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Mirai slammed his fist into a bolder, causing it to shatter on impact. Yelling loudly, he let loose a flurry of ki blasts upward and then brought them together, creating a huge explosion. Panting from the effort, he powered down from his super saiyan 2 state.

"I see you've gotten worked up son," said Vegeta, landing behind him with a solemn expression.

"What do you want father?" asked Mirai in a dark tone.

"I feel guilty about the state you're in son. You wouldn't be like this if I hadn't told you more than you needed to know."

"I'm glad you did though," replied Mirai. "It opened my eyes. I just don't get what Gohan sees in her."

"You'll just have to get over it," replied Vegeta stoically.

"Get over it! That's easy for you to say! You don't know what it's like; living in fear your entire life! Now the person I looked up to most is dating one of the monsters that ruined my life! How could you possibly know how that feels?"

"I wouldn't know the second part boy," said Vegeta in a sterner tone, "but I do know what it's like to live under the rule of a tyrant whom I couldn't over throw. Freeza was a monster in every sense of the word. If I can get over him, then I'm sure you can get over the androids. At least they didn't blow up your entire home planet."

"But did the person closest to you run off with him?"

"That applies to neither of us!" Vegeta became somewhat agitated by Mirai's mood. "Android 18 may have been a terror in your timeline, and she could've become one in ours, but she didn't. There's nothing wrong with Gohan dating her. If you've got a problem with it, then it's your problem. I was evil too, and yet I fathered you. That namek was evil as well, and yet you accept him as a full member of the group. Why would the androids be different?"

"They just are! They're machines! Machines can't have feelings! Gohan doesn't know it, but she's using him! She'll live forever, and when he finally dies of old age, they'll have their way with the planet!"

Shaking his head, Vegeta turned around. "There's no way I can reason with you. You'll have to talk to Gohan or the androids to figure things out. I hope you get over this before the wedding."

Mirai paled, but his anger quickly returned. "THEY'RE GETTING MARRIED?"

Vegeta growled in frustration when he realized the Pandora's box he had just opened. I've done it again. I just hope the woman won't get on my case about it.

"Wait dad!" Mirai blocked his father's path.

"What is it Trunks?"

"Are they really getting married? Is Gohan really going to marry a machine?"

"Yes he is. They called a short while ago to give us the news. You were away at that time."

Mirai narrowed his eyes as he stared at the ground. Why? Why did she have to take him? I was fine when I found out Krillin liked her, but Gohan's far more important to me. I can't just stand by while she taints him.

"I'm leaving now Trunks. I have to get in as much training as I can before I'm forced to get ready for the wedding." Vegeta took off, leaving Trunks alone.


"Hey mom, I'm going to invite Piccolo," said Gohan as he was about to leave.

"Are you sure you want to invite him?" Chichi was still uncertain about Piccolo. Maybe it was because he was green or because she had actually witnessed him nearly kill her husband.

"Yes mom. Piccolo's my friend. He won't do anything wrong."

Chichi replied with an uncertain "yes."

With his answer, Gohan took off towards the lookout. He was very excited about telling his mentor and best friend about the wedding. He hoped that Piccolo, maybe even Dende and Mr. Popo could attend.

When he arrived he saw Piccolo standing at the edge. He opened his eyes and uncrossed his arms; a smile coming to his face. "It's good to see you Gohan. How did your mother take the news?"

"She fainted, but then she listened to what I had to say and reacted nicely. In fact, she insists that Eighteen and I get married."

"So you're planning the wedding now?"

"Yes, and I was hoping you could come Piccolo."

Piccolo nodded. "I don't see why not, though I'm not sure how the priests or whoever marries you two, will react to me being there. Your mom doesn't seem too fond of me either."

"Don't worry about mom. She said it was okay. I don't think she'll do anything."

"That's good to here. I'll come, but don't expect me to wear anything fancy."

"Don't worry. You won't have to. People won't be going around to check what everyone's wearing. Just make sure you're in clean clothes, that's all."

Piccolo smirked. "Good to here it. Don't worry, I'll be there."

"Hello Gohan," said Dende as he walked outside, with Mr. Popo in tow. "I here you're getting married."

"Congratulations," said Mr. Popo.

"Thanks you two," replied Gohan. "While we're on the subject, could you two come as well? I understand if you can't since you've got to watch over the Earth."

Dende shook his head. "We can't come. We have to watch over the Earth, though Popo and I can watch from up here."

"Sounds good," said Gohan. "Well, I'll be going now. We were going to visit Capsule Corp. Eighteen's going shopping with Bulma and Chichi for the perfect wedding dress."

After leaving the lookout, Gohan made his way to Capsule Corp. He could tell that his fiancé was already shopping with his mother and Bulma. Goten had run off somewhere with Trunks, and his father was sparring with Vegeta in the gravity room. He could also sense his kids in the building.

When he landed, and entered the mansion, he found Seventeen watching over the kids in the living room. The children were busy roaming around the space, exploring this new environment. They all became excited when he entered the room and immediately ran over to him.

Gohan chuckled and scooped all three of them up in his strong arms. "Have they behaved themselves?"

"They have," replied Seventeen as he watched Gohan nuzzling them.

