Hey there, AntiHero here! When I initially started this Fanfic, I was planning to make the Demi Saiyans appear before the Team was formed, but then I wondered how the Team would fare against them, so I changed the time they appeared in the YJ Universe. Sorry for the confusion and thank you for your patience. Now it's time for the real story to begin!
Disclaimer- I do not own Dragon Ball Z or Young Justice
Chapter 4- New Heroes
Unknown Location
It had been a week since Dr. Zero and Dr. Raichi had arrived in this strange universe; in that time, they not only managed to repair Androids 13, 14, 19, and Cyber Tao but upgraded their cybernetics a bit. Now, the Android warriors were currently out trying to salvage pieces of technology from abandoned labs, military junkyards, or pretty much any place they can get into without much trouble. Dr. Raichi was working on a few of his own machines (A/N: Basically the ones from the movie.) while Dr. Zero, still a severed head was making blueprints for a new robotic body and awaiting the spy drones to return with Intel on this universe. "Quite an interesting world this is, hmm?" Zero questioned.
"Indeed. For one thing, not too many Saiyans to corrupt it," Raichi stated.
"True, but this world does have its own super-powered beings and aliens," Zero said. "They could be useful to our goals."
"Yes, the Meta-Humans possess unique abilities while the aliens have skills that are comparable to the aliens in our universe," the Tuffle agreed.
"Plus, the pieces of technology are incredibly advanced here," Zero added. Just then, four spy drones had entered Zero's lair. "Ah, the spies have returned; now let us see what Intel they've acquired."
The first robotic bug came up and revealed a holo-screen; on it was a catalog of seven different costume-wearing individuals. "These are the Justice League, a group of superheroes who defend the world from harm. Their HQs are the Hall of Justice and an orbiting space station known as the Watchtower," the 1st drone explained. "The League is made up of more members, but these seven are the founders of this team and known to be the best amongst the heroes."
"It's like this own universe of Z Fighters," Zero commented. "Except these people dress even weirder."
"The 1st member is a human who is known as the Batman: The Dark Knight," the drone continued. "He's the hero of Gotham City and the world's greatest detective. He has no powers, but is very skilled in Martial Arts and is armed with incredible weaponry and gadgets. He is also highly intelligent on many things." The person on the drone's screen changed to another person. "The 2nd member is a Meta-Human called the Flash, the fastest man alive and hero of Central City. He is capable of running at incredible speeds equal to that of a Super Saiyan. He can run up to about 6 billion miles per hour, at least ten times faster than light, phase through walls, run on water, and much more with just speed. The 3rd member is one of the Green Lanterns, an organization full of beings that possess green multi-powered rings. The ring can manifest any weapon or object imaginable through the user's willpower, and the ring also has one of the highest levels of energy in the universe."
"How interesting," Raichi remarked.
"The 4th member is Hawkgirl, an alien from a planet by the name of Thanagar," the Drone went on. "She wields an electric mace made from a metal alloy that is not known to our universe that can disrupt magic. The Thanagarians resemble humans but wear bird-like masks and have giant feathery wings; these qualities give them excellent eyesight, hearing, and sense of smell. Their kind is also a warrior race like the Saiyans." This data made the Doctors snare in disgust. "The 5th member is Wonder Woman, a warrior from a race of females known as the Amazons who hail from a secluded island known as Themyscira. Legend says that the Amazons are blessed with super strength, flight, enhanced abilities, and immortality. Like the Saiyans and the Thanagarians, the Amazons are born warriors trained to fight the moment they are born. Wonder Woman is incredibly skilled in combat and a master in every weapon aside from guns; she also has impenetrable bracelets for defense, a razor-sharp Tiara, and an unbreakable lasso the forces its victims to tell the truth.
"The 6th member is Martian Manhunter, an alien from the planet Mars. Like Namekians, they have green skin and regenerative abilities, and are fighters with special faculty. They possess super strength, flight, intangibility, shapeshifting, and psychic powers which allow them to read minds, speak telepathy, use telekinesis, and much more," Drone 1 said. "Martians are also weak to heated areas."
"A lot of those abilities can be manifested with Ki in our world; I was unaware other beings could harness them without using Ki," Raichi noted.
"The 7th and final member of the League is Superman, the man of steel and hero of Metropolis. He is the sole survivor of an alien race from the planet Krypton. His power comes from the rays of the sun and is theorized to be unlimited. He possesses super senses, super strength, super speed, frost breath, and his most powerful ability, heat vision. He's practically invulnerable to anything aside from magic and alien radiation, specifically kryptonite, radioactive fragments of Krypton that are deadly to him. He might be one of most powerful beings in the cosmos," the Drone finished before closing the screen and shutting down.
"Fascinating, these beings would make excellent specimens for our future experiments," Android 0 mused. "Let's see what other data we've acquired." The second spy drone came up and opened its screen, displaying data on seven other costumed individuals like the Justice League but much younger.
