ONE MONTH LATER
With all the arrangements made, the day of Krillin and Android 18's wedding finally came. That day everyone was busy getting ready, in the sanctuary of the church, a minister stood by the altar, preparing for the union. There were many guests there as well. Piccolo, Puar, Oolong, the Ox King, Master Roshi, Chiaotzu, Future Trunks and even Vegeta all turned out to witness the event.
"Wow, I can't believe Krillin is actually going to marry Android 18. I really changed the future big time." Trunks said to Vegeta who was sitting next to him holding baby Trunks.
"Whatever. I want to know what's taking so long. I'm only here because your mother dragged me." Vegeta complained.
"Where is mom anyway?" Trunks asked.
"She's helping 18 get her dress on. God, can't they just sign the papers and get this over with?" Vegeta groaned.
"Come on, Father. Don't you at least feel happy for Krillin that he's finally getting married?" Trunks asked.
"I could honestly care less about baldy and his robot girlfriend." Vegeta scowled. He is completely impossible. Trunks brushed this off and began staring at his baby self.
"I can't believe that's actually me." he thought.
Vegeta grew impatient of waiting.
"This is ridiculous." he said standing up and handing baby Trunks to Future Trunks, "Here, hold the baby." he said as he started to walk away.
"Where are you going, father?" Trunks asked.
"To find your mother so we can get this show on the road. Now, take care of yourself till I get back." Vegeta joked in a serious voice. Because when has Vegeta ever made a joke without sounding serious? As Vegeta walked away, Trunks and his baby self looked at each other.
"Hey, little fella." Trunks nervously said to himself, who looked back at him funny.
"Man, this is weird." Future Trunks thought.
In 18's dressing room, Bulma, Chi-Chi and Mrs. Brief help her put on her wedding dress. It was a beautiful white gown with long gloves, and a long veil with beads patterned into it. When they finish putting it on, the ladies step back and look at 18.
"Oh, you look so beautiful, dear!" Mrs. Brief said enthusiastically.
"I don't think even my wedding dress was that good." Chi-Chi said.
"Thank you." 18 said blushing.
"So, you ready to go take that long walk down the aisle like the rest of us gals did?" Bulma asked.
"Yeah. I guess." 18 said.
She looked down at her gown, and looked a little disappointed.
"What's wrong?" Bulma asked.
"It just doesn't feel like me, you know? This dress. The wedding" 18 said.
"What are you talking about? You look darling." Mrs. Brief said.
"Well, it's not just that. I mean…what if it doesn't work out? What if we're not happy? I know my temper gets ahead of me sometimes but, what if it goes too far one day?" 18 said, getting sad.
"Wait. That's what your worried about?" Bulma asked.
18 nodded her head.
"Here's a question, 18. Do you love Krillin?" Bulma asked.
"…..Well, of course, I-I just…" 18 stuttered.
"Let me tell you something about Krillin, 18. I've known him since he was a little kid. He's gotten into trouble over and over again. And while sometimes it's hard to tell what he was thinking when he does something stupid. But there's one thing I know he's sure of. And it's you. -" Bulma said.
Suddenly, Vegeta opened the door and came in.
"Bulma! What's going on in here? How long does it take to put on a dress?" he scowled.
"Excuse me. I was in the middle of talking, Vegeta. We'll be ready in just a minute." Bulma said, pushing Vegeta back out, and shutting the door.
Bulma turns back to 18.
"You really think all that's true?" 18 asked.
"Trust me, 18. Krillin knows what he's doing." Bulma said.
In Krillin's dressing room, he had on a pretty badass tuxedo with a green bowtie. He was pacing back and forth as Yamcha, and Tien watched him.
"Oh, man. I don't know what I'm doing." Krillin said. "I'm getting so nervous, my pits are sweating, and this rented tux isn't stain proof."
"What are you getting so nervous about, Krillin? All you're doing is getting married." Yamcha said with his arms folded.
"If this tux gets stained, I'm gonna have to pay a fortune." Krillin said, ignoring what Yamcha said.
