The Z Fighters React To Death Battle! (Take 2)

by SkorchNTorch

(Adopted from JLyman) After a mysterious being gives a series of videos to Bulma, the Z Fighters were left with the option to watch every, single one. What did they do? You guessed it! Join the Z Fighters, and maybe a few others, as they watch one of the greatest web series of all time! Rated M for... you already know.

34. Captain Marvel vs Android 18

Hey, welcome to the 25th (sort of) Battle Special! Yes, technically RoboCop vs Terminator was the 25th Battle, but that's only because I did a double feature, and I'm counting that as one. Anyhow. Here's to 25, and many more to come.

Also, sorry for everyone who's day could be going better, hope today is better. (If you don't know what I'm talking about, it was a thing on a poll. P.S. go vote for the next battle on my profile page. Three days after this chapter goes up, that poll closes, then check back for the next one and vote on the next battle.)

Also, also, if there's some information which certain characters should/shouldn't know that they do/don't, sorry about that. I dug to try and find some info to clarify some things, but if I got something wrong, I apologize in advance.

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To say the room was tense would be a crass understatement. Normally when one of the Z-Crew ended up in a Death Battle, the excitement was undeniable. Sure, Vegeta may have been apprehensive, but that quickly turned to a want to see him fight (and more importantly, win). Hercule, despite his apprehension, quickly turned to excitement to see him fight (and win), and Majin Buu… was Majin Buu, and he really didn't have any strong opinions on the matter. Goku was excited for his battle, whenever that would be, and the others? They weren't sure they wanted to be in a Death Battle, but none of them had a super strong objection to it; aside from maybe Gohan, but that stemmed more from the fact he wasn't a fighter like he used to be.

But… that feeling of nervous excitement was NOT was Android 18 was feeling. If anything, she felt, well, violated. That may not be the right word, but it was certainly how she was feeling. She hadn't said much about the whole 'you're-a-comic-character-to-another-dimension' thing, because she didn't feel like there was anything that could be done about it. On the one hand, it was kinda cool that there were people who saw your exploits as entertaining, memorable, and inspiring. But on the other hand; her past. Her reason for being made, and the things 'she' had done, even if that was her from another timeline, but still… those memories, those implications remained, but it was at a point where her past didn't matter as much. She had moved on, she had made something better! She wasn't even upset that 16 and 17 were here, heck, she was happy to see them! Sure, she was angry Cell was here, but who wasn't? But the idea of one of these Death Battles with her in it… she didn't know how she felt. No, that was a lie, she felt angry.

"That son of a…" 18 cursed, switching between anger and apathy with each passing second.

"Hey, 18?" Krillin spoke slowly. "Do… do you need a minute?"

"…." There was no answer. 18 knew she couldn't say 'yes', but also couldn't say 'no'. It- no, it wasn't- but it also was- and- ugh… really, this came down to the fact that Cell was here, and so was Beerus. She didn't know a lot about the God of Destruction, but she didn't really want her whole life story lain bare before him, and especially not before Cell. Except now, there was no easy way out.

"Just go." She finally muttered.

"Hey, look. There's gotta be another way we can-" Bulma began.

"We don't have a choice." 17 scowled, cutting her off. "We don't watch this thing, he's still here." The Android nodded to Cell, who seemed amused by everything unfolding around him.

"Oh, no. Don't stop on my account." Cell smirked, knowing at this point he would most likely be returning to hell, or wherever he had been, but he could do some real damage before he left… and he relished the thought.

"17 is correct. If the one known as 'Duke' is to be believed, and I see no reason not to, Cell will remain here until we have finished this programming." 16 added, but it was clear he didn't like it.

"I don't see how some crow is supposedly more powerful than a God of Destruction, really. It's honestly offensive he'd even suggest such a thing." Beerus muttered.

"Well, Lord Beerus. Whomever Duke was or is, he clearly has some level of power, and I have reason to believe his words were the truth. No matter what we do, until we get through this episode, Cell will be stuck here. Regardless of comparative strength."

"And how does this affect me?" Beerus asked, only to not receive an answer. "Figured as much."

"Bulma, are you sure there's nothing we can do about him?" Goku asked.

"I don't know, Goku." Bulma frowned. "However Cell got here is beyond anything I can recognize, and since he and Vegeta attacked one another, but it seemed to have no effect, I think all we can do is just get through this."

Eventually, it was decided. Watch the episode, and hope to get through it relatively unscathed. Gohan hit 'Play' and the intro began as usual.

(*Cues: Invader - Jim Johnston*)

"I love a powerful woman. Even better, one that keeps getting stronger and stronger. And today, we've got two of them!

"Android 18, the deadly cyborg killer from Dragon Ball." Wiz stated.

18 groaned, feeling both offended and sick.

"And Captain Marvel, the hard-hitting, high flying Avenger. He's Wiz and I'm Boomstick!"

"And it's our job to analyze their weapons, armor & skill to find out who would win... a Death Battle."

"Let's just get this over with…" 18 mentally scowled. Her anger justified, but she didn't want to frighten her daughter. At least, frighten her more than she would be when the past was discussed.

Captain Marvel

(*Cues: Marvel vs. Capcom 3 - Ending Theme 2*)

"Captain Marvel has had many names in her career, and more than a few faces have held the title... But when she was born, she was simply Carol Danvers." Wiz began.

"If you're saying 'Hold on! I thought this was Flynn Rider with Raiden's powers!' Well, you must be new to comics. Or a parent. So, new to comics." Boomstick remarked. "Yeah, that guy WAS named Captain Marvel, but he's not THIS Captain Marvel. He's DC, actually… but that's for another battle!"

A man in a red costume with a thunderbolt appeared on-screen next to Captain Marvel.

"Wait, they- were they both Captain Marvel?" Someone asked.

"So, DC Comics had a character named Captain Marvel, and Marvel also has a character named Captain Marvel?" Lil' Trunks asked.

"That'd probably be a legal nightmare…" Mai muttered.

"Probably, or maybe it got settled rather quickly."

"Carol grew up in Boston, and joined the Air Force to pay for college. She quickly 'flew' to the top of their ranks before moving on to the Air Force Intelligence. Then she joined NASA! Damn, is her superpower just having really badass jobs? Wonder if she could give me a recommendation…"

BACKGROUND

- Real Name: Carol Danvers

- Height: 5'11" / 180.34 cm

- Air Force Call Sign: Cheeseburger ("Man, I could go for one of them right now…" Goku muttered.)

- Former Air Force, NASA, Avengers

- Has A "Cat" Named Chewie

- First Appearance: Marvel Super-Heroes #13, March 1968 (Carol Danvers)

- Avenging Spider-Man #9, July 2012 (Captain Marvel)

- Has Probably The Most Controversial Marvel Cinematic Universe Film ("I have a feeling why that is, I just hope it isn't…" Bulma muttered.)

"Working at NASA was pretty cool, until aliens attacked!"

"…wouldn't that make it better?" Goten asked.

"Actually, that may make it better…" Wiz remarked. "Carol got caught in the middle of a massive battle between the Kree Aliens against the maniacal shapeshifters known as the

Skrulls. A race of conquerors who could take the form of anyone to near perfection, making detecting them nearly impossible."

"Huh. Kinda looks like you, Piccolo." Gohan remarked. Piccolo raised a brow, but realized they kind of did.

"How do you tell if someone's a Skrull? Simple." Boomstick remarked as a chalkboard appeared with three points. Step one. Find someone. Step two. Shoot them."

"Hold on. What?!" Gohan snapped to attention.

"Step three. If they're bleeding green, they're a Skrull. If it's red, then you're now a murderer." Boomstick finished. "Run."

"…right."

"You could just stab them. Like, non-lethally."

"There really should've been some sort of easier way to do that…"

"Are we just gonna ignore the aliens who can shapeshift so perfectly attempted murder is required to figure out who's real?!" Android 17 asked, raising a fair point. "If those things existed here, that would be problematic."

"Oolong and Donbe could do that." Goku shrugged. "Oolong wasn't great at it, but still…"

"Regardless, some sort of alien that can become anyone perfectly? That's… unnerving." Piccolo admitted. "Do you think their Ki is the same as a human? Or would that be different?"

"Good question…" Vegeta admitted.

"Regardless, Carol would wind up meeting a legendary Kree superhero named Mar-Vell, known to the world as Captain Marvel."

"Whoa, wait. Captain Marvel's secret identity is Mar-Vell?" Boomstick asked, rewinding the footage and showing the spelling.

Captain Marvel

Mar-Vell

"You'd think someone would notice that." Future Trunks said flatly.

"Yeah, his helmet isn't helping much, either. Shouldn't the mask try and cover his eyes and mouth more? If it's a battle helmet, sure, but if it's a superhero mask that doesn't really work the way he hopes it does." Android 18 remarked.

"Somebody forgot to read superheroes for dummies... Anyway, during the battle, Carol got stuck in a machine called the Psyche Magnitron. Which exploded! Luckily, this was one of those explosions that turns you into a superhero!"

"Most explosions don't. Don't get any ideas." Bulma said flatly.

"Most?" 17 asked.

"Don't you start with that!"

"The energy from the blast merged Carol's DNA with strands of Mar-Vell's. Through this, for reasons I can't explain, she developed an extra Kree brain lobe, and in turn gained most of Mar-Vell's powers. Transforming her into a new dynamic superheroine."

Captain Marvel was shown again, now in her attire. Red boots and gloves, a blue jumpsuit, and blonde hair, surrounded by what looked like some sort of fire. A few thought she didn't look that bad, and a few thought she looked like 18, but no-one really wanted to say that…

"Except, she didn't even realize it at first. She'd just blackout at random times and wake up to hear about a new suspiciously blonde superhero. Hey, Wiz! Maybe I have a superhero side like this. I mean, I black out all the time!" Boomstick commented.

