks.
"Just listen." Mirai Trunks said going into another entry. Both of the elder Saiyans recognized as the one after Earth's initial defeat.
The image of Bardock reappeared, "This is the only entry to continue from the previous one. It can be considered part two of this morning's entry about Earth only without the…" Bardock struggled for the right word then coughed, "emotionalbit. Entry Fifty-four.
It was rather difficult going to the ship after King Kakarot had more slaughtered than beaten Earth's greatest. I've said it before and I'll say it again. Empathy. Sucks! I had felt every single one of them leave this plain during that battle."
"Why is there a miniature of you talking, Goku?" Krillen asked getting shushed.
"I wasn't sure if I could stomach seeing Kakarot, but after what I had done to Earth itself… like father like son I guess.
The clock was ticking and Earth would blow any minute.
I found Kakarot solemnly floating over the now empty battle field in his original form. I hadn't seen him like that in years—we could easily pass for twins. I could feel that he was mourning. It couldn't have been over the woman he barely met but then confirmed it was, or something resembling close to it. Kakarot always took failure in anything hard.
"You ready to go?" I asked.
"Yeah, just about." He said solemnly raising his head.
"Sure you're going to be all right?" I asked concerned.
"Of course," Kakarot turned to me just before returning to Super Saiyan.
As a reflex my eyes had shifted to the left raising alarm. I was sensing two very strong power levels coming in fast, however with a blurry source.
"What is it?" King Kakarot asked.
"Unsure," I said turning due west. Whatever it was its power continued to grow the closer it got, "Seems you might actually get a challenge, sire." It's too bad we were running out of time.
King Kakarot swallowed his mourn before smirking at the next challenge. Another fight cheered him right up when he was down.
To my disappointment we were met with two teenage punks. A blond girl and a boy with long raven dark hair. And here I was expecting more experienced fighters.
"This it?" King Kakarot asked dubious.
"Unfortunately," I had confirmed.
The girl took a glance below, and pushed a few strands of hair behind her ear. Simultaneously they smiled. I couldn't figure out what was so off about them, it was eerie.
"Now, you wouldn't be trying to destroy the world we plan to rule over, would you?" said the boy who I would know later as android number 17.
"The Androids!" Mirai Trunks said shocked and got shushed.
"You mean the very world I am going to rule over." King Kakarot tried correcting until I shook my head no. "What do you mean Bardock?" he asked surprised.
"Clearly he agrees with us." Said the Girl—android number18—laughed.
"Wrong," I closed my eyes not able to look at any of them out of my own guilt.
"Explain." King Kakarot demanded.
"Earth will be nothing more than space debris in a matter of moments. You can either try to kill each other or we can get the hell out of here before it blows!" Just as I said that the southwest horizon flashed sending a strong gust our way.
It came again, another vision almost embedded within the brilliant light. These two would be by Kakarot's side fighting as his right hand men (and woman).
Oh well, I pushed the vision aside at the moment as the winds became more violent. I was the first to flee, then 17 flicked his earring and phased in front of me kneeing me in the gut. Swore I spat blood due to the impact.
"Where the hell do you think you're going?" 17 asked before King Kakarot rushed in and punched him off and shot into the ocean.
"You all right?" King Kakarot asked before 18 gave him an equally hard punch.
"Damn it! We don't have time for this!" I growled. None of them realized the urgency behind this.
"So there's some strong wind," 18 shrugged, "big deal," and smirked.
I readied my stance and waited for her to attack. Then all of sudden as another gust hit she started trembling, electricity was surging throughout her body. 17 had returned then as if caught in the same field froze in place but began trembling.
King Kakarot reappeared and stared awestricken by the phenomenon, "This must be an immense Electro Magnetic field to freeze these two. We've never encountered Artificial Intelligence before."
"A.I.?" I said confused. No, I could tell it was more than just machinery. "No, there is life in these two. They weren't born that way."
"Cyborgs?" King Kakarot cocked an eyebrow fascinated.
"We've got no time to lose!" I flew in gathering them.
"What are you doing?"
"Hopefully the Nova is in orbit or we'll have a difficult time getting back." I said ignoring the question.
King Kakarot tried to radio his ship via scouter without question however there was too much interference. It was a long shot but agreed with a curt nod, blindly used the I.T. to successfully get to the bridge.
I dumped the Twin Cyborgs on the floor.
"King Kakarot!" The navigator said quivering with fear, "we hadn't expected you to return so soon!"
"Get us to the dark side of the moon, NOW!" King Kakarot ordered. The bridge crew hurried to their stations quickly inputting the commands. With that the Nova was off racing out the planets' atmosphere. It was fortunately they hadn't landed yet or we would not have made it.
Strange how during those first couple of minutes nothing happened but nearing those last five, Earth finally showed signs of diminishing.
King Kakarot stared my way wondering what I had done. He was no idiot planets don't just explode on their own without a reason.