"This is a team of the Justice League's Protégés; they are meant to handle the covert missions assigned to them by the Dark Knight," Drone 2 began. "Their leader is Aqualad, an Atlantean who is the partner of Aquaman, King the Atlantis. Aqualad is stronger than the average human, and his skin is dense. He possesses water weapons that can be any other weapon of his choice, can breathe underwater, and can conduct electricity.
"Their 2nd member is Robin, the boy wonder and Batman's partner. Like his mentor, Robin is skilled in Martial Arts and has detective skills, stealth skills, as well as hacking skills. He shares the same gadgets as the Batman.
"The 3rd member is Kid Flash, partner to the Flash. Intelligent and fast, though not as much as his mentor.
"The 4th member is Superboy. Some say he's the son of Superman, but in actuality, he's a genetically engineered clone of the last Kryptonian. He cannot access the full Kryptonian abilities as he incapable of flight and heat vision, his strength is diminished, and he cannot absorb as much sunlight as he should be able to.
"The 5th member is Miss Martian, niece to the Martian Manhunter. She possesses the same abilities as her uncle aside from density shifting, and her psychic powers hold great potential. She is also in command of the Team's transportation: the Bio-Ship, an organic aircraft from Mars that responds to her mentality and can camouflage itself.
"The 6th and final member of the Team is Artemis, the 2nd Protégé of Star City's hero, Green Arrow. She is skilled in archery and hand-to-hand combat as well as stealth. Each of her arrows is a different gadget."
"Hold on, if the Team is composed of six members, then who's the seventh person on the screen?" Raichi inquired.
"This young man is Red Arrow, formerly known as Speedy. He is a rogue hero who was once Green Arrow's partner. Like his mentor, he is skilled with a bow and arrow as well as hand-to-hand combat, and each arrow in his quiver is designed with different uses." The 2nd Drone concluded its report and closed the screen.
"So earth mightiest heroes have a bunch of kids running around doing errands for them and fighting battles? Some things never change," Zero remarked. "Even in our world, the strongest warriors felt it necessary to bring children into battle."
The 3rd Drone moved forward and opened up a screen; on it appeared numerous villains separated due to the group they were a part of. "These are some of the world's dangerous villains: the Joker, Count Vertigo, Poison Ivy, Atomic Skull, Wotan, Black Adam, and Ultra-Humanite," Drone 3 explained as its screen focused on the group on top. "They make up the organization known as the Injustice League. They are believed to be the ones attempting to take down the Justice League. However, this group is just a front, a distraction from the real criminal organization." The Drone then focused on the bottom screen. "This is Vandal Savage, Ra's al Ghul, Lex Luthor, Queen Bee, Ocean Master, and Klarion the Witch Boy. They make up the organization known as the Light, the Justice League's true enemy. But these members work in secret, so it's hard to know of their existence; only Lex Luthor, Queen Bee, and Ra's al Ghul are well known as they are public faces of the world."
"Interesting, so they hide in plain sight, just like the Red Ribbon Army used to do," Zero observed.
"Lex Luthor is the head of the company named Lex Corp. while Queen Bee is the ruler of Bialya," the Drone added.
"Hmm, perhaps we should consider associating with this Light organization," Raichi suggested. "They could make excellent allies."
"Exactly what I was thinking; in a strange world, we could use a couple of friends," Zero agreed. "And I believe we should start with this Lex Luthor, as he can help with our plans."
After relaying the data on the Light, the 3rd drone shut down, and the 4th one floated forward and opened up its screen, showing a small building. "This is Project Cadmus, a genetics lab, but there's more to it than meets the eye." The 4th Drone then revealed the schematics of the building, showing the first two floors above ground and the next fifty underground. "In reality, Project Cadmus is a 52-story laboratory where creatures known as Genomorphs are created through genetic engineering. These creatures are capable of super strength, telepathy, telekinesis, razor-sharp claws, etc. Cadmus is hidden from the grid due to supplying its own power source with the Genomorphs, and the leader of this place was a scientist named Dr. Desmond, but he was imprisoned after becoming the villain known as Blockbuster. Now, the Hero known as Guardian is in charge of Cadmus."
"Huh, a lab for genetically engineering super warriors, and they can do it in a fraction of the time it took to create Cell," Zero mused. "This could prove useful to us."
"Cadmus' latest Genomorph was a weapon they called project Kr, who later became the public Superboy after Robin, Aqualad, and Kid Flash broke in and rescued the clone. Also, it's worth mentioning that the Light is secretly in charge of Project Cadmus," the Drone finished.
"Is that so? Well, that just makes things easier for us." The 4th Drone then shut down, and Dr. Zero turned his severed head to his partner. "How is your experiment coming along, Dr. Raichi?" he asked.
"It's coming along wonderfully. Pretty soon it will be complete, and you will have your body back," Raichi assured.
