-A few days ago-

"Fortune Teller Baba, I need you to find someone for me. I don't have the money to pay you, so get your fighters out. All five at once if you have too." Krillin spoke in a rush as he already had to wait in line for his turn. The human knew there was plenty of people here that laughed at how weak he looked, but he knew to ignore them at this point.

"Fight my fighters? Are you insane? Less then ten years ago you could mop the floor with them." The old pink-haired crone sat on her crystal ball. Her eyes narrowed at the younger human, noting the serious stance he had taken as he entered her ring. "You have done plenty to earn your own free telling, but this is the only time."

The crone slide from her crystal ball, with a motion of her hands. "I am looking for my wife, Android 18… though we just call her 18 now. She has been missing for a little while. Last seen with her brother 17." Krillin spoke, finally Baba lifted a finger to him and silenced him. The crystal ball shined bright before a picture of 18, wearing a strange new battle armor and squirming as she seemed to resist something. A call out in pain as her eyes flashed open with tears in her eyes.

"She is near Yahhoy, in Fukurou forest somewhere. Northeast of Korin's tower." Baba spoke as she turned to Krillin who's face was of horror to see his wife in such pain. "North by northwest from here. Your wife is in trouble." She continued to look into the fortune. "If you go… you will meet with a terrible battle. But in doing so, you may save the world and nor just your wife. This story, changes on your ability to act. Go now, I cannot further assist you."

Krillin gulped as he nodded, tightening his fists before he launched himself to the air. Baba looked at the ball, and saw a split of the fortunes. One where he fails and the world is doomed, and the other where he succeeds and world is saved. "For once, the future is in the hands of a human… at least for the minor change that affects all things."

-Back to present-

Krillin stood before the large metal door and stroked his chin. ~I could just use distructo disk, but I might hit 18 if she is behind the door. I better take the less risky option and make sure she is safe. ~ Krillin thought to himself. Instead cupping his palms to his side as he focused his Ki. It had been a little while since he had done anything like this, the feeling of energy flowing through his body. It almost felt like running water through unused pipes, and forcing built up gunk from them. "Ka…Me…" Each moment his body feels more and more vitalized, the feeling of being a fighter once more cleared his mind. "Ha… Me…" The vision of his wife came to mind, his goal to save her. "HA!" He fires the blast and it slams into the metal doorway, at first it resisted but began to bend and give way. "Kaio-ken!" A red aura flowed around him suddenly, the burst was enough to rip the door away from the cave wall finally and push it to fall over into the lab. Krillin huffed as it felt like muscles he had not used in some time were aching from sudden intense use.

Smoke and dust lifted from the now open doorway, A figure stepped forward and placed its foot to the now bent metal. As the dust cleared, a black battle suit worn that was much like saiyan armor. The shoulders were instead rounded at the shoulders and no battle skirt but a plating that was placed at the legs. Skin tight to 17's body as a white gloved hand moved to his hair and pushed it back slightly. "Intruder detected, eliminate all foreign elements." 17 spoke as his foot suddenly sent the metal door straight at krillin.

Quickly, the human jumped as the door rocketed back him and dragged several pieces of the cave mouth with it and widened the save and knocked many trees hiding its position. Krillin did not have a chance to react though following, as 17 had fired a blast once more. Krillin thrust out with his Ki to change his position suddenly to dodge as the cave roof was torn open suddenly. Krillin rushed forward to try and catch 17 by surprise. The android's eyes shifted to Krillin as he came in low, and grabbed his fist before he could complete the uppercut. The cold blue eyes focused down on the human as the other hand swiped down. Krillin side stepping as energy rushed past him and tore away at the landscape some more. The human fighter summoned his Ki into his hand and erupted it to force 17 to let go of his hand before he leapt back.

"17, for what reason did you bring 18 here? What is going on?" Krillin called out, his eyes focused on his brother in law.