"Dude, seriously. Lighten up. What's the problem?" Tien said.
Krillin stopped pacing to look at them.
"I'm nervous because I'm not sure if this is right. I mean, what if it doesn't work? What if she gets bored of me? She doesn't age, you know. What if when I'm a old, ugly man she meets a hot guy or something and decides to break it off?" Krillin said, panicking.
"You're gonna be fine. Just relax." Tien said.
"I'm gonna be fine? How would either of you know? Have you guys ever been married before? I just want to know that everything will work out." Krillin said.
"It will, Krillin. For once you scored a babe that actually cares about you." Yamcha said.
"You really think so?" Krillin asked.
"We've seen the way she looks at you sometimes, Krillin. We can tell how much she cares." Tien said.
"Are you sure?" Krillin asked.
"For sure, bro. You're getting all bent outta shape for nothing." Yamcha said.
"Well, okay. How do I look?" Krillin asked. Yamcha and Tien look at him.
"Like a million bucks, buddy." Yamcha said.
"Alright. I guess I'm ready." Krillin said. He let out a sigh to release some tension, and walked out of the dressing room.
Minutes later, Krillin stood at the altar with Gohan, who was too wearing a pretty badass tux with a red bowtie, and the priest. There were no bridesmaids for obvious reasons. Gohan turned to Krillin.
"Congratulations, Krillin." Gohan said.
"Thanks, pal. That means a lot." Krillin said.
"I know you guys are gonna be happy. And you know, he really would have wanted to be here today." Gohan said.
"Wait, who? Your dad?" Krillin asked.
"…Never mind." Gohan hesitated to say.
After a while, the organist started playing music.
Krillin stood their with anxiousness as the Ox King walked with Android 18 down the aisle as the music played.
"Okay, Krillin. This is the moment of truth. You love this woman. You're going to have to put her first before anything else from now on. This is when a man shows what he's really made of." Krillin thought.
"I can't believe I'm actually getting married. But I feel so ready now. I want to face everything with Krillin now. I love him." 18 thought as she walked down the aisle and up to the altar. She and Krillin give each other smiles.
"Dearly beloved." the priest began. "We are gathered here today, to join this man, Krillin, and this woman,….Number 18? Is that your real name?" he asked her.
"My father was pretty dull." 18 said. Krillin slightly chuckled at this.
"In holy matrimony." the priest continued. "If anyone has any objections as to why these two should not be joined, speak now, or forever hold your peace."
No one objected. Everyone just sat there, waiting for the union to be completed. Bulma was getting teary eyed, so was her mother, Chi-Chi started feeling emotional too that Goku had to miss this. Trunks watched in amusement, Piccolo simply watched, and Vegeta just sat there wishing it was over with already.
"The bride and groom have prepared they're own vows. Is the ring bearer ready?" The priest said.
"Oh, that's me!" Oolong said, quickly getting out of his chair, walking up to the altar and placing the rings on a pillow.
Krillin stepped forward, took the ring off of the pillow, and slid it onto 18's fingers.
"Android 18." he said. "You mean more to me than anything else in the world. I feel the happiest when I'm around you. I remember the first time we spoke. You kissed me on the cheek, and ever since then, I've been completely insane about you."
"That's for sure." Yamcha said semi-quietly to himself before being shushed by Bulma.
"We've gone through some pretty crazy stuff these last few months. But somehow we got through it all." Krillin continued. "You make me strong, but at the same time, you make me weak. I don't know what our future holds, but I promise, I will stick by you through every step of the way. I love you, and will always be there to protect, and care for you."
18's eyes watered hearing Krillin say this. He had really spoken from his heart. Now it was time to speak from hers. She took the ring off the pillow, as a tear came down her face. She slid the ring on Krillin's finger and took a calming breath.
"I love you, Krillin. Before I knew you, I felt like a prisoner. A slave with no mind or soul. You make me see the beauty in me inside and out. All of the troubles we've overcome together only makes my feelings for you stronger. Because of you, I now have something to live for. Thank you. You set me free." 18 said.