"Same." Shu muttered.

"Boomstick, you don't have powers. You have a problem."

"True." Beerus said flatly.

"That's what happened to me whenever I went Great Ape as a kid…" Goku remarked, thinking back to all the… uh, there really was no nice way to put it, was there? All the rampages that happened for a time… Oof.

"Throughout her adventures, Carol went through several phases of superhero titles. First Ms. Marvel, then Binary, then Warbird, then Ms. Marvel again, until one day… Mar-Vell died." Wiz said in a rather serious tone as different incarnations of Carol's outfit were shown. Some looked idiotic, and most looked pretty good. "Perhaps due to the war, perhaps due to the cosmic forces threatening to tear apart the multiverse, or perhaps in a heroic sacrifice to stop an all-powerful threat."

"Oh my." Chi-Chi blinked.

"Damn." Pilaf muttered.

"Pathetic." Cell snarked, mostly keeping his thoughts to himself for now… waiting for when he knew it would hurt.

The sound of a can (most likely beer) opening was heard.

"Here's to you, Mar-Vell. You fought well, but in the end, you fell." Boomstick sighed, seeming honestly sincere in his comment.

"To honor her fallen friend, Carol Danvers took up his mantle, becoming the brand-new Captain Marvel." Wiz stated as Carol was shown in a different outfit. "Captain Marvel is unbelievably powerful, with superhuman strength and incredible durability, even by the standards of the Marvel Universe."

"I dunno, there's something weird about taking Mar-Vell's name like that." Goku remarked. "I mean, with the Gods of Destruction, that's a title, but Captain Marvel seems more like a name…"

"I think Mar-Vell and Captain Marvel were different enough that it'd work." Krillin answered. "Besides, if they knew each other, then it kinda has more meaning behind her taking the name and title. It's almost like, a generational thing."

"I guess that makes sense…"

POWERS

- Flight

- Super Strength

- Photon & Light Energy Blasts

- Energy Field Creation

- Energy Absorption

- Binary Form

- Power of White Hole

- Star-Level Energy

"What's a white hole?" Goten asked.

"You'll find out when your older." Vegeta said, then blinked. "That came out wrong."

"In general relativity, a white hole is a hypothetical region of spacetime and singularity which cannot be entered from the outside, although energy-matter, light and information can escape from it." Bulma said, and most of the room looked to her in confusion. "It's… it's a reverse black hole." Still, people stared. "Forget it."

"It's powerful." 16 said, simplifying everything to two words.

"She learned how to fly planes in the Air Force, but now, she could fly herself! And super-fast! Seriously, why do people who know how to fly feel the need to learn to drive or fly a plane? I've never got that…"

"I know, right?" Gohan remarked.

"Fair point." Piccolo shrugged.

"Agreed. Flying or teleportation is so much easier and yet your kind routinely puts yourself in those metallic death traps." Beerus shrugged. "For the life of me, I can't see why."

"Mini-fridges."

"…okay, so maybe you have one reason." The cat God remarked, before taking another sip from the Nitro Freeze Skorch left him.

"Speaking of which, through her time with the Air Force and as a member of the Avengers, she's received years of quality combat training. Not only can she hit hard, but she doesn't solely rely on her fists. She can fire powerful concussive blasts of photon and stellar light energy from her hands, as well as create energy fields."

"As if all that weren't enough, Carol can open up an extra can of whoop-ass by absorbing energy. Absorbing anything from electricity to magic can make her even stronger. Remember, this is the same hero that gave Rouge the ability to fly after she grabbed onto her a bit too long."

"Hm, someone else who drains power." Cell mused. "This seems almost… common, to that world…" There was something about the way he spoke that put everyone very on-edge.

"Don't get used to it, freakshow." Krillin muttered under his breath.

"With these powers, Captain Marvel has done some pretty amazing things. While training with the Avengers, the combat simulation measured that she can deliver a force of ninety-two tons, almost ten times the destructive power of a Davy Crockett nuclear missile."

FEATS

- Absorbed the Energy of a Nuke

- Recorded Hit of 92 Tons of Force

- Flew From Earth to Atmo in 118 Seconds

- Overcame the Venom Symbiote ("That sounds cool!" Goten remarked, wondering what kind of/what a toxic symbiote would be…)

- Saved the Sun ("PRAISE THE SUN!" Someone, somewhere shouted, and those watching looked around, confused.)

- Punched Iron Man Out of His Armor (That impressed those who saw Iron Man's Death Battle)

- Started the 2nd Superhero Civil War (Thanks, Danvers)

- Obliterated a Planet as Binary ("Hm, impressive." Beerus muttered.)

- Survived Two Hits From Destructor's Beam ("That name is unoriginal and lacks creativity." 16 said. "And yet Android 16 is better?" Cell remarked.)

- Defeated Vision, Traveler, Stature, & Hulk

"They've mentioned this Hulk guy like, six times now. I really hope he shows up in one of these…" Lil' Trunks muttered.

"She can survive energy blasts to the face and even the vacuum of space for a long period of time. Once, she flew from Broadway to the end of the atmosphere in only a minute and fifty-eight seconds. That's a lot of ground uh...sky to cover in less than two minutes."

"She claims that's her personal record. Now considering the distance between a New York City street and the exosphere, Marvel must have been flying two hundred forty-seven times faster than the speed of sound."

MACH 247

TROPOSPHERE ~20KM

STRATOSPHERE ~50KM

MESOSPHERE ~85KM

THERMOSPHERE ~690KM

EXPSPHERE ~10,000KM

"That's nothing, we've gone nearly a hundred times that without even trying." Vegeta waved dismissively. Goku and a few others nodded in confirmation.

"Carol has taken out characters like Vision, punched Iron Man out of his armor, and even survived two point-blank blasts from the Destructor's beam, which has enough power to punch holes through an Imperial Kree starship, and even held off freakin' GALACTUS! The guy who EATS PLANETS!"

"…sorry, could you repeat that?" Whis blinked, genuinely taken aback by that statement.

"He… he eats planets?!" Shu stammered. "H..how!?"

"That… that shouldn't…"

"I mean, how would someone…"

"I'd actually like to know how that works." Beerus remarked, not shocked, but certainly intrigued. "It's safe to assume he is far larger than a human, but I wonder… is it a matter of draining the Ki from a world and absorbing that? Or does he legitimately eat the planet?"

"W..well… I'm thankful we don't need to deal with anyone or anything like that- er, again, sorta." Goku coughed, remembering Majin Buu, but then remembering the difference. Still, he got a weird feeling in his spine, as if that statement he made was false… oh, well.

"Meh, I've seen better." Cell shrugged.

"Man, these battles can get weird…" 17 muttered. "And this isn't even the worst I've seen…"

"There are levels of absurdity that go beyond this?" Android 16 asked, raising a brow.

"Yeah, big guy, there are." 18 nodded.

"She's tanked all sorts of hard hitters' attacks, even going one-on-one against Thanos with the full Infinity Gauntlet!"

Again, the odd purple giant was shown bracing against Captain Marvel. The golden gauntlet was still on his arm, he made a fist, and sent her flying… into a wall.

"Hey, I never said she won." Boomstick added defensively. "But considering that punch would kill most people, that's worth something."

"I feel like they're intentionally trying to irritate us… they keep showing us stuff like that and never explaining anything…"

"I believe it's fair to assume they'll be in later battles." Whis remarked, and everyone who watched the Death Battles regularly knew (begrudgingly) he was right.

"Still, kinda weird that Bulk with some rocks seems to genuinely scare Skorch…" Krillin muttered, remembering that horrible, horrible movie he had watched at one point.

"And that's not even the height of her power. If Marvel absorbs enough energy, she can access the powers of Binary, a form she took after losing her powers, getting lost in space, and being experimented on by aliens... Long story, even by comic standards." Wiz continued.

"Well, that certainly sounds like a long story..."

"Binary… Hey, Whis. Didn't you say Skorch was Binary?"

"No." Whis answered. "That's something completely different."

"How did we end up on this topic?" Piccolo said, shutting down the conversation.

"As Binary, she can tap into the power of a white hole and generate star-levels of energy."

"And her hair's on fire!

"Were you even listening? That's like the least interesting thing about it."

"Says you. Look at it!" Boomstick retorted. Those present had to admit, a flaming mohawk was kinda cool, if a bit impractical.

"It just occurred to me that she can breathe in space." 17 commented. "I don't think you were ever able to do that, huh, sis?"

"No, but then again, until recently, I've never frequently been to space, and really have no interest in going."

"It can be rather amazing, but also extremely nerve-wracking the first few times you do it." Bulma said.

"Binary was an extremely powerful form, capable of wiping out entire fleets of enemy ships, but one that Captain Marvel does not have easy access to. She initially lost the form after expending all of its energy, and is unable to reach it again without absorbing a massive amount of interstellar energy, such as the infinite energy from a gravitational field of a black hole singularity."

"Meaning?"

"She can get a lot of energy super quickly." Gohan said. "I guess you could compare it to the Spirit Bomb in a way, but it doesn't take a long time for it to charge."

"If there was a faster way to charge that… man, that'd be great!" Goku sighed.

"Buuuuttttttt… she's not flawless." Boomstick spoke up, getting to the part that interested a few. For all her power she had, she couldn't be invincible. "She's still human, and sometimes her plans don't always go as planned. Furthermore, she can sometimes be susceptible to raw power, and she does have limits to how far she can go. Still, she's too stubborn to just give up when she hits those limits, though."

"She's stubborn to a fault, borderline idiotic even. Frequently rushing headlong into situations while ignoring advice from wiser, more experienced friends."

"Sound familiar?" Krillin asked.

"Shut up." Vegeta scowled.

"That could easily apply to many of you." 16 spoke up.