"I brought her here as I was ordered to, for reprogramming after her memories were downloaded and filtered and loaded into me." 17 spoke with a smile, a smug smile like it didn't matter if Krillin knew. "As for why, I don't know the whole story." He launched himself to Krillin, the human already in position for a Kamehameha and fired the instant 17 was face to face. But the blast seemed to do nothing, the armor produced a field of energy that blocked the attack and allowed 17 to hit Krillin back.

The human stopped himself before he was out of the cave though, wiping blood that came from his mouth. "You're not telling me something, I know you know more. Why are you here?" The fighter roared as he activated his Kaioken form, and rushed to 17 to try and make contact with some of his attacks.

"I was told to watch over my sister, she had a lot of reprogramming to be done. Tell she is finished I cannot allow you to damage the computer." 17's hands moved quick and interrupted each attack, his smile on his face as he shook his head on how easy it was. "I have been further enhanced. Nothing you do will threaten me. My self-preservation programming is not even turning on, and if you cannot beat me then you have no chance to save her."

"Oh yeah!" Krillin growled. "Times ten!" his fist slammed into 17's cheek and the android was forced sliding back toward the lab. "If it is between you or her. I will always choose her!" Krillin's hand lifted up as the Ki formed a yellow disk once more. "I will cut you down and save her. Times twenty!" The red aura flared violently as he could feel his body only just barely holding up. The disk buzzed violently, his eyes focused more intently and saw a pod behind him. A small glass window was all he needed to see 18. "Ki-Enzan Barrage!"

17's eyes looked to Krillin; warnings appeared in his vision. A smile on his face. The first one flew at him in an arc to keep from hitting 18's pod, and his body moved on its own. Self-preservation activated, working to for him to take no lethal damage that could kill him. Another already moved to him as he leapt once more to dodge the second, and again and again. Krillin was growing tired with every attempt, a final attempt was to rain down energy as a small energy blast moved into the room. 17's energy shield turned itself on as attacks rained into the lab.

The android looked to Krillin, no damage thanks to his programming. His face more serious as the lab was heavily damaged. In a moment, he was before the tired human. Krillin's eyes wide as 17 lifted his hand to finish the human. The moment before hand though, a hand was on his wrist. 18 freed from the pod, wearing her own version of the same battle suit, with her eyes staring seriously at 17.

"I thought it might work. Watch out 18, I don't have control." 17 spoke, a smile as his body pushed back into 18's, snapping his wrist form her hand and elbowing her back toward the lab. As she slides back, he appeared before her and side kicked her in the stomach and sent her through the earth behind the lab. Cracking the ground and causing trees overhead to fall over.

18 growled as she realized she barely felt the hit. She then looked forward and realized what 17 meant. He was using what little control he had, to try and get free. She allowed her energy to release into the area and explode the ground before she landed before her brother once more. "You will have to try much harder than that. Too bad that the computer below did not finish programming me." She said as her gaze turned to Krillin behind him, trying to hint to her husband. "Time for pay back on that kick though." Her eyes gave a death glare.

"Scary, 18." 17 mocked before 18 already appeared. The two suddenly locked in a series of attempts to punch and kick. Any attempt for 17's programming to turn focus on Krillin to get the advantage, only opened him up to a near hit from 18. His self-preservation kicking on and overriding the super computer trying to send corrections to tactics. 17 and 18 were both important to 21's plans, so the super computer could not override control.

Krillin though had noticed the look from his wife. She was telling him of the secret lab below. He just needed to find a way to get below. His hands shook as he was not sure he could manage anything too strong again. He knew the more time he wasted was more of his wife forced to fight her own brother. Krillin summoned more Ki to his hands. "I may have only one shot at full power. I have to make it count." He looked to the sky that was now exposed. "If I remember correctly… Roshi once destroyed a mountain with just a regular Kamehameha." His gazed turned to the two still fighting. He nodded to himself as he rose to the sky and faced the ground.

