Not long after Gohan plugged the device into his chest did his power start to rise. The increase was slow, but soon his power would hit what was his old maximum, before climbing even past that, and continuing with no sign of stopping. The brother and sister pair had no idea of this however, being as they could not sense power nor would they have the time to as they sat and recovered from the clash only moments ago.

"Dam it, this is not how it was supposed to be. Gero made us stronger for a reason, much stronger than his enemies, so why did he have to convert Gohan into his plans?! Is it because of what happened when we awoke the first time?! We should have killed that old man then and there!" Furious at his predicament and his inability to change it, Seventeen struck out at one of the many surrounding lockers, smashing his fist straight through it.

At this point Eighteen rose from her slumped over state, "Seventeen get a grip, we can still make the most of this. We should leave before he awakens and go into hiding. There is no way he could sense our power, and if we gather the Dragon Balls we could wish ourselves more powerful than him, or even for him to be a weak old man. Just use your head and relax we can still have our freedom."

Pulling his fist from the smashed compartment the black haired boy started to smile most deviously, "Your right sis, there is no reason for me to get bent out of shape. If we can't beat this brat with strength we'll just have to use our brains. We should get back to the lab; no doubt the old fool had some way of tracking the dragon balls on file."

The mechanical pair turned towards the hole in the ceiling intent on leaving their master behind.

(Around the same time on the lookout)

Goku and the others stood perplexed at the new development. Gohan had been much stronger than they expected, clobbering Vegeta without even being a super sayian and leaving them with only a warning as he left to do who knows what. Tien, Trunks, and Goku were all silently pondering their options, while Piccolo and Kami were in a very heated discussion.

"Listen old man, You already know the situation and why I'm here, so how bout we spare the talking and fuse so I can beat the androids and bring Gohan back." The elder Namakian never met his eyes however, as he was staring with extreme focus over the side of the lookout, looking down on the Earth as if he could see all that went on below.

"I'm agree with you, the time for us to merge once more draws near, but the androids have not yet spilled innocent blood, nor have they done anything but defend themselves against their attackers. Gohan's abduction was tragic indeed, but until he starts to destroy the people of Earth, I must remain separate." Piccolo enraged at the God's answer swore loudly before screaming his rebuttal "You would wait for innocents to die before taking action?! What a weak guardian you turned out to be. Fine, if you don't want to prevent a disaster I'll wait till the screams of the victims fill your ears and change your mind."

After listing to the two aliens' conversation he turned his attention back to the silent Goku and Vegeta whom were still in a state of thought. "Shouldn't we be training in this time chamber you mentioned Goku? You did say it would take months to complete our training, so we should get started." Earth's hero looks over and smiles at the time traveler, "Well I think I explained it wrong. You see in the time chamber, time passes by much slower than on the outside. In there a whole year is only a day here, and the gravity is much more massive the further in you go. The problem is I think we've reached the maximum strength of super sayian, at least naturally that is. The only thing we can do now is advance past it, isn't that right Vegeta?"

The prince grunted, "Yes that must be the case. The super sayian of legend was unbeatable and held no equal, so there is no way I have achieved that strength if this brat was able to stop me, but I believe I've found a way to the next level. I'll be going in that chamber first Kakarot, and I'll surpass my limits so I can deal with these androids and your brat. Then I'll claim my place as the universes strongest figher."

Goku could only smirk at his rival's claims, never one to back down from a challenge himself; he gave Vegeta the go ahead. "Sure if you feel that confident about it go right ahead. I'll keep watch out here and make sure things don't go too far south."

Following the ever present Popo towards the chamber, Vegeta left into the building, Trunks following close behind. No sooner than the door to the time chamber was closed did everyone start to sense an amazing power start to climb. Piccolo and Goku knew instantly it was the lost member of their group as it felt amazingly familiar yet slightly different than Gohan's.

"Goku his power is climbing so slowly, but it's still below your own. Maybe his fight with Vegeta was just a ruse. Maybe his power isn't really that much more than ours, and if that's the case we should hurry down there and subdue him before he can train."

"Your right Piccolo. The androids followed him because he proved stronger than them, so if we can best Gohan then 's creations must not be that strong. Hold on to me, I'll get us there in no time."

One hand on Goku's shoulder, the two onetime enemies disappeared.

(At the lab)

Just as the two androids were about to leave, Goku and Piccolo arrive, blocking their way. The new arrivals were quick to spot Gohan, still seemingly unconscious as his power as 3/4ths of the way to his old maximum. Goku did not hesitate as powered up into super sayian, for the fight he knew was coming. "Androids, I'll defeat you hear and stop this madness once for good! Piccolo you take the girl, I'll take care of the boy." Without waiting for a response Goku charged the male android, quickly engaging him with a flurry of blows. 17 still far from his full power, struggled to avoid the blows, finding that the information he had on Goku's fighting style was woefully outdated. Meanwhile 18 was faring better but only slightly as Piccolo's strength and speed was not did not surpass her own, but his combat experience and tenacity made him a worthy opponent. 17 was more than annoyed at having to dodge Goku's attacks without being able to get some of his own in, and as he rushed what he thought was an opportune moment to counter he was met with a kick to the gut. Then the flurry of blows rained down on his staggered form, as pain erupted from his face and abdomen from the super sayain's attacks. Seeing her brother being pummeled before her set Eighteen into a frenzy, moving even faster as her power started to return and slipping a left hook into the slower fighters face. As Piccolo backed off to recover from the assault, she sped towards her brother, launching a kick straight up, forcing Goku to halt his attack and back away allowing 17 to recover. "Let's switch 17. I've got more energy that you at the moment."

With that she and Goku began to duel for control of the pace, each one trying to land the first clean blow on the other, but neither being able to slip past the gurad. Eighteen was moving faster than her brother, easily catching up and surpassing her opponent in speed, while he still held the knowhow from years of fighting to avoid and counter her with less movemet. 'This is bad; she's still going strong but my powers starting to fade. This transformation really takes a toll, but it's only because they don't lose any energy. If I could slow the drain I could last much longer and deliver a fatal blow.' Goku was forced to end the line of thought as his guard was blown away, then more hits pounded into him.

Piccolo had the same problem, only his opponent seemed to be gaining power with every exchange, slowly wearing the green man out. It wasn't much longer when the shift in power put the heroes of Earth on the losing side of this fight. Each one struggling just to keep blocking their opponents speedy attacks, but then right when Seventeen blew open Piccolo's guard, a horrible laughter brought everyone's attention to the source. Gohan was finished, his power swelling over them with a tremendous amount of pressure. He was at least three times as strong as he was before, causing both of his former teachers to shiver in disbelief.

"Well now, looks like I was missing some fun. Come let's end this."

END

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