Just then, Mirai walked into the building. When he caught sight of the five people in the living room he froze in place.

Gohan and Seventeen immediately noticed Mirai's presence and turned to him. Both were worried about what he would do.

Looking over the group, Mirai noted the three children in Gohan's arms. Their resemblance was uncanny. So my father was right! He then directed his gaze to Seventeen. He's in Capsule Corp. Mom and dad have actually let him in here!

Gohan tried to break the tension. "Um…Hi Trunks?"

"Hi," replied Mirai in an unusually deep tone before returning to his room and promptly slamming the door.

Putting the kids back down, Gohan turned back to Seventeen. "I don't think he's taking this well. He probably knows about the wedding as well."

"You said that he hates Eighteen and me, while he considers you to be his best friend. I'll bet his entire world has been turned upside down."

"Please watch the kids. I'll go talk to him."

"I'll do it," replied Seventeen.

Gohan walked up the stairs to Mirai's room. When he reached it, he knocked. Mirai promptly answered the door and gave Gohan a blank look.

"What is it Gohan?"

"I'm concerned about you Trunks. Hearing about me and the Eighteen, and the upcoming wedding must've been a lot to swallow. I just wanted to talk to you."

"What's there to talk about? You chose to marry a machine." Even though he felt bitter, Mirai couldn't yell or disrespect Gohan, though he could still childishly show his bitterness. His past with him made it almost impossible to be rude.

"She's not a machine Trunks. Seventeen and Eighteen were captured by Dr. Gero and turned into cyborg. They're still partly human. That's why they rebelled."

"They'd be terrorizing the world right now if everything went their way."

"But things didn't go their way. It's the same as with Piccolo and your dad. If everything went they're way, they'd be evil right now. It took something bad to show them the error of their ways. The androids may have been evil in your world, but here, they've learned not to kill. They're good people Trunks."

"How do you know that they won't turn on the planet once you've died of old age."

"Look," said Gohan as he pointed to Seventeen. Seventeen was currently playing with the kids. "Does that look like a vicious killer?"

"He could just be acting. He probably wants to stay on your good side until you and all he other saiyans are no longer a threat."

"If they are evil, it wouldn't make any sense to do what they've done. There's no way we could track them. Why would they seek to get on our good side, when they could simply lay low and out of our sight? Eighteen came to me. She didn't have to do that, but it was her choice. Why would she risk me attacking her on impulse when she could've been hiding out in the woods or in some random city?"

"She probably just wanted to avoid the risk of my father or Piccolo happening upon her."

Gohan raised an eyebrow. "Vegeta spends most of his time in the gravity room, and Piccolo's always meditating on the lookout. I doubt either one of them would waste time trying to find two androids that they can't locate." He saw Mirai beginning to waver. He seemed to be contemplating something. "When you think about it, none of your arguments against the androids really make sense."

Mirai let out a sigh and rubbed his forehead.

"I'd really like it if you came to the wedding. It would mean a lot if you show up."

Mirai continued to rub his head, as if he had a headache. "I…I'll try. I'll try to accept this…but I'm not sure if I'll ever be able to trust them."

Gohan placed a hand on his shoulder. "I know it'll be hard. It took me a while to accept your father. I just want you to give them a chance."

"Alright…I'll come to the wedding, and I hope I'm dead wrong about the androids." Gohan's arguments always make sense. I just hope he's right about them. This could be the last time I visit at this timeline.

"Come on, let's introduce you to Seventeen."

They went downstairs where Seventeen was playing with the babies. He was currently pinned on the ground with each of the three infants holding him down at one spot. He looked up at Gohan and Mirai with a weak smile. "Hey Gohan. Is Trunks alright now?"

"He's cooled down. Right Trunks?"

Mirai nodded. "I guess I'll give you and your sister a chance. So…those are…Eighteen's babies?"

Seventeen nodded. "Yeah…she had them with Gohan."

"Trunks," said he'd come to the wedding."

"That's good,' replied Seventeen. "Now can you help me get control of these kids?"

Gohan chuckled as he and Mirai removed the children from Seventeen.

"These are really strong babies," commented Mirai.

"Only a saiyan can keep them under control," said Seventeen as he stood back up and held the third baby.

The three of them sat down and started talking about random things. Mirai decided to try to get to know Seventeen. Maybe the cyborg wasn't a bad person; just a misguided one.


That chapter wasn't as long as I thought it would be. I hope you liked the way Gohan broke down all of Mirai's points and showed him how wrong he was. I also hope i portrayed Mirai the way I wanted to. He's now open to the androids being god buys, but is still cautious of them. However, he hopes that he is dead wrong about the androids, and that they'll be good guys from now on.

The next chapter will probably be the last, meaning that this story will be finished long before I thought it would be(I originally thought it would take the whole summer), but that only means that I can get to my other fics faster. The story I'll be working on once this if finished is called 'May I Use You'. It is rated M, and is a Mirai Gohan/Mirai Eighteen story that takes place when Gohan is 18 years old. It'll probably be shorter than 'Odd Affection', and will probably have less action and more analysis, so don't read it if you get bored by character development. I've already posted the first few chapters.