"Rather true, however." Cell shrugged, and Vegeta punched him in anger.

"Like the time she started a Civil War between superheroes, which got a LOT of innocent people killed. Or, when she completely ignored her damaging addiction to alcohol. I'll be honest, she's a hero, but she's caused just as many problems as she's solved… it's not hard to see why a lot of people have issues with her."

Boomstick was clearly drinking a beer.

"Ahh... Yeah, Carol is a badass with a hell of a lot of power, but if Tony Stark, of all people, thinks you have a drinking problem, you should probably listen to him instead of trying to fly into space while completely wasted. Plus, if there was ever a hero with 'Plot Armor' written all over her… never mind. We ain't going down that path…"

Boomstick drinks another beer.

"That's supposed to be ironic, right?" Someone asked.

"Yeah."

"Regardless, Captain Marvel is a seasoned hero with a record that most would be envious of. Hell, she's such a pillar, she's named after the publishing company herself."

Captain Marvel lays a smackdown on an alien criminal before pausing and then sending him flying.

"Anybody else?" She asked as the alien then crashes down and the doors closed.

Those watching were intrigued. Captain Marvel clearly had power, that much couldn't be denied, and her 'Binary' form certainly seemed interesting, especially as it was gained via absorbing power, rather than through pain and anger. Still, she seemed more like Vegeta than he wanted to admit to, namely, extremely arrogant and cocky, but with th strength to back up 99.7% of those claims.

"Let's just get this over with." 18 sighed, and the video continued.

Android 18

(*Cues: A Hero's Desperation - Dragon Ball Z: Budokai*)

"In the Age 763, peace had returned to the Earth. Unsung heroes led by the Super Saiyan Goku had saved the world from an evil galactic tyrant. More than a few, actually." Wiz remarked as Earth was shown, followed by a few shots of the foes the Z-Fighters had faced.

"Everything seemed pretty hunky-dory, until a mysterious time traveler showed up out of nowhere with a grave warning."

"No, no, no, no, no, no, Doc. I just got here, Jennifer just got here, we're gonna take the new truck for a spin!" A boy in an orange jacket exclaimed.

"Well, bring her along. This concerns her too!" A scientist in what looked like future-70's clothing and had the appearance of a cartoonish 'mad scientist'.

"Whoa, wait a minute, Doc. What are you talking about? What happens to us in the future? What, do we become assholes or something?"

"No, no, no, no, no, Marty. Both you and Jennifer turn out fine. It's your kids, Marty. Something gotta be done about your kids!"

"That's not what happened…" Future Trunks muttered.

"Sorry! Wrong time traveler!" Boomstick exclaimed, quickly changing the video.

"I need your help, Goku. Before all is lost. Three years from now, on the twelfth of May, at some time around ten in the morning, On, an island nine miles off of South City THEY will make themselves known to the world." (Anime) Future Trunks said, those who hadn't seen the message before watching intently, and those who hadn't seen themselves as animated characters watched in shock.

"Oh boy." Future Trunks muttered, remembering both what he said, and who was here.

"They're a pair of monstrosities far more powerful than anything our earth has ever seen."

"HA!" Cell and Beerus laughed.

"That bad, huh?" Goku frowned. "Aliens, maybe?"

"No. They're some sort of hybrid-combination of both man and machine. Androids born right here on earth."

"Hate to be 'that guy', but why do we call you 'Androids'? Technically speaking, you're cyborgs." Piccolo asked.

"Hm." 17 shrugged, not really caring.

"They were created by the Red Ribbon Army's resident psychopath, Dr. Gero!"

"What?! That's impossible! I destroyed the Red Ribbon Army!" Goku exclaimed.

"Yeah, you did. But Dr. Gero survived, and carried on with his experiments…"

"Did we ever find out how he survived?" Gohan asked.

"Actually, now that I think about it, I don't know if I actually fought him when I was younger." Goku admitted, surprising a few. "I mean, I remember going through the Army, but I don't know if I ever actually fought Gero… until we met Future Trunks."

"…huh…" 17 muttered.

"In just three years' time, two deadly androids would rise up and ravage the earth, all while wearing the mark of the long-forgotten Red Ribbon Army." Wiz stated, taking over once more.

"This sounds like it's gonna get complicated real fast for anyone who doesn't know this series inside and out..." Boomstick muttered.

"To be brief, the Red Ribbon Army was the greatest military force ever known; even greater than the earth's entire armed forces combined."

"Ha. Right." Beerus snarked.

"Until a tiny monkey child named Goku strolled through and completely and utterly wrecked their shit. Like, it was horrific and yet friggin' awesome." Boomstick said as footage of Goku powering through the RRA was played.

"How do they know all this?" Android 16 asked, his tone flat, but genuine shock clear in it regardless.

"Well, there's this guy who showed up a while ago." Krillin began. "He's some sort of God from beyond our world, and apparently the world he comes from, or can go to, we exist… as a Japanese comic series."

Cell, Future Trunks, the Pilaf Gang and Androids 16 and 17 all stared at Krillin in disbelief.

"He's telling the truth." Piccolo spoke up. "I can't believe I'm saying this, but he's shown us it. Pretty much everything we've been through apparently is a comic to one world, or a show to another, or a really bad movie to a third."

"Wait, are you serious?"

"Yeah." 18 nodded. "I've seen it too."

"Wait a second. Does that mean everything that's ever happened to us was predetermined?! All the pain… all the loss?!" Future Trunks began trying to grapple with the implications that were just dropped, bringing up a subject everyone had tried to avoid thus far. "For what?! ENTERTAINMENT!?"

"We don't know." Gohan admitted. That thought had occurred to him, but he hadn't given it much thought, as there were so many ways that idea could unfold, he was unsure if he liked any of them.

"Dr. Gero, founder and lead scientist of the Red Ribbon Army, held a grudge against Goku for over twenty years due to the destruction of the army and death of his son." Wiz explained, and 16 involuntarily twitched. "Like any mad scientist hellbent on revenge, the good doctor got back to doing what he did best."

"Building mindless murder bots!" Boomstick declared.

18 noticeably flinched at that comment, but did her best not to react in a way that was noticeable. "Mindless murder bots?" Is that what people think of us as?" 18 thought. "Skorch said that in D-Zero, people know of us, does that mean that we're still seen as monsters?"

"And so, he designed some of his deadliest creations to date: Android 17, and Android 18." Wiz concluded as both 17 and 18 were shown.

"Mama! It's you!" Maron exclaimed.

"Yeah, that's us all right… weird…" 17 muttered.

(*Cues: The Battle With All My Force - Dragon Ball Z: Budokai*)

"Though android isn't entirely accurate. 17 and 18 were actually humans once, siblings even. So that makes them cyborgs, not androids. You'd think a doctor with Gero's prestige would know the difference."

"Considering how most of his plans went, I think they're giving him too much credit." Vegeta remarked. "I mean, he made this freak, you can't tell me he wasn't on some sort of drug the whole time." He added, nodding to Cell.

"I'll just chalk it up to a classic case of revenge madness. It happens to the best of us."

"Android 18's real name is Lazuli, which sounds like some sort of Italian pasta dish. No wonder she kept the name 18 after brutally murdering her maker… Because who didn't see THAT coming?"

BACKGROUND

- Real Name: Lazuli

- Height: Approx. 5'6" / 1.67m

- Twin Sister to Android 17

- Created by Dr. Gero

- Married to Krillin

- Mother of Maron (Maron was surprised to see her name on the tv)

- First Appearance: Dragon Ball Z Chapter #154, November 12, 1991 (Weekly Shōnen Jump, 1991 #49)

"Yeah, Android 18 and her brother were pretty unruly and a force to be reckoned with. Gero, even with his own cyborg body, didn't stand a chance."

This was punctuated by a shot of Dr. Gero missing a hand, and with one of 17's hands through his chest.

"Wh..what have you done?!" The Cyber-Doctor shouted. "How…dare you! Don't you know, I gave you life, and I can take it awa-"

That was as far as Gero got, as 17 proceeded to decapitate him with a flying roundhouse kick. The head was still alive, for about five seconds before 17 crushed it.

"That felt good, I genuinely don't regret doing that." 17 said. "None of you are gonna change my mind on that."

"Honestly I can't say any of us wouldn't have done the same thing if we were in your position." Gohan conceded, although he felt a little weird about that.

"So, you did follow through on what we were built to do." Cell remarked, and 17 flinched, a mixture of shock and anger flashing on his usually emotionless face.

"With nothing better to do, the twins set off to ravage the world as predicted. But this time, something changed. After witnessing the compassion of the heroes, including a bald, vertically challenged martial artist named Krillin-"

"Oh, c'mon…" Krillin muttered, feeling like every time they watched anything from their world or D-Zero, he was the main target of harassment/jokes. Aside from maybe Yamcha.

"18 had a change of heart and joined the good guys."

"She even wound up starting a family with Krillin." Wiz added, Krillin looked to his wife and smiled.

"Nice! Give it up for Krillin! Not only is he punching above his bracket, but he's laying pipe above it as well!" Boomstick declared, immediately killing the mood.

"OH, C'MON!" Krillin exclaimed in agitation, while those who understood what was said either stared in shock, or burst out laughing.

"Wait, what did-"

"Did they just-"

"I don't get it."

"Ouch…"

"Hey, we got any Senzu beans? I think Krillin needs one."

Android 18 was laughing, and for the life of her, she didn't know why. The joke was so stupid, so… honestly, kind of offensive, but it caught her completely off-guard. Maybe that's why she was laughing, she was so wound up about this whole thing that the slightest attempt at relief worked tenfold on her... yes, she felt bad for her husband, but at the same time… how was she SUPPOSED to react to that?!

"Really?" Krillin asked, unamused.

