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On the outskirts of the city was the headquarters of Red Ribbon. Owned by the now billionaire Dr. Gero, the presence of the conglomerate meant that the majority of residents were also extremely wealthy. However the pleasant calm of Satan City had been shattered over the last few months as the city had been stricken with weird incidents.
" Android activity downtown".
"Thanks", 18 said, "come on", she added with a smiled. She hurried down the stairs as fast as she could to catch up with the others.
The androids tracked the domestic androids down to metal treatment plant in the industrial district. The robots had scared away most of the workers and were busy stealing scraps of metal out of the plant.
"Hey stop right there", 18 called out. The robots turned in the direction of the female red ribbon and immediately dropped what they were carrying and began to run away.
"What would they want with all this metal?" 19 asked the team as he dodged the fist of a android.
"No idea", 16 replied, 18 blasted a robot into pieces, showering the area with small metal fragments, "Don't go slacking on me will you", she cheekily replied. She was caught off guard when a robot smashed her around the head with its weapon. The female android groaned in pain and stumbled away, "That wasn't called for", she quickly turned around and blasted a hole in its chest.
The female android staggered around for a moment, shaking her head a couple of times, "18, talk to me", Gero shouted in her direction.
"Must've been a strong blow", she replied, "my head's spinning". She crouched forward slightly and coughed a couple of times.
Seeing that his team mate was in trouble, Gero quickly charged up some ki , "Time Strike", he called and a wave of energy swiftly dismantled the rest of the androids. He glanced over in 18's direction and she had slumped to the floor, "Hey, 18 how you feeling?" he knelt down next to the female android.
"Like I've been run over by a train", her voice was scratchy, almost like she had gone without water for several days.
"Concussions can do that to you", Gero replied.
18 gently shook her head, "No, this feels like something else". Her body began to pulse with energy. Her skin was damp with sweat, her eyelids were dropping and she was struggling to focus on Gero.
"Alright let's move you to a safe place", Gero gently lifted 18 to her feet and walked her to a sheltered spot. Gero turned his attention to the others and it was then that he noticed 16 & 19 kneeling over something on the ground. A sense of dread washed over him. He and 18 slowly walked over to the pair but she was struggling to put one foot in front of another.
"Doc, what happened to 18?" 17 asked arriving on the scene.
17 noticed that Gero was breathing heavily. He was looking extremely pale and like 18, she was covered in sweat, "A android bashed her over the head", Gero replied. He looked down and 16 was lying semi conscious on the floor, "Did 16 get hit as well?"
Gero shook his head, "He just collapsed", Gero said.
17 nodded in acknowledgement and placed 18 on the ground next to 19. He turned his attention back to Gero and it suddenly dawned on him that all four were suffering with the same symptoms, "You don't look so good Doc", he stated.
"You're a real charmer", Gero answered with a weak smile. The smiled slowly faded from his face as he began to sway on the spot. Moments later Gero's eyelids closed and Gero collapsed in a dead faint.
"Doc", 17 shook him gently, "Gero", he added more urgently. 17 looked around and all four of his team mates were now unconscious. He checked their vital signs and they were all breathing shallowly and had extremely high temperature. He needed some assistance for them and quickly, "I need some help", he said and dialled his phone.
"What's up 17", came the reply from Bulma on the other side.
"The other androids and Gero have been struck down by some mystery illness, I need some help quickly".
"Sorry 17", Bulma began, "I'll need a few moments to initiate the teleportation function".
"You can teleport?" 17 asked, "then why do you need the bikes?"
"Well its technically not me", Bulma replied.
The majority of his team had been rendered unconscious by some kind of virus and he had no idea when they had been infected. 17 suddenly looked as Goku suddenly appeared.
" Hey lets get you and your friends to Bulma" he said, Goku picked up 16 & 19, 17 picked up 18 & Gero, 17 grabbed onto Goku as they suddenly teleported away.
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