"Ka… Me…" He could feel the Ki flowing once more, easier this time. "Ha… Me…" He looked to his wife and brother in law having not notices. The ball of energy he built up was growing more and more massive. "17! 18!" He screamed out, forcing the two to take notice. "HA!" He thrust out both palms and rained down a massive Kamehameha. 17's self-perservation not kicked in yet as he dashed upward to stop the blast. "Times twenty!" 17's eyes widened as the blast surged and his field activated as he was slammed into. 18 launched herself will all her strength out of the way as the blast collided into the ground.

17 trapped between the blast and the ground, Krillin promised that if he killed 17, he would wish him back. The human screamed out as his shirt tore away from his won energy's force pushing against him. His arms shook as the earth was torn asunder. He could still feel a surface resisting his attack, but it was giving in. Sweat dripped from his forehead, his eyes flaring open. "Times… fifty!" His hands enveloped by his own energy in an instant as the immense surge of energy cracked the ground and erupted as the forest was destroyed. Krillin could not hold it long though, his blast broke finally. Huffing as he looked down, and below was a small green light that was surrounded by melted metal. Heat rose up even to him as it glowed a deep orange and the fallen trees caught fire.

17 lifted from the molten metal, his shield protecting him from the liquified metals. A smile on his face as he rose up to the sky. 18 flew next to her husband, but positioned herself between 17 and him as well. She was not sure if the fight was over. 17 just smiled as the field dropped, scratching at his cheek. "Looks like manual control was given back finally. It was really annoying making that ruse keep going before blady helped us."

"Who you calling Baldy, I have plenty of hair." Krillin laughed as he put his hand through his black hair.

"I meant it as a compliment. I preferred you bald anyway, made you look like a real fighter. Now you just look like a dad." 17 waved his head as if to yada yada krillin's comment.

"But I am a dad." He said quietly.

"Enough, 17. Do you know anything else about what is going on?" 18 interrupted the conversation as it was not important. "How long was this play of yours?"

"Promise not to hit me?" 17 said joking.

"No." 18 said coldly, her eyes once more giving him the death glare.

"Scary." 17 replied as he rubbed the back of his head. "All I know is me and 16 were attacked, some green guy. He never introduced himself properly. But he was insanely strong."

"Green guy? Like Piccolo?" Krillin asked even more confused.

"No, not like Piccolo. He was more bug like, I guess. He body looked like it had armor plating kind of like a beetle. His head had an odd V shape to it." 17 admitted once more.

"Cell? How? we killed him!" Krillin remarked.

"Not sure if they are the same person. But he wasn't alone. There were a bunch of Vegetas, Gokus, and Piccolos. 16's advance sensors didn't pick them up tell they were close though. No idea how they kept themselves hidden. But we didn't even fight the green guy. The clones were the main thing we fought, but there were to many. Then the green guy pulled out a remote and just turned me off." 17 sighed as he didn't realize it would be so easy to just take him out still. "When I woke up, I attempted to resist and not do what I was told. But my body just did as it wanted. If I vocally argued, or showed to much resistance I would black out and find I did what I was told anyway."

"So that is when you ask me to help you? While you were blacked out." 18 crossed her arms, worried that they almost completed that work on her as well.

"No… I was awake when I asked you for help. I was sure that if I asked you, you would deny and I would be forced to attack you. Then help would be called and I would be subdued, and found out why I was acting weird… at least tell your husband suggested you help me. He convinced you to do the opposite of what I hoped for." 17 said his eyes turned to krillin.

"Sorry." Krillin's eyes turned to the ground that still smoldered below them.

"Don't be, you had no idea of the problems happening." 18 said as her eyes focused on 17. "Why didn't you say anything before we left."

"If I did, they might have focused on reprogramming you right away. I think the doctor involved is more sadistic and likes inflicting pain. During my 'repairs' I was made to be awake and strapped down. Reprogramming would have taken away your reactions. I thought if his love for you was so great, he would come for you." 17 looking to the ground as he fired a few blasts to make the fires fall in on itself, he hoped to minimize the damage to the wild life as much as he could.