"Excellent," Zero said. Just then, 13, 14, 19, and Tao had returned carrying numerous pieces of damaged technology. "Ah, my warriors have returned, now we can begin our project. 13, 14, the two of you will assist me while Tao, 19, and Raichi leave for an appointment," he instructed the Androids. 14 then picked up Zero's head and moved it to another table as Raichi and the Androids started to leave; before they could, another spy drone came up to Zero and downloaded some data into his mechanic brain. After the transfer was complete, Zero snarled, which got Raichi's attention. "Is something wrong?" the Tuffle inquired. "It's nothing we need to worry about now," Zero replied as he thought, "No matter what world they're in, the Saiyan can never stop fighting."
Tokyo, August 9, 2011, 11: 30 am, Capsule Laboratory
The Son of Goku was currently busy working on his secret project: reactivating Android 16. His companion had left 30 minutes ago to stock up on supplies and food for them, so Gohan thought now would be the best time to start on getting 16 back online. He began by downloading present 16's memory bank from the brain he found at the Cell Games battlefield into future 16's brain. Once that was done, he planned to upgrade 16's cybernetics before fully activating him. "I can't believe Dr. Gero built such a unique Android and just shut it down afterward," Gohan thought. "Well, I guess since 16 wasn't evil he didn't really have any use for him, so he just left him to rust." Gohan stared at the Android in pity. "He couldn't even give you a real name. You may be the 16th mechanical man but you still have human emotions. I mean, didn't you ever want a name?" the Half Saiyan placed his hand under his chin as he started to ponder. "I guess it's not too late to give you a name, so how about Sixteener? Nah, that's stupid. Gero Jr.? Nope! Hmm, you did tell me that you loved animals and Park Rangers like animals, but you're much more than just an average Ranger, so how about… Super Ranger? Yes, that's perfect! You're now Super Ranger!"
Gohan smiled brightly as he went back to working on fixing Super Ranger; his head suddenly shot up when he sensed Trunks Briefs' Ki. "Trunks' back! Better put this on hold and meet up with him," he thought before he quickly closed Super Ranger's case and put it in its capsule form. He then ran outside and approached the Capsule home just as the Saiyan Prince descended to the ground carrying bags of supplies. "Hey, Trunks!" Gohan greeted his friend.
Trunks smiled at his fellow Saiyan. "Hey Gohan, what have you been up to?" he asked.
"Oh, just reading the books I got about this place, they're very fascinating," Gohan lied before asking, "Do you need any help with those?"
"Nah, I've got them. Let's go inside, there's something we need to talk about," Trunks told him. The Demi Saiyans entered the Capsule house, and Trunks put the stuff down; they then sat in the living room while Trunks was holding a newspaper. "Gohan, is there something you'd like to tell me?" he asked the kid.
"Um, nope. Not that I can think of," Gohan replied as he started sweating. "W-Why do you ask?"
"It's just that since we're trapped in this foreign world, there's no one we can really trust here besides ourselves," Trunks answered.
"I do trust you, Trunks," Gohan said instantly.
"And I you," Trunks agreed. "So, do you mind telling me what you know about some mystery hero that's been appearing in Tokyo for some time?"
Gohan was confused but managed to keep a calm face. "Well, I don't know much about this hero, but we've heard that there are heroes everywhere in this world," he replied.
"But do you know any hero with spiky gold hair?" Trunks questioned.
"Umm, no, sorry. Don't know any hero like that," Gohan denied as his sweating increased.
"Oh, then this guy must not be you," Trunks said as he tossed the newspaper on the table; the headline was about some new superhero with gold hair and emerald eyes that stopped crime in Tokyo. "If I didn't know any better, I'd say this hero was a Super Saiyan."
Gohan stayed quiet for a minute, hoping that Trunks would drop the matter, but to no avail. "Alright, you caught me! I'm the mystery hero of Tokyo!" Gohan confessed. "I was just trying to help people."
"Gohan, I thought we agreed to keep a low profile?" Trunks inquired.
"I know, I know, and I tried to," Gohan explained. "But every time I stepped into the city, everywhere I went, someone got shot, mugged, or killed. Places were destroyed, and people were getting hurt a lot! I couldn't take it anymore!"
"Didn't you say that this world was full of heroes? Didn't you see any of them coming to help this city?" Trunks questioned.
"No! It was only the police or the locals who tried to help, but I knew they couldn't handle it," Gohan explicated. "So at one point, I saw a crime being committed and decided to stop it. I turned Super Saiyan so that no one would recognize me if they ever saw me again and I was able to keep my identity a secret. After the first time, I just kept doing it, thinking I was helping a lot of people."
Trunks got up and sat beside his friend. "I know you want to help, Gohan, but we're not supposed to draw attention to ourselves. We need to stay out of sight until we can find a way back home," he said.
"But what if we can't?" Gohan asked. "What if we're stuck here forever?"
"We're not, we just need to wait until I can finish repairing the time machine and reprogramming it," Trunks countered. "Until then, we're supposed to keep to ourselves."