Krillin knew everything was going to be alright now. So did 18. They were in love. They were ready. This was indeed the moment of truth.
By now, Chi-Chi was crying along with Bulma, and Mrs. Brief. Baby Trunks slightly tapped his mother's face, as if he was attempting to comfort her.
"Do you, Krillin, take this woman to be your lawfully wedded wife? Through sickness and health, till death do you part?" the priest routinely asked.
"I do." Krillin said. 18 blushed. Now all she had to do was agree to the same thing. Her heart began pounding.
"And do you,….Number 18, take this man to be your lawfully wedded husband? Through sickness, and health, till death do you part?" the priest again routinely asked.
18 hesitated. Her heart was beating so fast, it was getting harder to breath.
"….I-" she started to speak, but all of a sudden, The higher window of the church burst open, and the Domandian Sakuna came flying down.
"Sakuna!" Krillin cried.
The crowd of people gasped, except for the Z Fighters.
As Sakuna descended, he quickly grabbed 18, and began flying horizontally up.
"Let me go, you bastard!" 18 demanded.
"Never! You are coming with me, 18! And there's nothing you're friends can do to stop me!" Sakuna said flying out the window.
"Krillin! Who is that?" Gohan asked. Krillin growled in anger.
"SAKUNA! You let her go!" he shrieked, flying out of the window, following Sakuna.
They don't get very far away from the church before the Domandian stops and turns to Krillin. He is holding 18 by his waist, with one arm around her waist.
"Let me go!" 18 groaned, punching at Sakuna's legs. It had no effect. It was like he didn't even feel them.
"She is coming with me, Krillin. I give you the chance to run. Or be destroyed." Sakuna said, pointing his finger at Krillin.
"She's not going anywhere, Sakuna. This is the end of the line." Krillin said.
"Krillin, don't. Just go." 18 pleaded.
"Remember what I said, 18? I'm not leaving you. Not ever." Krillin said before looking back at Sakuna.
"So be it. Have at me." Sakuna dared.
Krillin let out a war cry before charging at Sakuna, trying to land every attack he could think of, only to have every one of the blows blocked by Sakuna, who was using only one of his arms to do it. Krillin then went for a kick to the head. Sakuna blocked it, then kicked Krillin down.
"Krillin!" 18 called. "Let go of me!" she screamed again, struggling to get free.
Krillin pulled himself back together and flew up to Sakuna again.
"You can really take an attack, can't you?" Sakuna said
"You're never gonna stop this, are you?" Krillin asked. "You're never gonna stop fighting to take 18. Well, as long as there is breath in this body of mine, I'll keep fighting too."
"Well, I guess, the only problem I have…" Sakuna said while digging into his pocket, and fishing out a capsule. He pushed it down, and tossed it onto the roof of a building. After the poof, the smoke clears, revealing it as a small ship.
"Is that you're still alive." Sakuna said. 18 panicked, and watched.
Krillin let out another battle cry and prepared to charge Sakuna, before the Domandian released a colossal energy wave out of his hand, that collided into Krillin's chest, and sent him flying into a building.
"KRILLIN!" 18 screamed in shock.
As the building Krillin hurdled into began to collapse, Sakuna sent another energy wave into it, causing it to explode.
"NO! You killed him! Krillin!" 18 cried in horror. As she kept struggling, Sakuna swiftly punched her in the face, knocking her unconscious.
He then descended over to the spaceship, and put 18 inside. Sakuna looked back at the destroyed building.
"Don't you worry, Krillin. We are going to be very happy." he said, before entering the ship himself.
In a flash, the ship turned on, and sped up into the sky, and out of view.
Down in the destroyed building, Krillin crawled his way out of the rubble.
"18" he said weakly to himself then fell on the debris, unconscious.
Just then, Vegeta, Future Trunks, Piccolo, Gohan, Tien and Yamcha, flew over and saw Krillin on the ground. They fly down and pick him up.
"Oh, my God." Yamcha said.
"Where's the girl?" Vegeta asked.
"No time. Let's get Krillin back to the church." Piccolo said.
