Within seconds, 17 had taken to the air. and hammered Trunks

into the ground. "You seem to have forgotten our agreement. No interference." he said

"You should have kept your little friends out of this, Vegeta," said 18, grabbing the him and throwing him against the ground head-first. Vegeta's hair turned back to normal he lost conscious.

Piccolo and Tien shot down after Trunks, but 17 just kicked Piccolo down to ground.. Tien who tried to punch the android but, 17 dodged it, caught him in a head lock. Vegeta got up off the ground, "Android!" he yelled as he blasted toward 17, but was grabbed by the ankle by 18 who threw him into Trunks who was charging at her. 17 dropped Tien when Piccolo got up and shot at him,he took a swipe at 17, but he punched him in the stomach

"How curious," said 17, landing. "Those three's hair has changed color.""And those strange glows have vanished again," said 18. She turned to Trunks. "I have no files on this one. Do you?"

"No, and neither does 16. It doesn't matter. He is no threat to us. But they are all stronger than Dr. Gero anticipated. Must have been a human error in the calculation."

"Krillin backed away. "Oh no! I'm on my own now!" He hadn't gone tearing after the others. He'd been too frightened. "Maybe if I stay quiet they won't notice me."

Just then, the two androids turned to face Krillin who screamed and backed against the cliff.

"You look scared," said 17, landing in front of a shivering Krillin. "Just relax. You are not the one we're looking for. We want Goku." Krillin still backed away in fear. "This one seems to be at a loss for words. Come on, 18. Let's go find Goku."

The two androids began to walk towards 16. "And just why didn't you ask him where Goku was?" asked 18 an annoyed voice.

"We could have forced it out of him, but then we wouldn't have the fun of finding Goku ourselves." said 17 amused at her annoyance

"Really, I don't see why you insist on behaving so foolishly, 17."

"What's so foolish about wanting to have a little fun?" The two reached the third android. "What are you looking at, 16?" asked 17, noticing that the big android was staring off into the distance off the roadway.

"You two were too loud," said 16 frowning. "You scared the birds away."

"Birds?" asked 18. "Is something wrong with you, 16? We're supposed to be looking for Goku, not birds. Are you ready to begin our search?"

"Yes," said 16, nodding.

"NO, STOP!" shouted Krillin, running up to the androids. "Goku's sick! You can't fight him now! And he hasn't done anything wrong to you! Why are you after him?"

"16 has been programmed to destroy Goku," said 17. "So that's what we're going to do."

"Why? You don't have to do that."

"We're only following Dr. Gero's master plan."

"Just listen to yourselves!" shouted Krillin. "Did you forget? Dr. Gero is gone! You took care of him!"

"Yes, I hadn't forgotten," said 17. "But you see, this is just a game. And finding Goku is a part of the game. That's why we did not ask you where he is."

"Please! Don't go after Goku! I beg it of you."

"No," said 16. "I am programmed to destroy Goku." he argued.

"There you go," said 17. "Now if you'll excuse us, we have work to do. Stop worrying about Goku. Take care of your other friends. They look like they could use some Sensu beans."

18 walked up to Krillin. she Bent, over and gave him a kiss on the cheek. "Good luck." The three took off, flying towards a more populated area, where they'd be able to get a car.

Krillin stared after them for a moment. Then, he hopped down to the others. He ran over to Tien first and then every one else.

Within moments, the rest of the Z-Fighters were up and ready. "So they even knew about the Sensu beans," said Piccolo.

"They were just toying with us!" said Tien. "They could have finished all of us off."

Vegeta twitched in rage, then without a word he shot off into the sky.

Trunks was about to follow him. "Trunks, wait," said Piccolo. "Let him go. Ever since he became a Super Saiyan, his ego's been out of control. First challenging and being defeated by me, then this, and his pride has been severely wounded. He just needs time to cool off."

Trunks walked back over to the others.

"We worked so hard," said Tien in frustration. "But they were still stronger than all of us put together."

"I'm sorry," aplogised Krillin. "I should have been fighting right alongside you guys."

"Don't sweat it," said Piccolo. "Trunks is a Super Saiyan, and it only took one kick to knock him out of the fight."

"And if you'd joined us," said Piccolo, "nobody would have been able to revive us using the Sensu beans."

"I don't get it," said Trunks, thinking out loud. "It's strange. These androids are much stronger than the ones I fought in my timeline."

"Wait, Trunks," said Piccolo as they all looked at him. "What do you mean?"

"The androids I fought were stronger than me, but not this much stronger. The kind of strength these new androids have is off the charts."

"So now what?" asked Krillin. "We're doomed!" Piccolo had an idea.

"You four go to Goku's and move him somewhere save," said Piccolo. "It's obvious we're going to need all the help we can get to beat these androids."

"But what are you going to be doing?" asked Tien.

"I... don't know."

"Come on, Piccolo," said Krillin. "We know you have some scheme. Tell us what it is!"

"Do me a favor. STOP ASKING QUESTION!" snarled Piccolo. "This is something that I have to do ALONE!" He blasted the ground around the others, then shot into the sky. "I'm leaving, and anyone that tries to follow me is going to be sorry! Just find Goku, and forget about me!"

"What's with him?" asked Tien. "Did I miss something here? I haven't seen Piccolo act like that since back in the old days."

"Don't worry, Tien," said Krillin. "Piccolo's just got a lot on his mind. He's still one of the good guys." He turned to face the others. "This is one fight we cannot afford to lose. And we're going to need everything we've got. Piccolo is just doing what he thinks he has to do to win. He'll be okay."

"What do you mean he'll be okay?" asked Tien.

"You saw Piccolo fly in that direction." Krillin indicated by pointing. "Try and guess where he's going. He's going to Kami's place! They're one and the same. Piccolo is the embodiment of all the negative energy inside of Kami. Master Roshi told me a long time ago that if they hadn't split in two, they'd be the strongest being in the universe! You get it? Piccolo's going to join with Kami! They'll become the ultimate Namek warrior! Piccolo is stronger than he's ever been before, so he'll be an unstoppable force! They'll become a Super Namek!"

"A Super Namek, huh?" asked Tien"We could use that."

"But if they join," said Tien. "Kami will disappear and so will the Dragon Balls!"

"It's no better than if Piccolo is destroyed by the androids," said Krillin. "But if Piccolo is thinking of uniting with Kami he must be desperate. They really don't get along."

"We can't forget about my fath- uh, Vegeta," said Trunks.

"There's no reason for you to hide it anymore, Trunks," said Krillin. "We all know Bulma and Vegeta had a baby. You're their son, right?" Trunks nodded, shocked. "I guess Vegeta's the only one who doesn't know," continued Krillin. "But he'll be back once he cools down."

"I'm going to go and get Chiaotzu and resume my training," said Tien. "I'll see you guys later." He took off, flying towards Kame house.

Krillin and Trunks flew off towards Goku's house.

End caption: oh the humiliation I put them through.