"But I can't just stand by and watch something bad happen, not to mention that any one of those crimes taking place could be Dr. Zero and his Androids," Gohan argued. "We haven't seen them in weeks; I can't stand the thought of those monsters harming innocent people and not feel responsible since we're the ones who brought them here!"
"I can't either, and we will find them eventually," Trunks assured him.
"Not if we keep staying here!" Gohan exclaimed. "We know Dr. Zero is planning something big, even if he's stuck in this weird world, and he won't rest until he's completed his goal! There are so many heroes here but none of them know the horrors these Androids are capable of. We do, and it'll be even worse if Zero gain some allies in this world." Gohan then stood up and stared out the window. "While we stay here indoors, Zero is out there planning his next move, and if he's anything like Dr. Gero as he claims to be, letting him loose for too long could prove to be disastrous, unless we do something about it!"
"We're not superheroes. It's not our job, especially in this universe," Trunks responded.
"So what? That doesn't we can't help it in any way!" Gohan countered. "My Dad never considered himself a hero, just a strong fighter who protected the innocent from evil, and I want to do the same here!"
Trunks stared at his friend and saw the seriousness in his eyes. "Using the Super Saiyan on a daily basis could be reckless, for you and the people," he said.
"I can control it, training with my father has helped me control the energy to the point where I can lower my Ki enough to do minimum damage while still maintaining the form," Gohan assured.
Trunks closed his eyes as he thought for a moment; he then opened them and said, "Alright Gohan, you wanna be a hero, then let's do it!"
"Wait, do what?!" Gohan asked, a little perplexed.
"I said we're going to become heroes!" Trunks repeated. "We'll protect this city from harm while we search for the Androids. It'll be much easier to find them if we're patrolling the city in case they decide to make a move. That way, we can truly help people."
Gohan smiled as he ran up and hugged his companion. "Thanks, Trunks."
"No problem, buddy, but if we're gonna be heroes, then we need to do this right," Trunks suggested as he brought out a capsule. He pressed the button and dropped it; it poofed and turned into a large box that contained Saiyan combat uniforms. "We'll need to gear up and look the part of real Superheroes if we wanna be one."
"Cool!" Gohan exclaimed as he opened the chest. He brought out a navy blue bodysuit and a gold battle jacket with shoulder pads. He put them on before putting on the white gloves and boots and then tying a red headband to his head. (A/N: The Armor is like a combination of his Namek and Earth Saiyan armor.) "How do I look?" he asked the Saiyan teen.
"Like a real hero," Trunks answered as he pulled out his own armor. His consisted of a black bodysuit with a red battle jacket with shoulder pads; it also came with red gloves and boots and a star necklace. The left breastplate held a red symbol on it. After Trunks put the armor on, he picked up his sword and strapped it on before placing the armor's cape on as well. "What do you think?" he asked Gohan.
"You look awesome! Where did this armor come from anyway?" Gohan inquired.
"This is actually King Vegeta' armor, my grandfather and the ruler of Saiyans," Trunks replied. "My father asked my mom to make this armor exactly like this since he was supposed to be the next Saiyan King, but he could never bring himself to wear it, so my mom gave it to me." Trunks then pointed to the red symbol on the armor. "Both our armors bear the symbol of the royal Saiyan family," he commented.
Gohan looked down and saw the same red symbol on his breastplate. "Guess this will be our Logo," Gohan said. "Now all we need are the names."
"I'll go by the Saiyan Prince," Trunks decided. "My Father's always calling himself that, and I am of royal blood, so I might as well use that title, too."
"I guess I'll be the Saiyan… Kid," Gohan said. "Yeah, the Saiyan Kid, I like it!"
"Me too," Trunks agreed. He then pulled out another capsule and released it; this one turned into a small box. When he opened it, there were five scouters inside. He picked up a red one and handed a blue one to Gohan. "Wear these," he instructed. "They'll help us to communicate when we're apart. Plus, I've modified them to detect the energy readings of the Androids since we can't sense their Ki."
"Great idea!" Gohan said. The two then put on their scouters. "Now we really look like Saiyans."
"Because we are the Saiyans!" Trunks exclaimed. "Tokyo's new heroes! And now we must patrol the city while making our existence known to the world!"
"What happened to keeping a low profile?" Gohan asked as he tied his Power pole to his back.
"We're heroes now, the world needs to know about us, unlike in our universe," Trunks told him as he and Gohan turned Super Saiyan. "Now let's save Tokyo!"
"Yeah, the Saiyans are ready!" Gohan announced. The two then flew out of the Capsule home and headed toward the city.
Moments later
The Saiyans had separated and were currently hovering above the city, scanning the area for any signs of trouble. Trunks had decided to search the west side of Tokyo while Gohan explored the east side. After looking around for some time, the Saiyan Prince pressed the button on his scouter to talk to his partner. "Any sign of the Androids, Kid?" he questioned.