The girl, 18, awoke slowly picking herself off the bridges floor when she saw it. Earth had vanished, before her eyes in a flash.
As it did I gritted my teeth as I knew what would happen happened. Billions of lifetimes went through my mind. It was a lot to process and too much all at once! Try as I might I couldn't hide the physical pain it put me through.
When I came too, 18 had placed her hands on the cool glass, she trembled with shock and disbelief. I couldn't look at the young girl. Her life may have sucked on the planet but it was still her home.
17 felt his sisters' distress force him awake. His eyes shot open seeing me standing next to him then down at 18. He sat up silent. It was just in time to see the debris race towards us before we took shelter behind the planets' moon.
Nothing remained of their home.
What I could not understand was how I managed to save these two and I froze for the Earth warriors. No matter how much I tried to change the precognition it turned out the same. Like there was some sort of entity controlling my every move.
The problem was after this they started fallowing me around. I more expected them to go around and start destroying the ship. They were so eager to fight us on Earth—when there was one—now they were silent creepy lost dolls, ghosts haunting me.
"Why have the two of you been following me around?" I finally asked.
"From what I picked up from my memory banks, we owe you for saving us." 17 said.
"Also we can't breathe in space." 18 admitted getting a scowl from her brother, all she did was shrug.
"Just forget it," I said not wanting anything to do with them then walked away. Again they followed me.
"We'd rather get rid of debts as soon as possible." 18 said.
I stopped in my tracks, turning to what seemed like the ghosts of Earth. "Fine," I said with irritation. Everything was still bothering me, "but since I have nothing right now I'll only call in the favor with some lame type of signal."
They did that annoying simultaneous smirk. "You don't really seem to be in a good mood."
"Isn't it in your nature to go about destroying planets?" 17 asked. "Seeing what you just did to Earth."
"That all depends… Seventeen."
"Odd, I don't remember introducing myself." 17 said.
"It'll all make sense later." I said not wanting to explain myself to them.
"This signal you were talking about?" 18 reminded.
"Here it is, Initiate Protocol: One, Seven, One, Eight"
Both shifted their eyes to the other and accepted the command.
"Should I think of something I'll call you using that."
"How exactly?" said 17 seeing they didn't have any kind of communication device.
"Am I interrupting anything?" King Kakarot walked up from behind them.
"Not really." I said.
"Good. Now mind disposing of this garbage Bardock?" He scrunched his nose in disgust at the Cyborgs.
He was still pissed about everything.
"Look who's talking." 17 said.
"Why you!" King Kakarot punched 17 square in the chest at being insulted. The Cyborg only staggered back a step clutching the area of impact.
I hummed in thought before standing between them and revealed my idea, "There is a reason why I brought them King Kakarot. Just think, finally having a sparring partner, or two, that can actually take a beating as well as deliver it. They'll keep you sharp. They can be great help to your ruling the universe."
"Perhaps..." King Kakarot considered shaking the soreness from his hand, then he turned away losing interest in them, "you figure out what to do with them."
I'd at least thought he'd be interested in the challenge.
Anyway, returning back to the Cyborg twins "Given your past, just owe your allegiance to King Kakarot," I motioned with my head, "and you won't be disappointed. You two will get everything you're after, only on a galactic scale."
It was my turn to walk away. They weren't following anymore as they discussed what to do.
Bardock's avatar shifted his eyes to his right remaining silent for a moment.
"Well, they've joined our alliance. But now King Kakarot has them following me around again for his own amusement to annoy me… that brat!" the avatars gaze returned to the Z fighters. "As I've said this is only a continuation of this morning's jumbled up entry fifty-three. Entry number fifty-four though out."
"So the androids are there as well?" Mirai Trunks whispered low enough that no one heard him.
"What did happen in fifty-three?" Krillen asked.
"Uh…" Goku scratched the back of his head not sure if he should bring it up.
"Let's see." Yamcha had already picked the disk up going to the previous entry.
…twenty minutes later…
"What the Hell!" Krillen cried.
"How is it that I always wind up losing a cruiser?" Yamcha asked outraged.
"Because you're an idiot." Vegeta simply said.
"This isn't from our dimension is it?" Krillen asked understanding the differences.
"I don't think so," Goku answered.
"I mean, this other you is pure evil! We did even get a chance and Chichi as a top fighter…" Krillen thought for a second, "Wait, does this Bardock guy have some sort of crush on Chichi?"
"Bardock's a bit old don't you think?" Goku cocked and eyebrow at the ridiculous thought, feeling a hint of jealousy.
"No way!" Yamcha shouted, "Ha Goku's jealous!"
"Am not!" Goku childishly defended himself.
Gohan had to laugh at that.
"Looks like you are."
Vegeta took a glance at his disturbed son. Anything involving the Androids, Mirai Trunks would be obsessed about it.