"Ugh, sorry… sorry…" 18 laughed, rubbing her eyes. "I… that just caught me totally off-guard."

"I don't get it…" Marron blinked. "What's so funny?"

"Don't worry about it, Marron. It's… it's nothing…" Krillin muttered. "You'll understand when your older." 18 shot a look around the room saying 'I-will-break-your-bones-if-anyone-says-anyhting-about-what-they-were-getting-at-to-Maron'. Understandably, no one said anything, but a few still tried to hide their laughs.

Krillin Owned Count: 2 suddenly appeared beside Krillin, and the Z-Monk sweat-dropped.

"Oh, I am SO breaking his skull when he gets back…" He muttered.

"Plus, 18 doesn't really age, so that's a serious win."

"Skorch isn't here. He isn't gonna make another age joke about you." Chi-Chi said, looking to Bulma, who was trying to keep her scowl unnoticeable. And failing.

"He said he was done making them, that they were getting old…" Piccolo shrugged. Bulma sighed in relief, then her eye twitched when she realized where this was going.

"Oh that flaming bas-"

"…just like you." Someone on the other side of the room (at a safe distance from the blue-haired scientist, for now) finished. It was 18, and she wasn't apologizing.

"Android 18 is an extremely competitive fighter with numerous deadly abilities. Gero's programming stems from decades of military dominance, granting her incredible hand to hand combat skills and mechanically enhanced senses for superb situational awareness."

"And she's got the strength to back it up. This chick can embed a person straight into the side of a cliff with a single smack, or shoot explosions out of her hands." Boomstick added as 18 slapped Vegeta into a wall.

"Why do I get the feeling I'm going to see a lot of scenes I want no one to see?" Vegeta frowned. "…and that there's nothing I can do about this?"

There was a 'Ding!' in Vegeta's ear, but when he looked around, he saw nothing… or, more importantly, he didn't see the Vegeta Owned Count: 1 appear beside him.

"She does this by harnessing Ki, a Taoist-inspired life force energy manifested through a person's spirit and vigor. It's believed that anything that lives has some amount fo Ki within it, and if you know what you're doing, you can take that energy from the world around you." Wiz explained. To most watching, they already knew this, but it stood to reason some in D-Zero may not. "With her Ki, 18 can fire a barrage of energy beams powerful enough to destroy buildings, continents, possibly even planets. While that may sound awe-inspiring on paper, remember this is the Dragon Ball universe, pretty much every one in four people can destroy a planet."

"Is Taoism a creed? Or a religion?" Goten asked, having heard about it, but never getting a clear answer.

"It's a philosophy and religion." Krillin answered. "It focuses on the self, and has concepts of self-improvement and action through non-action."

"What? That doesn't make any sense…"

"It's a whole thing, to grossly under-explain it, they the best way to live is in a state of alignment with the flow of life. It means to respond effortlessly to the needs of any situation without resorting to struggle and force. Essentially, just go with whatever life gives you." Krillin explained.

"…huh…"

"Like the finger beam, haha, talk about getting finger blasted, am I right?"

"No." Wiz, 18 and a few others muttered.

"What does he mean by that?" Goten asked, and a few winced.

"Oh, you know you laughed!" Boomstick said.

"Absolutely not." Chi-Chi grumbled. "That's disgusting…"

"...On the inside?"

"Maybe."

"Dude…" 17 muttered.

"Ugh. Android 18 has dozens of other techniques, such as Infinity Bullets." Wiz groaned, deciding to continue with the explanation, and ignore Boomstick's joke. 18 could normally ignore his remarks, but when they were aimed at her? Ugh…

"I know what you're thinking, but sadly, it's not a magic gun with unlimited ammo. It's a stampede of energy blasts which are nearly impossible to avoid, which is pretty cool as well. Not as cool as a gun with unlimited ammo, but hey, take what you can get." Boomstick explained.

TECHNIQUES

- Flight

- Finger Beam

- Infinity Bullets

- Android Barrier

- Sadistic 18 (18 grimaced. Unsure which attack that was, but she hated the name of it.)

- Photon Strike

- Destructo Disc ("Technically that's mine…" Krillin commented.)

- Energy Absorption

- Ki Manipulation

"Her Photon Strike lays waste to a vast area in an instant. She can even use her husband's signature technique, the Destructo Disc." Wiz added as both 18 and Krillin used the Destructo Disc.

"It's a buzzsaw made out of pure energy! Why don't more Dragon Ball characters use that thing?! That's friggin' awesome! Do you have ANY idea how powerful that could be if someone like Goku used it as much as the Kamehameha!?"

"Actually, yeah… why don't you use it more often?"

"I dunno." Goku shrugged. "I guess it doesn't fit with my fighting styles as well as my other moves."

"Ki is just as much a defensive tool as well. Android 18 can enhance her strength, speed and endurance with her energy, greatly surpassing the limitations of her physically body. This allows her to go up against even the likes of Super Sayians and hold her own rather well, even proving to be stronger in some cases."

"Oh yeah, and she can fly!"

"So, can almost all of us."

"I think that's not possible in D-Zero, at least, not yet."

"Which is weird, if they have the ability to look into other worlds, why can't they learn to fly?" Goku asked.

"What's D-Zero?" 17 asked.

"Unlike most warriors, 18's energy supply stems from a sort of battery within. This system grants her a continuous, potentially endless supply of Ki."

"She will never get worn out from fighting. In fact, one of her favorite combat strategies is wasting time to make her enemy exhausted. Then moving in to finishing them off."

"She's making him burn up all his energy and then she's going to attack him…" Piccolo muttered.

"Like many of Dr. Gero's other...androids, it's even possible for 18 to steal her foes' energy for herself by absorbing it through her body, increasing her power and nulling her opponents. Similar to the way Rouge would steal powers or energy from rivals or victims, but this time, it's much more intentional."

"So, you can bet she'll always go the distance like Rocky Balboa, except, you know, way stronger and way prettier. Especially with how Stallone lo-"

"18 is tough enough to deflect Goku's Kamehameha attack, even while he's in Super Saiyan Blue form. Also, she can kick hard enough to break Super Saiyan Vegeta's arm." Wiz added.

"Super Sayian Blue?" 17 asked, raising a brow. "You guys seriously found another form to reach?"

"Two, actually." Goku admitted.

Super Sayian Vegeta growled in agitation, clearly having been worn down by a fight with 18, and clearly seemed tired, but still refused to give up. Perhaps due to stubbornness, or perhaps due to pride. Honestly, they were probably one and the same.

"She's been toying with me… the whole time!" Vegeta thought, before powering up and charging straight at 18, only for the Android/Cyborg to jump over Vegeta without even thinking twice about it, and then kicked him in the face. Vegeta muttered something under his breath, clearly not too thrilled at what was being shown to everyone, especially Cell, Beerus and a few others in particular.

Vegeta stumbled forward only for 18 to fly up and then kick him in the arm, it twisted at an unnatural angle and then snapped, Vegeta seeming to freeze in shock, followed by pain taking over his body as he stumbled a few feet away and then yelled in pain.

"That looked painful…" Young Trunks muttered, looking away awkwardly. Bulma bit her lip, not sure of what to say or do.

"AHAHAHA! Oh, that's hilarious!" Cell laughed.

"Oh, shut up…"

"That's… disappointing." Beerus remarked. "I must've been going easier on you than I remember during our fight…" Vegeta winced, but knew better than to try and argue with Beerus. So far, only his wife was able to do that, and he genuinely feared what may happen every time she did.

Vegeta Owned Count: 2 appeared, and this time, Krillin DID see it, but said nothing.

"What's so impressive about breaking an arm? You broke yours once just by falling out of your chair." Boomstick remarked dismissively.

"Uh-huh. You might have missed the "Super Saiyan" part there. Vegeta's extremely high ki levels improve his body to support an impressive amount of weight." Wiz said matter-of-factly. "Leading up to the fight, Vegeta was training in four hundred fifty times gravity, making his weight about fifty-five thousand pounds. That means the tibia in his leg would supporting over forty thousand pounds, the equivalent of her kicking through eight pickup trucks at once."

"Damn. I wish I had bones like that. I could fire so many bazookas and never have to worry about falling down."

FEATS

- Dominated Earth in an Alternate Timeline

- Broke a Super Sayian Arm

- Defeated Vegeta, Goten, Trunks, Future Gohan

- Helped Defeat Super 17 in GT ("Huh?" 17 blinked in confusion.)

- Deflected Super Sayian Blue Kamehameha ("Wait, when did that…")

- Blocked Trunks' Sword, Which Killed Frieza, Who Survived a Planet Burst

- Withstood Love Making With Krillin

"What is with this show's weird fascination about my sex life?!" 18 shouted. "Is… is this a common thing in D-Zero!?"

"On top of that, she's able to use her constant supply of Ki to easily match the speed of a Super Saiyan. We've previously established that an Ascended Super Saiyan can fly approximately three hundred forty thousand miles per hour, so it's reasonable to believe 18 can do the same. In fact, in recent studies we've found that it could be close to 15,300,000 miles per hour. (24623000 km/hr)." Wiz added as more numbers were shown.

"Man, this Ki stuff is seriously awesome. Maybe I should start meditating or something…"

"Do you even know how?"

"Yeah, all I gotta do is get drunk and sit on the floor crisscross applesauce style, right? Easy."

"Sure... anyway, just like Vegeta, Android 18's Ki allows her to survive serious blows. She's even taken the full brunt of a Super Saiyan Ki blast capable of obliterating an entire building without a scratch."

"Can't say the same for that sweet-ass jacket. Man, 18 is awesome."

"Eh… I dunno, I think I outgrew that jacket." 18 shrugged.

"Awesome? Yes. Unstoppable? Not at all. Android 18 is unfortunately susceptible to a number of weaknesses, including her own programming. Fearing her unruliness, Gero designed her with a remote shutdown system in place, one that both he and Krillin's friend Bulma were able to exploit."