"So, I had to endure torture to make sure you got saved." 18's grasp on her arm tightened. "You better be glad my husband is such a nice person, or I might have killed you for what you just said."

"Sorry, but 16 is still captured. Plus, we both have been upgraded now. Which means we might be able to help fight against what ever the threat is this time. We also know that the doctor has more than one hidden lab, as we didn't come from anywhere close to here. We can stop them before it becomes a major problem." 17 said grinning. "Allow me to make it up by helping you fix this mess."

18 and krillin looked to each other before nodding. "Alright, but first let's go to the Lookout. I need to rest and get a bit of healing. We can also develop a plan there." Krillin remarked. "It also is close by." 18 placed her arm around him to allow her husband to rest, as even his flight was beginning to falter. The three of them flew to the Lookout to warn the others that Cell may be back with some plan.

-Three days following-

21 stood before all her new little minions, all of them displeased in the circumstances of everything that was happening. "Now remember, you disobey me, or you try anything that harms my plans. I have placed a failsafe. If you don't remember… Frieza, would you like to threaten me again?" She walked back and forth and leaned forward at Frieza. The space emperor already knew full well the pain his body was induced to, instead he growled at the indignity he had to endure. "Very good, try enough. And the failsafe that has been place in all of you, will suck up all your energy and turn you into a bomb."

"Truly you cannot think that it is safe for someone, such as myself, to be a bomb. I could destroy everything." Cell said grinning as he felt it might be a reason she would try something else.

"That is a risk I am willing to take, seeing as you will only ruin my plans if I don't make you follow the same rules. Mr. Perfectly worthless compared to a big golden monkey." 21 mocked Cell as well, and enjoying his face darken with anger. "Now when you land, you all go after your targets. I want to see if your full potential does anything for you power. After all many of you died so long ago, that you might be nothing more than a balloon to pop." She giggled at the idea of a few of them just being too weak still and could easily be killed. "Try to make it interesting at the very least, I might want to watch the fights again and again."

"If your so capable, why bother wishing for us to be back to life?" Dabura asked, his hands behind him in attention. "Not that I don't mind the idea of getting my revenge on the person who lead to my death. I enjoy the sense of darkness that comes from you in fact. But it seems like we are extra pieces on a full board."

"That's for me to know, and you all to follow directions. Now get in your pods. Your about to be launched down." 21 waved her hand as she left to go back to her controls.

"Captain, do you think we will be able to meet up right away?" Jeice asked as he looked at Captain Ginyu.

"She simply said to go after our targets, but not how to do so. We will team up, and pursue our targets. The Ginyu Squad does not fight alone. Maybe one on one, but we always are a team!" Captain Ginyu shouted as he and the four other members cheered and entered the Ginyu Force stance. Frieza, Cell, and Dabura looked annoyed. King Cold on the other hand appreciated their enthusiasm.

Suddenly their bodies felt a sudden surge of pain, doubling over all of them as the room filled with screams. "I don't remember telling you to stand around." 21's voice came from the comms. The sudden pain stopped as the villain's hatred could be seen. They were forced into their pods, and moments later they were sent down toward earth. Their Ki's suddenly felt by the others below, who were preparing to locate all of Dr. Gero's old labs to find what was going on.

Raditz stood as he exited the healing tank, his eyes looking out as his fist clenched. "So, this is how it all starts off. By bringing back our past. Unburying the dead, and taking away our future." He growled, his throat sore from just being healed. He held up the sensu bean Goku left for him. "Well, who ever you are. The next time I find you, it will not end the same way." He ate the bean to finish his revitalization.

The chapter ends with the beginning of the end! Did Krillin's actions truly change the events that will transpire? Or will 21's plans still continue without error? Will Raditz be able to get his revenge? Next chapter will begin the battle!