The android quietly placed the files back on the table, and flew outside.
She looked down and saw that Mafin, Begu, and Goku were all lying in a massive crater, laughing happily.
Goku grinned, "That was a fun match!"
Mafin agreed, "I'll say!"
Begu chuckled,"Yeah!"
Mafin looked up to see 21 and smiled, "Hey 21! Did you find the information you were looking for?"
21 sighed deeply, "No. No I didn't."
She floated down to the group, and walked over to them, "The files I found were filled with data about my date of creation, the cells I was made with, and the type of android I am...but there was nothing else. Nothing about my past history."
Mafin frowned, "O-Oh. I'm really sorry, 21."
Goku asked, "Um, what are you guys talking about?"
Mafin explained, "21 is trying to find any information she can on her past, since she doesn't remember any of it."
Goku's eyes widened and he exclaimed, "She doesn't?! Not even a memory from childhood?!"
21 shook her head, "Nothing at all."
Goku stood up and frowned, "Well, I wish I could do something to help, but I just don't know how to solve your issue. Sorry about that."
21 sighed, "It's fine, Goku."
She then said, "Let's just head to Capsule Corp. to see if Bulma can help me out."
Goku nodded and placed two fingers to his forehead.
The duo quickly stood up and walked over to Goku.
The trio placed their hands on the Saiyan's back, and he teleported away.
They arrived near the Capsule Corp. building, and Goku rang the doorbell.
The door opened to reveal Bulma wearing a simple blue T-shirt with dark blue sweats and sneakers.
She smiled, "Hey Goku! How was the delivery to Kame House?"
"It went great!", happily exclaimed the Saiyan, "I even have the trio with me right now!"
Suprised by their sudden arrival, she asked, "Um, what are you three doing here?"
21 spoke up, "I need your help with something."
Bulma said, "Alright, let's head to the lab first."
The group went inside the building, and walked all the way over to one of the Capsule Corp. labs.
As they went inside, Bulma inquired, "So what do you need?"
21 explained, "It concerns my origins. See, while the boys trained with Goku, I revisited the old laboratory. I was looking for any files that could shed some light on my origins, but nothing came about."
Bulma said, "Huh. I think that old lab might've been one of the many labs that Dr. Gero worked in."
21 exclaimed, "What?! There are other labs?!"
Bulma nodded, "Yeah! I was shocked by that too!"
"Wait, who is Dr. Gero?", asked a confused Mafin.
Bulma explained, "He was an important scientist for the Red Ribbon Army. I read about him in one of my old textbooks."
Begu exclaimed, "Wait, you knew about all of this, and you're sharing this information NOW?!"
Bulma turned to the Octorian and angrily replied, "Well, you guys never asked! How was I supposed to know about 21 wanting to seek out the truth?!"
21 frowned, "I'm sorry, Bulma. I should've asked earlier."
The blue haired scientist sighed, "It's fine."
Goku asked, "So, where are these other labs located?"
Bulma replied, "From what I remember, they're located in various spots all throughout the world."
Goku happily said, "That should be easy! I can just use Instant Transmission to find the labs."
Bulma grinned, "Great! Let me find the coordinates."
The scientist turned on a nearby computer (which also had a printer attached) and searched for some of the Red Ribbon Army's lab coordinates.
She managed to successfully find four of them, which were located in the east, west, north, and south parts of the world.
Considering Goku's sometimes-forgetful nature, she printed out the coordinates, and gave it to the Saiyan.
Goku nodded in response, and said, "Okay! See ya Bulma!"
Mafin, Begu, and 21 happily said, "Thank you!"
Bulma smiled and replied, "Good luck out there!"
The trio then placed their hands on Goku's back once more.
The group instantly teleported away, setting off on their grand, world-spanning adventure.
Five hours later...
The group returned to Mount Paozu, directly near the Son household.
Begu growled, "Man, I can't believe we traveled all around the world to find those four labs, and we still weren't able to find any information on 21!"
Mafin sighed, "And all we found were other androids..."
"Yeah, but who cares about that?!", exclaimed Begu, "It's not like they'll become anything important in the future!"
21 thought, "I just hope that the other unexplored labs contain information about me..."
The door opened to reveal Chi-Chi, who smiled and said, "Goku! You're finally back! And I see you brought the guests with you."
Goku happily said, "Yeah! I'm actually about to head over to Korin's. I gotta give him the Power Pole back."
Chi-Chi nodded, "Okay! Tell Korin I said hi!"
The Saiyan smiled and teleported off.
Mafin walked up to Chi-Chi and said, "It's nice to see you again, Mrs. Chi-Chi."
He politely bowed at the woman, who exclaimed, "Mafin! Aren't you a gentleman!"
21 walked up to Chi-Chi afterwards.
The android smiled, "It's an honor to meet you, Mrs. Chi-Chi. I am Android 21."
21 bowed politely as well, making the black-haired woman smile, "She must be one of those androids from that old group Goku fought. Thank goodness she's on our side now."
As 21 and Mafin walked inside, Begu said, "Um, it's an honor to see you again-"
Chi-Chi interrupted, "Begu, you don't have to bow if you don't want to. I really don't want to bring up some uncomfortable memories, especially considering what happened to you and Mafin."
Begu smiled, "Thanks, Chi-Chi."
He followed his two companions inside, and sat on the couch alongside them.
Begu sighed, "Welp, that was a day wasted."
"Yeah...", said Mafin.
"Indeed.", said 21, who let out a sigh of disappointment.
"What's with you three?", asked Chi-Chi, who walked over to the group.
21 explained, "We were traveling around the world for five hours, and we couldn't find anything on my past history."
Chi-Chi inquired, "Well, why were you looking for your past history?"
21 replied, "For some unexplained reason, I can't remember what I was like when I was human."
Chi-Chi frowned, "That sounds awful!"
21 nodded, "It is..."
"Well, I hope that you'll eventually find what looking you're for."
21 smiled, "Thank you, Mrs. Chi-Chi."
The black-haired woman looked at a clock nearby, "It's 4:05 now. I better check on in Gohan."
She said, "Excuse me.", and walked over to her son's room.
The group remained silent for a minute, then Goku instantly arrived in the middle of the room.
The martial artist smiled, "I'm back!"
He walked over to the duo, "Hey, Mafin, Begu! While I was at Korin's, I was thinking...why did you two decide to become fighters?"
Mafin explained, "Well, months ago, the other guys asked us if we wanted to join them at the Lookout. Begu and I knew that we couldn't let this planet suffer the same horrors we experienced while in the Frieza Force."
Begu added, "And the reason why we were even in the Frieza Force was because...we had no choice."
Goku asked, "What do you mean?"
The duo proceeded to explain their backstory to the Saiyan.
Goku sighed, "I'm deeply sorry for your losses. You two definitely have been through a whole lot..."
Mafin smiled, "It's okay. We're just glad that Frieza's finally gone."
Goku nodded and proceeded to sit down next to the group.
He said, "I agree. He was a dangerous opponent, and he awakened a legendary transformation within me called a Super Saiyan. I nearly almost lost myself in the rage of that form."
Mafin and Begu remembered Krillin telling them about the chilling way he was killed by Frieza.
21 also recalled the monk telling her this as well on the island.
They deduced that Krillin's murder is what caused that huge transformation.
The three of them shivered with fear upon imagining what an angry Goku might look like.
Sensing their nervousness, Goku decided to switch over to a new topic, "So, who's that spider lady you guys were talking to earlier?"
Begu replied, "Oh, her! Well, she's some enemy that Mafin and I met a few months ago."
Mafin nodded and continued, "Our first battle was...rather intense. See, it all started with a picnic..."