Gohan was still looking around when the screen on his scouter started beeping, indicating that he was receiving a call. He pressed the button and listened to Trunks' call. "Sorry, Prince, no sign of Zero or the Androids." He then looked down as something caught his eye: multiple police cars parked right outside a bank. He could hear the sirens ringing as he saw Police officers armed with guns waiting outside the bank. One of them had a megaphone and was yelling orders at the people in the building. "Looks like there's trouble! I'm gonna go check it out, get here as soon as you can! Kid, out!" Gohan called before he flew toward the bank ceiling.
Inside the Bank, there were seven armed robbers. Four of them were taking money from the vault while three of them were keeping the 10 hostages in check. "Hands in the air!" one of the crooks said. "And keep quiet!" The captives obeyed without resistance. "You are completely surrounded! Come out with your hands up!" the police ordered. The crook replied by pointing his gun toward the window and pulling his trigger; everyone outside quickly got down as bullets went flying through the air. "That was a warning shot, copper!" the boss robber replied. "Next time I might actually hit someone, like these poor people inside! Don't test me!" He then turned toward the men raiding the vault. "You boys done shopping yet?!"
"Just about finished, boss!" one of the crooks answered.
"Good!" The boss then turned toward the prisoners. "Now listen folks, I'm a pretty reasonable crook, and I can be pretty generous when I feel like it. I know I threatened to shoot and/or kill all of you, but I'm not planning on doing that today, so don't worry. However, I need those cops out there to know that I'm serious and that when I don't get my way, bad things happen." He started pacing in front of the hostages while waving his gun around; although he assured them that they would survive, they all still watched him cautiously and worriedly. "One of you needs to be made an example so that those do-gooders out there decide to back off while we get away."
The boss continued to pace until he finally stopped and focused his gun at a young girl, who looked no older than 13. "Looks like we have a winner, you get to take a bullet for the team!" he said to the girl; her entire body started shaking with fear as the weapon was aimed at her stomach. "Now, since I'm a nice guy, I'm going to give you a chance to survive this. If you can avoid this bullet, then I'll pick someone else to shoot, but if not, then whether you survive or not depends on two things: whether I miss your vital organs and they get you to an ambulance on time, or by some miracle, someone takes it for you."
The crime boss slowly pulled the trigger on his gun as the girl started to cry; the gun went off, and the bullet flew toward the girl. Suddenly, the bank ceiling burst open, and someone descended from it onto the floor. As the bullet flew through the air, a white glove intercepted it and caught it. The smoke cleared and everyone was surprised to see a little boy in armor hold up his hand. Gohan released the bullet and glared at the boss crook. "What the heck? Where did this kid come from?!" the crook questioned.
Gohan looked back at the frightened girl and asked. "Are you alright?" The girl slowly nodded, still petrified. "Everyone, stay where you are, and remain calm! I'll get you out of this!" Gohan assured them. The hostages looked at each other in confusion, as if they couldn't believe that this child could save them.
The lead crook was surprised at first, but then he burst out laughing. "What have we got here?! A kid trying to play the hero?!" He then aimed his gun at Gohan's head. "Listen here, kid, you shouldn't meddle in affairs that are bigger than you! Take my advice and step aside, unless you want me to mess up that nice costume you've got on!"
"I'll only say this once!" Gohan warned as he glared at the robber. "Surrender now, and I won't have to hurt you!"
"Ha ha! You?! Hurt me?! You clearly think this is some sort of game, child!" the crook replied. "Better back down now before I damage that already broken brain of yours!"
"Hey, kid! You're better off doing what he says before you end up in the hospital or dead!" one of the hostages tried to warn him.
"The only ones going to the hospital will be this guy and his friends if they don't surrender!" Gohan declared.
"You should listen to adults when they're talking, boy!" the crook said. "Don't be a fool with your life!"
"I'll say it one more time, give up now!" Gohan ordered.
The crime boss scowled at the half Saiyan. "Arrogant little brat! It's time you learned your place!" He pulled the trigger on his gun, firing the first shot, yet Gohan easily caught it a second before it hit his forehead. "What the heck?!" the boss cried before he started rapidly firing shots at Gohan. The Saiyan Kid caught every single bullet with his right hand, crushed them, and dropped the pieces. Everyone who just witnessed that now had their jaws hanging open. "H-How the heck did you do that boy?!" the crook questioned. Gohan didn't answer him as he slowly started walking toward him, so he quickly scrambled through his pocket for more bullets. Before he could reload his weapon, Gohan glared at the gun, causing it to explode. "Argh! You damn brat!" the lead crook growled. Gohan was soon standing directly in front of the man; the robber stepped back a bit before pulling out a knife. He swung his blade to stab the Saiyan Kid in the head, but his left wrist was immediately grabbed and crushed. The robber cried out in pain before throwing his right fist at Gohan; his fist collided with the half Saiyan's face and the bones in his finger cracked upon impact. "Gaaaah!" the thug screamed as his left wrist was broken and his right hand's bones were shattered. "What the heck are you made of, child?! Who are you?!"