"Wow. So, this little thing will stop them, huh?" A (much younger) Krillin asked.

"Which you destroyed because you were horny."

"That… is one way of looking at it." Krillin muttered.

"Daddy doesn't have horns…" Maron blinked.

"On top of that, 18 has a reputation of being cold and apathetic, although this is mostly just a guise, as she's always ready to defend her friends and family from threats. Although she isn't invincible, as she has lost fights in the past, with losses ranging from legitimate defeats, to whatever the hell happened with Cell, which still counts as a loss."

"When you fight perfection, perfection wins."

"Gohan killed your sorry ass."

"Yes, after how many of you died? Or were beaten half to death?" Cell retorted, this pretty much being the moment he had been waiting for. "If I recall correctly, none of you ever actually beat me in a fight. Be it weakness, or in Vegeta's case, idiotic pride stemming from a race that should've been wiped out long ago. Heh… probably a lot of planets would be alive if that was the case."

"You… BASTARD!" Vegeta yelled, punching Cell in the face. He knocked the… insect-droid a few feet back off of the couch, but Cell just laughed.

"Yes! Strike me! Strike me with the power you lack! Strike me in an attempt to stop me that's just as futile as the boy's attempt before I ripped his heart out while it still beat!"

"Uh, are we missing something?" Shu said quietly.

"Cell's one of the reasons why Trunks' future is so screwed up. Or, was but is again- look, he's a genocidal monster who drinks people." Piccolo began but cut himself off, deciding to cut to the chase.

Vegeta hit Cell in the jaw, his body just reacting in anger due to hurt pride, and parental fury, even if he didn't know that's what it was. The Prince growled as he grabbed Cell and threw him into a wall, Cell getting stuck somewhat due to the points on his head digging into the wall. Normally, Bulma would yell at Vegeta to calm down, but after what Cell said, reminding her of what he did in an alternate timeline, she didn't care.

"What's the matter, monkey?! So used to blindly following orders that the truth stings like a shot to the-GRK!" Cell began, but stopped when Vegeta blasted a hole in his chest. However… Cell just looked down at his chest, then at Vegeta. "Well, that was just rude."

"You mock my son, threaten my wife, insult 18… and you have the GALL to speak to me of rudeness?!"

"Holy crap, did Vegeta just defend 18?! Either he's grown a lot, or this is really damn bad…" Future Trunks thought.

"How is Cell- Oh, right… we can't kill each other…" Piccolo muttered, having a bad feeling about where this was going.

"No… no you're right… I strangled him, watching the life fade from his eyes, before snapping his neck like a pretzel!"

"Well this went from zero to a hundred really damn quick." Beerus remarked.

"Should we-"

"No." Beerus cut Whis off. "I want to see how this plays out."

Cell kicked Vegeta across the room cracking his neck before laughing.

"Are you fighting with anger over the family you pretend to care for? Or over the broken pride of your repeated losses to me?!"

"Former. And I'll be damned more than I already am if you're going to threaten them and walk away." Vegeta scowled.

"Yes, the hell I was pulled from is most likely the one we'll all be going to… and your kind claims the greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he doesn't exist. Isn't that what you did?" Cell remarked, before looking to 18. "Acting as if you've changed, bringing everyone closer just so you can kill all of them in one go? Just like our Father programmed us?" After a few moments, he added: "What? You honestly didn't see him as our father? Think about it. Your own parents threw the pair of you away, either they were as incompetent as you, or they cared for you as little as you care for your 'family', sister."

Now 18 was pissed.

"16. Hold Maron." 18 ordered. Before anyone could say anything, 18 had flown out through a wall… using Cell as a battering ram.

"We need to-"

"No. I'll deal with this." Krillin and 17 said at the same time, then looked to one another in surprise.

"Negative. I will return momentarily." 16 said, handing Maron to Uncle 17 before calmly walking out the hole in the wall. Once he had left, the room fell into an awkward silence.

"Is… Is Mama okay?"

"She will be, just give her a minute." 17 said calmly. "I hope."

"Wait, so we're just gonna let them go?!" Young Trunks finally spoke up.

"Trunks… I think this is something 18 needs to deal with on her own." Bulma said, seriously. The sounds of aggressive fighting could be heard, followed by several sickening CRACK!(s) before silence returned, then someone, or something crashed into the backyard, and hard. While Goku and the others normally would be there to help or fight without a second thought, Bulma's point made sense, at least to most of them, and the others (well, just Goku) decided to leave well enough alone.

It was another few minutes of silence, yells and heavy impacts before 16 pushed Cell back into the room. The wannabe Insecticon was clearly battered and bruised, but didn't seem to be letting that get him down.

"Fight perfection, lose every time." Cell commented, and Krillin was sick of his crap.

"No. See, your 'perfection' is only 'perfection' based on the flawed ideas of an imperfect man." Krillin stated, seeming… oddly serious. "The only way you'd ever truly be perfect would be if you were able to overcome and become more than what your programming told you to be, but you never did. You remained a single-minded machine, not making choices for yourself, only following the orders of an imperfect leader. If you were perfect, you would've either seen the meaninglessness of your orders, or you would've succeeded; and you failed on both regards. No matter how much you tried to prove otherwise, you were always flawed, you were always imperfect. And now? Nothing can ever change that. Not the Dragon Balls, not your original programming, hell. Not even Skorch, the guy who could probably wipe this entire Universe out in less than a second, could make you perfect. You had a chance to be perfect, and you failed."

Cell glared pure, absolute hatred at Krillin. The Z-Monk seemed as calm as if he was cracking a cold one with the boys.

"But… I get the feeling you know that, don't you?" He asked. "And that's what hurts you the most. You could come back, you could kill all of us! But you'd know you still weren't perfect. You were made imperfect, and you failed to be perfect, and that's what you'll always be."

"…"

"Damn."

"And yet you were too weak to stop me." Cell finally spat.

"So?" Krillin shrugged. "Thing is, we, or more importantly, Gohan, did. By your own logic, that would make him perfect, and you imperfect."

"Krillin, why are you bringing me into this?" Gohan muttered.

"Imperfect or perfect, the difference between us is that we're alive, and you're dead. And I don't see that changing… ever."

Cell growled something inaudible, but looked back to the screen, everyone collectively and unspoken-ly agreeing to move on.

"Not bad." 17 said with a slight smirk. Krillin wordlessly got up and went outside, finding his wife standing alone, looking out over the night sky.

"Hey… 18?"

"I'm fine."

"…no, you're not." Krillin calmly said, taking her hand. "C'mon, let's talk."

"She even joined Goku, the man she was originally programmed to kill, for an interdimensional tournament bent on saving the universe from annihilation. It's safe to say the Super Saiyans are not the only blondes protecting the planet."

"Wait a sec, when did that happen?" Goku asked confused. That was the general consensus… 18 hadn't fought in the Universal Tournament, did that mean she was supposed to have fought? But that didn't make sense…

"Is that when Kirby took over for Buu? Was 18 supposed to cover for him then?" Krillin asked, trying to think of a logical explanation to all of this.

"I can't say for sure, but that would make some degree of sense." Whis mused. "Skorch has mentioned that the future isn't completely set in stone, and since Kirby doesn't exist in our world, but rather came by some unseen force, perhaps the line of events which would've included 18 being part of Universe Seven's team was altered, but due to it being an outside force, it wouldn't be noticeable to other worlds."

"…huh?"

"Essentially the Entity is screwing with things whether he knows it or not." Beerus remarked.

"Believe me, when she gets that look in her eye, you'd better hold on to your Dragon Balls." Boomstick said matter-of-factly.

"I know I'm being hard on you, but it's the only way you'll learn." Android 18 said as the doors closed. By now, Krillin and 18 had returned, the later just wanting to get through this. She felt like she could take Captain Marvel in a fight, but she silently hoped if she lost that she wouldn't have a gruesome, disgusting death. That wasn't something she wanted Marron to see. Especially since she would be the one on the receiving end.

Needless to say, it was an interesting split, with 60% voting for Android 18, and 40% voting for Captain Marvel, everyone had their reasons, but here was the rundown:

Goku - Android 18

Vegeta - Captain Marvel (This may be out of pettiness concerning his broken arm/pride.)

Bulma - Android 18

Chi-Chi - Android 18

Goten - Captain Marvel (Admittedly, it was more because he found Captain Marvel prettier, but he wasn't gonna say that.)

Trunks - Captain Marvel (Binary powers seemed useful.)

F. Trunks - Android 18 (Having seen what she could do in his alternate-future-thing, time travel is confusing. F. Trunks felt like he needed to vote 18.)

Cell - Captain Marvel (Just to spite her.)

Piccolo – Captain Marvel (It wasn't a matter of disrespect, it was more because of Carol's Binary form, it seemed eerily similar to the Super Sayian form. While 18 went up against SS Vegeta, he wasn't sure how she'd do against SSG or SSB.)

Gohan - Android 18

Krillin – Android 18 (Shocking absolutely NO ONE.)

16 - Android 18

17 - Android 18

Android 18 - Android 18 (Duh.)

Maron - Android 18 (Again, duh.)

Shu - Captain Marvel

Pilaf - Android 18

Mai - Captain Marvel

Beerus - Captain Marvel (He had fought 18 briefly, she hadn't impressed him that much.)

Whis - Android 18

"All right, the combatants are set, let's end this debate once and for all."

"IT'S TIME FOR A DEATH BATTLLEEE!" Boomstick shouted.