After they get back to the church, they set Krillin down on the ground. He looks terrible, his face is all cut up, one of his eyes is blackened, and his tux is shredded. He's definitely paying for that.
"Gohan, give him a Senzu bean", Piccolo said.
Gohan reaches into his pocket and pulls out Goku's brown bag. He reaches in and takes out a green Senzu bean.
"Krillin, hold on." Gohan said, putting the bean into Krillin's mouth.
After a few seconds, Krillin's cuts begin to heal, and he regained consciousness.
"What happened?" he said sitting up.
"You got pretty banged up by that big guy." Yamcha said.
"Sakuna. We've gotta stop him!" Krillin said with hate in his voice. He clenched his fist hard, thinking of what the Domandian planned to do with 18.
"Krillin. Who was that man?" Vegeta asked. Krillin looked at him.
"This is very important. He clearly wasn't human. Nor was he a Saiyan. So who was he?" Vegeta asked.
"I don't know. He said he was a Domandian." Krillin said. Vegeta's eyes widened with fear.
"A Domandian?" he said with horror.
"Father, what's a Domandian?" Trunks asked.
"They're your worst nightmare." Vegeta said. "They were the rival clan of the Saiyan race. While we have unlimited potential, the Domandians power was far superior to even that of a Super Saiyan. Even Frieza feared them. I thought they were extinct. Krillin, why didn't you tells us about this before?"
"It doesn't matter, we have to stop him somehow. He's got 18." Krillin said.
"He's right. If we can, we need to do everything possible to save her." Piccolo said. Krillin looked at him in shock.
"Think of it as a wedding present from me to you, Krillin." Piccolo said smiling. Krillin smiled back.
"What in the world does he want 18 for in the first place?" Chi-Chi asked.
"He says he came here to choose a wife. And for some reason, he wants 18." Krillin said.
"We'll have to go now, if we're going to be sure to stop him" Piccolo said.
"If any of you go, you're walking to your death." Vegeta said. He had never seemed so scared about something before.
"We're in, right Tien?" Yamcha said. Tien nodded in approval. "This guy is sure to have a weakness, and we're gonna find it."
"I'm coming too." Gohan said.
"Me too." said Trunks.
They all look at Vegeta, waiting for him to say yes.
"This is all very foolish. None of you can win." he said.
"But, Trunks took Sakuna a while back without any real effort." Krillin.
"That's right, father. And besides, you said that he's stronger than a Super Saiyan, right? Well, now that we've ascended beyond that level, we may have a chance." Trunks said.
Vegeta thought about it. He finally gave in.
"Yes. I have ascended past the Super Saiyan. Now, I will be the first Saiyan warrior to take down a Domandian." Vegeta said smugly.
"Alright. Bulma, get a ship ready, so we can go." Krillin said.
"Right." Bulma said.
"Wait." Gohan said. Everyone looked at him. "There's one other person I know who can help us."
About half an hour later, at the forest on Mt. Paozu, Krillin, Yamcha, Piccolo, Tien, Trunks, and Vegeta wait for Gohan to return.
"Who do you think Gohan was talking about?" Yamcha asked Tien.
"Beats me. Maybe it's another fighter. Or just another one of Gohan's animal friends" Tien said.
"This is a waste of time." Vegeta groaned.
"Hey, wait! Maybe it's Goku!" Trunks said.
"Goku?" Krillin asked.
"Yeah, it all adds up. Chi-Chi said that Gohan had been sneaking off for the last few days. He was probably meeting someone. Who else would it be?" Trunks said.
"Do you really think so?" Yamcha asked.
"Impossible. I don't sense Kakarot's energy at all around here." Vegeta said.
"You're right. I can't either." Tien said.
Suddenly Gohan came back with someone who was standing in the shadows. Gohan stepped forward.
"Okay, you guys. He's willing to help us. He's as concerned as we are." he said.
"Who is it?" Krillin asked.
"An old friend." said a familiar voice. Everyone's eyes widened when the person stepped out of the shadow.
It was Android 17.
"What's up, Shorty?" he said to Krillin.