Before Gohan could respond, the remaining six robbers gathered around and pointed at him. "He's just a kid! How is he the one causing us problems?!" one of the gunmen asked. The boss then smirked as he declared, "Let's see you catch all of these bullets, boy!"
"This is your final warning!" Gohan said as he pulled out his Power Pole. "Surrender now!"
"Ha ha ha! Just who do you think you are trying to threaten us with a stick, boy?!" another gunman asked. "What do you want us to do, boss?"
"Give the boy a new look!" the boss ordered. Six bullets were fired at the Saiyan Kid at the same time; Gohan simply swatted three back at the crooks with his Power Pole and caught the other three with his right hand. The three bullets hit their own guns and damaged them. "Power Pole, extend!" Gohan commanded. His staff grew longer, and in that instant, he whacked the three unarmed crooks in the head, knocking them out. The remaining three gunmen were trembling a bit as Gohan's staff shortened itself. "What are you idiots waiting for?! Shoot him now!" the boss roared. Three robbers aimed their guns at Gohan when, suddenly, something flew through the air and cut their weapons in half. Everyone turned to the wall where the flying object stuck and saw that it was a sword. Gohan looked up to see the Saiyan Prince floating right under the ceiling hole. "Glad you could join the party!" Gohan greeted.
"Well, I didn't want to miss out on all the fun," Trunks replied.
"Where the heck did this freak come from?!" the boss yelled. "You know what, it doesn't matter! Go get 'em, boys!"
The three jumped at the Saiyan Prince, but Trunks just disappeared and chopped all three crooks in the back of their heads, knocking them out. Both Saiyans turned toward the lead robber. The head crook was shaking with fear as the Saiyans waited to see what his next move would be. "I ain't going to prison, punks!" he declared. "If I'm going down, this whole place is going with me!" He pulled out a grenade and pulled the pin off, but Trunks quickly knocked him out as he dropped the bomb and Gohan quickly grabbed it. The Saiyans then fired a Ki blast at the bank doors, which were locked with a chain, forcing them to open. "Everybody out now!" Trunks ordered. All of the hostages exited the bank as Gohan flew upward with the grenade. When he was a safe distance from the bank, he tossed the bomb into the sky and fired an energy blast at it, causing it to detonate.
The spectators outside watched as the hostages ran out of the bank, unharmed. They then looked up when they heard the explosion and saw the smoke from the bomb. "What the heck was that?!" the Police chief questioned. The Police then looked down to see the seven crooks tied up and placed on top of a police car. "Hey, up there!" one of the bystanders cried. Everyone looked up again and spotted the Demi Saiyans in the sky; they saluted the people before flying off with a gold trail. "Who the heck were those guys?" the chief wondered.
"That was so easy!" Gohan stated as he and Trunks continued patrolling.
"No kidding! At this rate, protecting this city will be a breeze!" Trunks agreed.
"Well, let's not stop now! We got a job to do!" Gohan said.
"Then let's get to work!" Trunks seconded.
Metropolis, 18:45 pm
Elsewhere, Raichi, Tao, and 19 had arrived at the Lex Corp. tower. The three looked at the tall tower in astonishment. "Impressive, this place looks fit for a successful business," Tao remarked. "Not even the Red Ribbon Army or the Capsule Corporation had a building this magnificent."
"We're not here to take in the scenery, Tao, we're here on business," Raichi reminded the assassin.
"Right, right, it's too bad we're not here to kill anyone," Tao said. "I haven't assassinated anyone in a while. I must be getting soft."
"19, scan the building and make sure our objective is inside," the Tuffle ordered.
"Scanning." 19 positioned its eyes at the top of Lex Corp. tower. "Scan complete, my sensors detect two beings at the top of the tower. One of them is human, and is most likely to be Lex Luthor. The other one is an Android. Below Lex's office are numerous humans, including heavily armed security guards."
"Hmm, this might be a fun job after all," Tao mused.
"We are not here to kill a bunch of meaningless humans," Raichi instructed. "But if Mr. Luthor refuses to cooperate, then you are free to do so, just not to him." This made Tao smirk anxiously as he licked his lips.
"So, how shall we present ourselves?" 19 inquired.
"It's rude to enter someone's place without knocking, so let's knock first," Raichi decided. 19 nodded before smirking; he then aimed his hand at the top of Lex Corp. and fired an energy blast. The head of the tower exploded. "Shall we?" Raichi asked. The three outworlders ascended to the top of the building; smoke filled the room as there were small fires in a few parts of it. The place was pitch black, cut wires hung everywhere, and worse, the desk was ruined. "Hmm, I really should get a customized desk, don't you think so, Mercy?" Luthor asked his bodyguard; she gave no answer, but just picked him up from behind his desk and hurried him to the door. Before they could get there, another energy blast intercepted their path; the two turned to see the Tuffle, the Android, and the Mercenary entering through the opening in the tower. "Now there's something you don't see every day," Lex said calmly. "Hello, gentlemen, how may I help you?"