---

Death Battle

(*Cues: Unknown Theme*)

In an unknown mountainous region, when a white burst shot by, flying across the landscape faster than anyone could see. A few moments later, the white blur shot past, and Android 18 appeared, flying at high speeds searching for something. She wore her old blue outfit, and seemed… bored, or maybe just focused. Either way, she oddly didn't look all that different from how she did now. A steady beeping gave those watching a hint of what she was looking for, but those assumptions were proven correct when she flew towards a naked, lone tree atop a cliff, with one of the Dragon Balls, the one-star one, sitting on top of it. Captain Marvel standing in front of it, looking up at it, but turned around when 18 landed.

"Get back. This orb is coming with me!" Captain Marvel stated.

"Give me a break, lady. I've been looking for that thing all day!" 18 groaned.

"I can't allow that."

"Do you even know what they do?"

"Yes."

"Stop lying."

"…okay, shut up." Captain Marvel growled.

(*Cues: Senran Kagura OST - Mamoru Beki Mono*)

The now angered Captain Marvel flies in the air and starts charging her energy, 18… remains neutral, looking over to the Dragon Ball.

"Don't make me hurt you."

"Yeah, good luck with that." 18 said flatly.

FIGHT!

Captain Marvel charges towards 18, who disappeared in an afterimage before re-appearing in a flash behind Carol and proceeding to kicker her forward, her boot connecting with Carol's spine. 18 shot off after Captain Marvel, and managed to get a solid punch off, but Carol suddenly collected herself and darted behind 18, returning the punching favor. Captain Marvel moved in once more and tried to kick 18, but the Android seemed to know this was coming, and grabbed her leg before flinging her away like a frisbee before disappearing once more, re-appearing and punching her downwards.

"Well, the two of you seem evenly matched so far." Gohan commented.

"It's four-to-one, currently." 17 added.

"Huh?" 18 blinked.

"You hit her four times, she's hit you once."

"Seriously? You're keeping track!?"

"Hey, if you lose, I wanna understand why."

The two clashed with each other at high speeds while flying, but 18 traps Carol in a wind vortex after flying around her in circles. The force and speed throwing Captain Marvel off-guard, which was bad, as 18 flew in and punched her again, trying to knock her down and keep her down. Marvel charges her energy and launches a large beam at 18, who dodges it as if it was noting. Carol appears right in front of 18 after the beam to punch her down, the attack successfully connecting and sending her into the ground.

"Argh… what are you?" 18 muttered, quickly pulling herself up.

"Better!"

"*coughbullcrapcough*" 17 coughed.

The two women flew at one another, their fists colliding and creating a shockwave. Very attack one seemed to make, regardless of it actually hitting or not, the other seemed to be able to counter, absorb, or re-direct without much effort. The camera pulled back, and two blurs, one red and one white began clashing with each other, creating flashes on each impact. It took the fighters a moment to figure out who was who, but they put together 18 was the white blur and Captain Marvel was the red one. They flew all over the screen, clashing and pushing one another about, the impact seemed like they were powerful, but nothing either fighter couldn't handle. Then, the two stopped in the middle of a punch near a mountain.

"Okay. I really don't have time for this..." Android 18 muttered. Without a word, she disappeared in an afterimage then re-appeared right behind Carol and grabbed Captain Marvel by the hair.

"Ouch! Hey!" Marvel shouted, irritated. Perhaps in this one instance, 18 sympathized with the one she was fighting.

She spun her opponent around by her hair before slamming her and embedding her into the nearby cliffside before grabbing her and flying upwards, dragging Captain Marvel up the cliffside before punching her through the tree, sending her flying.

"Ugh… What a pest..."

Captain Marvel appears in front of the cliff now angered.

"No fair! That's playing dirty!" Captain Marvel shouted.

"Time to clean up then!"

18 launched a barrage of Infinity Bullets that Carol easily dodges, returning the favor with a few energy blasts of her own. The collided with 18, but she seemed fine. The Android charged up and then launched a large Ki beam that Carol absorbs, transforming her into Binary, 18 didn't see this coming, and everything slowed down as Captain Marvel rocketed towards her, and hit her hard. The music and sound slowing down as the impact of the fist caused 18's head to snap to one side. The power of Binary clearly being something she hadn't expected. She was sent careening down to the ground with a heavy impact.

"Ouch…" Goku winced.

"Surprise! Thanks for the energy!" Captain Marvel shouted.

"Goku, I swear if you wanted to use this wish for food…" Android 18 grumbled pulling herself up.

"Hey… I wouldn't use Shenron's power for food! That's just a misuse of his power!" Goku said defensively.

"Have you ever thought about it?" Beerus asked.

"Well… yeah… but I never acted on it."

"…actually, that's not a terrible idea…" The God of Destruction muttered, thinking about what food the dragon could bring him. "Whis. Gather the Dragon Balls."

"My Lord, that would be a gross misuse of Shenron's power."

"Goku, I'll split the food with you if you find the Dragon Balls for me."

"Done!"

Binary punched the nearby mountain, channeling some of her power into it and then proceeding to blow it up. The mountain shattered into a pile of debris which came raining down on 18. Several smaller rocks battered her, knocking her back down towards the ground. Binary quickly shot towards 18 and kicked her in the chest while charging up another energy blast in one hand, and threw her into the ground before following this up by stomping on her chest and hand.

"GAH!"

"Mama?!" Maron exclaimed, suddenly hugging her arm.

"Hey, I'm okay." 18 smiled down at her daughter.

Binary grabbed 18 and slammed her face into her knee before throwing her up into the air. The power boost clearly being something 18 hadn't expected.

"I can take whatever you give and dish it back twice as hard!" Binary/Captain Marvel shouted.

Binary launches numerous beams at 18, which the Android dodges and blocks. However, it was clear Binary's attacks weren't ineffective, as 18 was noticeably being burned and battered by them. The Android didn't seem worried (or didn't show it) but still, those watching were wondering why she didn't try and absorb the attacks. They prepare to punch each other again, but notice a large rock above them about to crush them.

"Oh, crap." Binary muttered, then flew off. Leaving 18 with the rapidly approaching rock.

"I don't have time for this!" 18 growled, before yelling as she summoned some Ki and sliced the rock in half with Destructo Disk. Shockingly, a blast of energy went through 18's chest. It didn't kill her, but it was clear it hurt.

"Mama!"

"All too easy." Cell shrugged.

"Oh, geez." Gohan winced.

As the two halves of the boulder fell away, Binary was flying between them, having appeared and fired a sneak attack which sent 18 to the ground. Binary charged up, and then launched her most powerful beam attack right down at the Android, laughing.

"Have a taste of your own energy!" She shouts.

18 braces, but the overwhelming power is clearly more than she's able to hold back. More and more she's pushed into the ground. The ground itself seemed to be splitting, and with one last yell, Binary unleashed everything she had into the attack, creating a massive explosion and resulting in a large crater in the ground all around where 18 had been.

"About time." Binary snarked, turning and beginning to fly off, only for a white hue to emit from the crater.

(*Cues: Senran Kagura: Deep Crimson - To Resist the Path of Evil Shinobi*)

"What?!"

There was an explosion upwards of white Ki energy, with a light blue hue. Someone, or something rose from within, and the energy seemed to be sucked inwards like a vacuum, revealing 18, battered, but clearly having just gotten a massive power-increase.

"Now we're talking." 17 smirked, knowing his sister was about to lay a major smack-down on Danvers. Or, lose horrifically.

"Surprise, I can do it too!" 18 retorted, and the look of shock on Binary's face was genuine.

18 yells as she powers up and fired several small, oddly sharp-looking bursts at Binary. The ones that hit dig in, as if 18 was throwing Ki knives. Binary retorted with an angered yell and shot forward, firing another energy blast which missed 18… or so they thought. When she looked back, part of 28's hair was singed off. She slowly reached up to it, and then looked to Captain Marvel inhaling sharply.

"Yup." Was all she muttered.

18 moved with the force of an angered predator, and hit Binary harder than before. She knees the superheroine upwards into the air, then goes in for another attack, viciously hitting her in the gut.

"You can win, Mama!" Maron exclaimed, excitedly.

Danvers began summoning another attack, but Vegeta felt a sharp pain in his arm when 18 kicked one of her arms, snapping it like a twig and leaving it in a disformed and dislocated position. Then, she disappeared, re-appeared, and snapped the other one just for good measure, Carol screaming in pain as this happened.

"Do they call that the double super sayian?"

"Shut up, Cel-" Vegeta began, but stopped when he realized Gohan had been the one to ask the question. "You're on thin ice, boy."

"Worth it." Gohan said sheepishly.

Binary managed to fire another attack, and this one burned 18's face somewhat, but this only served to piss her off further. Summoning another Destructo Disc, some watching winced as Carol screamed in pain as both of her arms were sliced off by the two discs. Grabbing her by the throat, 18 spin-kicked her in the back of the head, downwards towards the ground, driving her back into the crater.

"I think 18's gonna win this one." Goten remarked. "Unless Binary lets you grow limbs back…"

"They didn't say anything about that." Shu shrugged.

"No fair. I can still..." Captain Marvel weakly tried to pull herself up.

With no waning or fanfare, 18 shot downwards and drove her fist into the back of Captain Marvel's skull, punching clean through her entire head and digging into the ground. Ripping her hand free, the top three quarters of Captain Marvel's head either exploded, imploded or were ripped clean off. The sudden and shocking death caught everyone off guard.

"And… that's that." 18 remarked, walking away from the bloody body.

K.O.!

There was cheering for 18's victory, most of it in genuine surprise. Not that everyone expected her to lose (save a few), but Binary really seemed to be giving her trouble, but 18 pulled through and took the victory in the end.

"Man, has anyone from our world lost one of these yet?" Krillin asked, thinking over something.

"Majin Buu did." Lil' Trunks answered. "But Hercule, 18 and my Dad all won."

"Ah…"

"Man, I… that felt pretty good actually!" 18 laughed, surprised.

"Well, yeah. You won." 17 shrugged.

"Stop ruining the moment." She chided her brother.

"Carol died faster than Cell died to Gohan!"

"I will kill all of you."

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(*Cues: Battle Point Unlimited - Dragon Ball Z*)

"Ouch! Now that's a crushing blow!" Boomstick laughed.

"Captain Marvel may have been one of the Avengers' mightiest warriors, but she couldn't stand up to the power, speed, and expertise of Android 18." Wiz continued.

"First off, the numbers don't lie. When it comes to speed, Carol's best record put her in just under two hundred thousand miles per hour, but 18 could move over more than one hundred thousand miles faster."

"And then that's not taking into consideration how fast you boys can go when you're blue." 18 remarked, casting a glance over to Goku and Vegeta.

"Most apparent of all, Marvel's durability and strength feats simply pale in comparison to 18's. The only way Marvel's power could match 18's was to absorb enough energy to reach her Binary form."

"Which she did, but still lost." Goku said.

"But 18 is no stranger to that technique. There's no doubt she recognized what Carol was doing, and stopped feeding her energy." Boomstick reasoned, and everyone nodded in understanding. "Even if/when Carol had/did somehow achieve the full force of Binary, that wouldn't have guaranteed a win. I mean the last time we saw Binary in the comics, she was taken down by some alien guns. Guess she's not as good as absorbing energy as she thought."

"Huh, that seems… wrong." Whis mused. "I can't say why, but for Binary to lose to something as simple as a gun, that feels… wrong. Perhaps the technology in their world would make ours pale in comparison, but who knows?"

"With superior speed, strength, tactics, and endurance, Android 18 simply wore Captain Marvel down until it was time to go in for the kill."

"And that's why Captain Marvel lost by T. Ki. O! Man, that one was awful!" Boomstick groaned. As did a few others.

"The winner is Android 18." Wiz concluded.

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Now that it was over… 18 had to admit, it was kinda fun. She never wanted to see it again, but for the one time? Sure, it wasn't the worst thing ever. Honestly, aside from some jokes at her husband's expense, they were oddly respectful. Something she never thought Boomstick to be capable of. Still, she wasn't thrilled all that was seen by Cell and a few others… but now, what could she do?

The scratchy laughter and smoke returned, and Duke re-appeared, readjusting his hat and taking his cigar from his beak.

"Eyush. Looks like you could use a good laugh." Duke remarked, seeing the wary, frightened or angered faces looking at him before grabbing the remote and changing the channel to an animated version of Cell's arena. "Don'worry. I'll take his ass outta here after this. Trust me, you'll WANT him here for this." Duke remarked, leaning against a nearby wall.

"Never fear! Spider-Frog is here! YAAAY!" A weird figure wearing an off-brand spider-man suit appeared, hanging onto one of the beams, and yelled to the sky.

"What the heck is that?"

"What is this!?"

"Why is that Cell's arena!?"

"What in the hell!? Kermit!?" A different sounding and looking Cell exclaimed, looking over to 'Kermit'

"Why am I there?!" The real Cell demanded.

"I have no idea who you are talking about… I am, Spider-Frog! And I am here to save you!" Spider-Frog responded, sounding like a cartoonish voice.

"I don't know what this is… but I kinda love it." 17 admitted.

"From what?"

"From me." A new voice spoke up as a man in a suit and a weird mask appeared, floating off the ground as ominous music played. While it was probably meant to look intimidating, it kinda looked like a piranha in a neck brace and suit.

"Darth Vader?" (Animated) Cell asked.

"Am I a fucking joke to you?"

"Yes." The real Cell answered. Still taken aback by seeing his perfect form in some sort of crudely animated (yet still appealing and clearly talented) computer animation style.

"…so, did we run out of the budget or something?"

"Yeah. Shallot blew the whole thing on Dragon Ball Legends, but anyways! I promise Cell, I will protect you!" Spider-Frog declared.

"Shallot… why is that familiar?" Vegeta muttered.

"Why is any of this happening?!" Bulma asked, bewildered, and also because she wanted Cell gone.

"I dunno, but I'm kinda enjoying it." Goku shrugged. "Skorch said people made stuff based on us, maybe it's like that Abridged show."

"Kermit. I don't need your protection."

"Of course, you do!" Spider-Frog retorted. "It's like my Uncle Kaggy once said. With great power comes great-"

"Responsibility." Those who had seen Spider-Man's Death Battle said.

"-Big booty bitches!"

There was silence, then some groaned in disgust, while others laughed hysterically. Generally, though, no one had any idea what was happening.

"WHAT IS THIS?!" Cell shouted, beyond infuriated at how he was being portrayed.

"That is not what he said." Cell bluntly said.

"He totally said it." Spider-Frog retorted.

"He did not say that!"

"Totally did."

"WHY AM I FRIENDS WITH YOU!?" (Animated) Cell yelled, clearly tried of Spider-Frog's crap.

"My thoughts on Skorch right about now…" 18 muttered.

"Honestly, that describes most of us in this room towards one another." Piccolo admitted.

"Why would I EVER be friends with something like THAT?!" Cell exclaimed.

"Why would anyone ever be friends with you, period." Vegeta muttered. Without warning, the scene cut to Cell standing in a random city, looking around himself.

"…I've been standing here for twenty-five minutes, WHERE IS THIS IDIOT!?" Cell exclaimed, exasperated.

"AAAAHHHHHH!"

Thud

"Hey, Cell!" Spider-Frog waved, getting up from where he had plummeted from the sky.

"Well it's about time you got here!" Cell snapped, irritated.

"Sorry, Cell. The life of a hero is a busy one."

"Kermit, be honest. Do you even use your powers for the greater good?"

"I'd ask you all that, but I already know the answer…" Chi-Chi grumbled.

"Aw, c'mon, Chi! What's wrong with using our powers to cut lose and fight every now and then?"

"The constant property damage? The fact you nearly die all the time? The fact that you're barely around at home with your own chil-"

Kermit looked at a camera, then back at Cell.

"I may or may not use them for other activities…" He admitted.

"So, I was right, you were abusin' yer powers." Cell remarked, sounding almost disappointed in Kermit for improperly using his powers.

"I'm sorry, are you actually not being a total sociopath?" 17 asked.

"Hey, I kill and absorbed people, using powers to do stuff like that is beyond even me." Cell said defensively. "I've got standards."

"You killed MILLIONS!" Future Trunks shouted.

"Yes, and I'm a monster." Cell replied coolly. "But I'm not perverted."

"That is not true Cell, as a matter of fact, I saved someone on the way over here." Spider-Frog said defensively.

"I find that hard to believe…" Vegeta muttered.

"Oh, really?"

To everyone's surprise, a Sayian was shown standing on the edge of a rooftop looking down. There was something familiar about him, but no one could say why… (is DB Legends canon to all this? I don't think it is.)

"That's it… I'm doing it… I'm gonna jump…" He said in a broken tone.

"Well, this just got dark, fast." 18 blinked.

"Do it, pussy! You won't!" Spider-Frog shouted off to the side, holding his camera. This did get a laugh from some, but then when the women in the room glared at them, the laughs all awkwardly died out and they looked away innocently.

"Oh." Bulma blinked. "Well that's just unnecessary."

"I know, he should do a flip or something." Young Trunks remarked, much to Bulma's horror, and Vegeta and Future Trunks and Beerus, and Piccolo and 17's amusement.

"Okay, so I TRIED to save someone on the way here." Spider-Frog corrected himself.

"Did they just say that guy killed himself!?"

"I don't know… and I don't wanna question that."

"You are the second worst hero I have ever seen in my entire life." Cell remarked flatly.

"When Cell is being honest and truthful, you know something is bad."

"What?! When did I lie to any of you?" Cell demanded.

"Aside from being perfect?" Krillin asked.

"I can snap your neck from here, bald man." Cell growled, but was hit by Goku.

"Second? Who's the first?" Spider-Frog asked.

Some random dude was shown crying, no one knew who he was.

"How many of these are there?!"

At least, two hundred." Duke shrugged. "Relax. This is the last one. I promise!"

The scene cut back to Cell's arena.

"It's just freakin' mind-blowing to me! This costume is SUPER high-quality!" Cell remarked, and Spider-Frog's costume did indeed seem to be in better quality, possibly due to some sort of budget increase.

"Hey, if I'm gonna fight crime, then I'm gonna fight crime in style. Y'know?" Spider-Frog shrugged. "It's a little bit tight on the ass tho…"

"That seems like an issue a lot of Super Heroes have." Pilaf commented.

"Did that happen to you?" Goten asked, looking to Gohan, who looked away awkwardly.

"Doesn't it drive you insane, worrying about everyone twenty-four hours a day?" Cell asked.

"Okay, this is just wrong… why are you being civilized and respectable?!" 17 exclaimed, this having been bugging him since this began.

"Nah, not really. You see, as a hero, you learn the only things that matter in life are the five B's." Spider-Kermit shrugged.

"I'm sorry, the what?" Cell (and a few watching) asked.

"The five B's!" Spider-Frog repeated.

"What, in the hell are the 'Five B's'!?"

"Well, aren't they-" Lil' Trunks began but cut himself off. "No, that's only three B's…"

"Blunts, bottles, and BIG BOOTY BITCHES!" Spider-Frog shouted, holding a blunt and a bottle of booze.

Suddenly, a rap song began blaring as a woman was performing a suggestive dance. Again, this made most of the younger ones watching (and the more immature adults) laugh while the others stared in shock or disgust. Beerus both. Beerus blinked, amused, then his eyes widened when he realized who the female in question was. His head snapping back-and-forth a few times between the one sitting next to him, and the one on the other side of the room.

"Lord Beerus?"

"I…oh…" He muttered, genuinely unsure if he should say what he realized.