"The infamous Lex Luthor, I've heard many things," Raichi commented.
"Rumors, but I assure you, not everything about me is the truth," Lex told them.
"Oh? So you're not Metropolis' rich boy, owner of the Lex Corp. industries, and rival to the Last Kryptonian, Superman?" Tao questioned.
"My reputation precedes me," Luthor said.
"You're also one of the public members of a powerful organization," Raichi went on. "An organization my colleague and I wish to join."
"Straight to the point, huh? I like that," Luthor noted. "However, getting into our little society isn't as easy as knocking on the front door, it is only those who we believe are beneficial to the evolution of the human race. My colleagues and I believe in a little motto known as survival of the fittest, as it is the only way mankind will become one of the strongest species in the cosmos. All of our members are intelligent, resourceful, durable, and much more."
"As are my colleague and I," Raichi countered.
"Is that so? They why don't we test that claim?" Lex asked before he snapped his fingers and said, "Mercy, attack!" His female bodyguard's right arm suddenly transformed into a laser blaster. The Mercy Android fired her laser at the Tuffle, but 19 quickly jumped in front of him and held up his hand. The blast hit 19's hand and was immediately absorbed; Mercy continued firing until 19 jumped at her. She attempted to take 19 hand-to-hand, but the superior Android quickly decimated the female Android and pinned it to the wall. "My, my, what an impressive Android you've created."
"My colleague is responsible for this Android and many others," Raichi corrected him. "Now do you see that we can be beneficial to your organization's plans?"
"Indeed, I am impressed," Luthor admitted. "However, you're not the first ones to attempt to join our organization. Many have tried, but weren't good enough to complete the task given to prove themselves."
"Anything your group presents us, we can handle," Tao declared determinedly. "This is the power of the Red Ribbon Army!"
"The Red Ribbon Army?" Lex inquired.
"It's our little group," Raichi explained.
"How cute," Lex remarked. He then pressed the device in his ear and spoke. "Yes, Odis, we're fine. I'm just having a little meeting, nothing to worry about."
"So, what do we have to do?" Raichi asked.
"I'll let you know when it's time to prove yourself. In the meantime, keep this." Lex tossed a cell phone to the RRA, which Tao caught. "We'll be in touch, gentlemen. Good day."
The three outworlders left the way they came and descended to the ground before Raichi finally spoke. "19, contact Dr. Zero please, and tell him… we've got our shot." Android 19 nodded and obeyed as the three journeyed back to their hideout.
August 16, 2011, 18:30 pm, Capsule Laboratory
It had been a week since the Demi Saiyans began their little hero work, and in that time, they've stopped numerous robberies, stopped local fires, and saved many lives. Of course, Tokyo still had yet to know the identity of its mysterious new heroes as well as the world, since the Saiyans usually just swooped in, saved the day, and left once the job was done. The Saiyans didn't mind being secret heroes; they were just glad they could help. However, they were still on edge about Dr. Zero and his associates. The Android had left without a trace, and tracking him down seemed impossible. Trunks spent most of his time trying to find out new ways to locate Zero or figure out how he planned to rebuild the Red Ribbon Army.
Gohan, on the other hand, had occupied his thoughts by focusing on repairing Super Ranger. "Just as few more tweaks and you're good to go, 16, er, I mean, Ranger," the half Saiyan said. "Good thing too, 'cause we're not getting anywhere with tracking down the remaining members of the Red Ribbon Army."
Gohan put down his tools and went to retrieve 16's activation remote that he got from Gero's old lab. "Maybe Ranger can detect Zero and the other Androids. After all, he could do it before," he thought before he sighed. "But Trunks may not trust him; he is Dr. Gero's creation and most of that twisted scientist's creations have caused nothing but pain and misery for the innocent." Gohan looked at the remote control with his hand twitching at the button. "Still, I have to tell him."
Suddenly, an alarm went off, and the lights of the laboratory were flashing red. "Gohan, get back to the house, now!" Trunks ordered from the speakers. The son of Goku put down the remote on the table and hurried out the lab door. He ran into the house where he saw Trunks suited up as the Saiyan Prince. "Here, catch!" he said, tossing Gohan a wristwatch.
"Uh, thanks, Trunks," Gohan responded awkwardly. "Now I'll always know the time."
"Just put it on and press the button," Trunks instructed.
Gohan complied as he placed the watch on his wrist; he inspected it first before finally pressing the button. The watch glowed, and in a flash, Gohan's clothes had changed into that of his Saiyan Ki armor (Scouter and headband included. Just like the Great Saiyaman's watch.) "Hey, I'm in my hero costume! Sweet, but how?" he asked his partner.