"Is that Mom?!" Goten spoke up, saving him from having to do so. Horror dawned on (most of) those watching faces as they realized who the woman was, even if it disappeared two seconds after they realized.

"…that's kinda hot…" Duke commented, and the entire room (Cell included) looked to him in disgust.

"Get the hell out of my house." Bulma ordered, and Duke just blew smoke in her direction.

"Y'think that's bad?! Ain't you seen- Wait. Ya mean t'tell me he ain't told y'all 'bout…" Duke began, but cut himself off, laughing at the confusion on everyone's faces. "Nah, never mind. It'll be funnier when y'find out. Welp, time to go."

"I'm not done here yet. I've got a score to-" Cell began.

"Aw, do us all a favor and piss off." Duke scowled, snapping his fingers, creating a black vortex to appear. He grabbed Cell and tossed him into it, the vortex closing not long after. The room was left in an awkward silence, until another vortex opened, leading to a warm hillside. Duke disappearing as quickly as he had arrived, annoyingly before anyone could ask what he was getting at.

"It was good to see you again." 16 said. "Hopefully we can meet again."

"16… I'm sorry. I'm sorry we didn't bring you back with the Dragon Balls." Krillin said.

"It was my choice to remain where I was. My mission had been achieved, I was content with staying where I was." The larger Android remarked, nodding good-bye (for now at least) and headed back to the peace he had finally found.

In another room, the Battle Box sparked to life, sending forth some stuff from another dimension, waiting to be found. A series of books, a few movies, and some stuff that was probably inconsequential.

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On the other side of West City, a storm brewed. Not a storm of wind and rain, but… an electrical storm. Paper cups, newspapers and other debris was picked up and whipped around as a sphere seemed to materialize out of thin air. The storm picked up. Lightning striking a nearby wall, scorching it… and then it was over. The wind died down, the lightning dissipated, and a figure rose from the burnt circle.

ALPHA TARGET: SCANNINNG…

ALPHA TARGET: LOCATED.

BETA TARGET: SCANNING…

BETA TARGET: LOCATED.

OBJECTIVES: ACTIVE.

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From 'book lover reader':

Dark Fate was horrific and easily the worst of the franchise. It's like the Sequel Trilogy of Star Wars.

We disagree. Even Dark Fate had entertaining scenes. Before you judge us, we liked the prequels for the record, but found the sequels unbelievably boring and poorly written, even when compared to the prequels.

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From 'Martiz S.G':

Hola, como uno de los pocos miembros de la comunidad española de death battle en está plataforma debo decir que esté es uno de los mejores fanfics de la web serie que pude haber leído, adoro como no solo haces tú propia versión de los capítulos dándoles un buen toque, sino que también hay algo más que solo los personajes reaccionando a DB, me llama bastante la atención la historia que se desarrolla fuera de las reacciones tanto la de dragon ball como tú propia historia. Por cierto, una obvia recomendación que te puedo dar es que en los combates de flash aparezcan tanto Dyspo como Burter (o como le digan donde vives) los más "rápidos" deben estar en ésas batallas no solo para impresionarse sino también para que se sientan orgullosos de lo que son capaces los velocistas y como la velocidad es más importante que la fuerza. Eso es todo y te deseó suerte y que sigas con este increíble dice.

(Hello, as one of the few members of the Spanish death battle community on this platform, I must say that this is one of the best fanfictions of the web series that I could have read, I adore how you not only make your own version of the chapters giving them a nice touch, but there is also something more than just the characters reacting to DB, I am quite struck by the story that takes place outside the reactions of both dragon ball and your own story. By the way, an obvious recommendation that I can give you is that both Dyspo and Burter (or whatever they say where you live) appear in the flash fights, the "fastest" must be in those battles not only to be impressed but also to make them feel proud of what sprinters are capable of and how speed is more important than strength. That's it and he wished you luck and that you continue with this incredible says.)

Oye, gracias por la reseña. Definitivamente traeré a Dyspo y algunos otros para batallas posteriores. No hablo español de forma nativa, así que me disculpo si esto no está escrito correctamente. Nunca me di cuenta de que había una comunidad española de Death Battle. Para mí, todos somos una comunidad, sin importar de dónde venimos.

(Hey, thanks for the review. I will definitely bring Dyspo and a few others for later battles. I do not speak Spanish natively so I apologize if this is not spelled correctly. I never realized that there was a Spanish Death Battle community. For me, we are all a community, no matter where we come from.)

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From 'The Taios':

How about posting an actual chapter? like, oh say, android 18 vs. brie larson- I mean, Captain Marvel

Done.

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"So, did you find what you needed, Matchstick?"

"Sorta. I'm not sure though, Guy… what would you do if you knew someone had the potential to solve a problem, but refused to follow the obvious steps?"

"Hah… I know all about that… I knew som- ah, never mind. I think you just do what you think is right, and hopefully it'll work out."

"A'ight. Thanks, Old Man."

"Aren't you several billion years older than me?"

"….I'm gonna go now…" Skorch muttered, looking around before leaving.

"Hey. Skorch." Kassir remarked, looking up from the tome he was writing a story in, and tossing him a crystal. "That kiddy you hang around with called while you were in the archives."

"Thanks C.K." Skorch nodded, leaving the library before checking the crystal Kassir gave him. Crushing it in his hand, Skorch's eye sockets lit up as the image appeared before him.

"Yo, Skorch. Goten and Trunks called. Apparently, some bad stuff's been going down and they need you back there, ASAP." Mad Dawg relayed the message. "Something about a talking Crow, old enemies and… ugh, I can't read my own handwriting… Bye."

Skorch frowned. Not sure what his friend was getting at, but he wasted no time in heading for the exit. He just hoped things hadn't gotten too hectic while he was gone. I mean, what's the worst that could've happened?

He couldn't explain why, but the Entity had a feeling he was going to be punched for some reason…

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As promised, here's another excerpt from the upcoming Goku vs. Superman battle. Please note some lines may be altered/removed in these previews to keep jokes or certain parts hidden for the big episode.

"Kakarot was sent to Earth as the last remaining Sayian with a single, simple mission for when he got to earth…" Wiz continued.

"DESTORY EVERYTHING!" Boomstick shouted suspiring a few of the viewers, but none were more surprised than Goku.

"That's why I was sent to earth!?" Goku exclaimed in shock and disbelief. Mixed with a bit of anger as well. "What the hell?! That…that can't-"

"Goku's job was to kill everyone on earth?" Krillin blinked, looking from the screen to Goku then back to the screen.

"Hm, if his power is anything to go by, then he certainly was prepared for such a feat." Frieza remarked, it was clear if this was a compliment or an insult, so no one really reacted to vocally. Mostly because they were trying to comprehend that Goku was sent to earth to kill everyone.

"This isn't the man I married…" Chi-Chi frowned, thinking to herself. She knew Goku was someone who loved fighting, maybe a little bit too much, but he wasn't a mass murderer…

"Until he conveniently hit his head and forgot everything." Boomstick added. "Which is both suspiciously convenient and convenient for convivences sake."

Everyone just looked in in stunned silence. This was most definitely not what they had expected in an intro to one of these battles, and from Goku no less! But at the same time, it kinda made sense, in a very dark, backwards way.

"…I…I didn't… what are they talking about?!" Goku exclaimed, more confused than usual.

"Despite his original intentions being worldwide genocide, Kakarot was found by the man who would become his adopted grandfather, who gave him the name 'Goku'." Wiz continued as Grandpa Gohan was shown finding the crying infant.

"What's this?" Grandpa Gohan asked in surprise, picking up the baby Goku, only for his tail to appear from behind him. "It looks like you have a tail! Well… we can't just leave you out here, can we?"

Goku then hit Gohan in the face.

"Oh, hoho! Well you're certainly a feisty one, aren't you?"

"So, he seriously didn't question why you had a tail?" No. 17 asked with a raised brow. "I know our lives are weird, but that kinda seems like something you'd question."

Goku shrugged, mostly feeling somewhat melancholy about the scene before him. There were a lot of great memories with his adopted father, but he was also gone too soon. But he was also chilling in the stands a few feet away so hey, it all worked out!

"My name is Gohan, and from now on, you'll be my Grandson. But what to name you? Hmm… Oh! I know! I'll call you, Goku! You like that?" Baby Goku just laughed. It was oddly wholesome.

"As he grew, Goku came to care for pretty much nothing but fighting. With his entire life revolving around combat, and training for combat." Wiz said. "Not much else mattered to him unless food was involved."

"Can I have another bowl please?" A young Goku asked, and everyone stared in disbelief.

"Well, that much is true." Chi-Chi remarked.

"Ah. So, he's a college student." Boomstick commented.

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BTD, we haven't seen the last of 16, 17, Cell, or DevilArtemis… heck, there's still a loooooong list of guests who will appear at some point…

Also, I know I'm gonna regret this, but… I'd like some help. I need you guys to help me determine for once and for all who's stronger, Goku or Superman. I'm not asking you to do the math (for now), but I'm asking for concrete CANON events which prove/disprove one's superiority. Yes, I know about SethTheProgrammer, I'm watching his stuff, but I want more than one source on this, I want to ensure that when Goku v Superman drops (a chapter which is already at 40 pages and has BARELY begun Goku's side… That this conclusively answers it. Don't send me recommendations for videos to watch, I've got enough of them, but give me concrete examples in comic/manga/tv/anime/movie/video games, and none of the 'Oh, well Superman's as strong as he needs to be' stuff, I understand that, I'm looking for PROOF. Also, don't do it in the reviews. Do it in the PM's.

Also, also, Ultra Instinct: Yay or Nay? If yay, can you point me in the direction of some power levels? (Most likely it won't be in the Death Battle)

Thanks for those of you who reach out, and thanks for those of you who read my stuff.