"It's a special watch that I designed," Trunks explained. "One push of the button and your clothes will automatically change into your superhero costume. It'll make changing easier."
"Cool! So what's the real reason you called me here?" Gohan inquired.
"There's trouble in Tokyo!" Trunks answered.
"What kind of trouble?" Gohan questioned.
"Meteor shower!" Trunks replied. The two Saiyans then transformed into Super Saiyans before taking off toward the city. The force of their departure caused the Capsule Laboratory to shake a bit and sent the activation remote plummeting toward the ground, button first. Super Ranger's eyes suddenly opened and he sat up slowly; he examined himself before looking outside the Laboratory. "Where am I? What's going on?" Ranger wondered. He then stood up and looked toward the sky before stepping out of the laboratory and leaving.
In Tokyo City…
The Saiyans flew above the city, where citizens were scattered all over town, running and screaming in fear. The sky started to turn red as flaming rocks from space rained down on Tokyo. The Saiyans looked at each other before nodding. They flew to different places of the city, destroying as many meteors as a possible. Trunks went east and was vaporizing many of the plummeting rocks. The Saiyan Prince brought out his sword and started cutting some of the meteors into tiny pebbles while blasting the rest to dust.
Gohan took the west part of the city, destroying meteors along with saving the lives of the innocent. Gohan brought out his Power Pole and used it to smash the meteors to rubble. Both Super Saiyans were going around the entire town, and after 20 minutes of nonstop rock raining, the Saiyans manage to deflect every single one of the flaming stones. Just when they thought they had finished, a gigantic meteor appeared; acting quickly, Gohan and Trunks raised their hands above their heads and focused their energy into their palms. "Masenko, ha!" they cried as they fired at the large beam at the falling rock. The blast made contact with the meteor, and it exploded into millions of tiny pieces.
However, one of those pieces was bigger than the tiny ones. It was heading straight for a lone mother and her child. The woman grasped her daughter, who started Demi Saiyans rushed to save the woman, but before they could, a rocket fist was launched and hit the meteor dead on, causing it to citizens and the Saiyan looked over to where that rocket was launched and saw a man with icy blue eyes, a red-orange mohawk, and gold hoop earrings. His clothing consisted of a dark undersuit with a lime green vest, green boots, and green handcuffs. A small S and R logo was sewn to the left side of his battle jacket. His right eye was shielded by a green scouter. The Super Ranger flew over to the Saiyan, hoping to talk to them. "Is that Android 16?!" Trunks exclaimed in shock. "No, I mean yes, but I renamed him Super Ranger after I fixed him," Gohan revealed nervously.
Trunks looked at his comrade in surprise. "You fixed Android 16?!" he asked. "Where the heck did you even find his body to fix?!"
"Your… timeline," Gohan replied.
Before Trunks could say more, Super Ranger had appeared beside them. "Greetings, Saiyans. I believe you have an answer as to how I came into being here, as well as where here is," the Android said.
"Well, here is another dimension," Trunks answered. "As to how you're here, Gohan has the answer to that."
Before the son of Goku could explain, the citizens of Tokyo started cheering at their saviors. A news reporter was talking to a cameraman about how Tokyo now had three new heroes, but they didn't know who they were. The reporter attempted to get an interview with the heroes as they were waving them to come down. The three Z Fighters looked at each other, wondering if they should do this. Gohan just shrugged and said, "Guess it's about time they knew who's protecting their city." Trunks and Ranger nodded in agreement, and the three descended toward the news crew. They only answered the fundamental questions: who they were and what they did. After taking the interview, the Demi Saiyans and the Android flew back to their Capsule home to catch up with each other.
August 16, 2011, 19:30 pm, Capsule Laboratory
Super Ranger, Saiyan Kid, and Saiyan Prince were sitting in the living room. The Saiyans were drinking soda while Ranger just sat there patiently. Once they were done, Trunks asked Ranger, "What's the last thing you remember?"
"Being killed by Cell," Ranger replied. "After that is nothing, before I woke up here."
"That's because your microchip, which possessed your AI, had shut down after your head was smashed," Gohan explained. "I managed to find it and secure it before it could be destroyed."
"Does this mean that you've defeated Cell?" Ranger questioned.
Gohan nodded. "I did, but not without a cost. I got cocky and made a mistake that forced my father to sacrifice himself to save everyone."
"So, how did you get 16, er, Ranger back online?" Trunks inquired.
"After the Cell Games, I went to Bulma and Dr. Briefs for help in repairing Ranger's damaged microchip," Gohan answered. "Then, we went to your timeline, where we found Dr. Gero's basement lab. That's where I found Android 16's damaged body that was shut down and his blueprints, so I took them. After we got to this dimension, I started working on how to get Ranger back online and link his present brain with his future one."
"So that's what you were spending all your time doing in the laboratory," Trunks realized, to which Gohan nodded. "But why didn't you tell me about this?"
Gohan looked away in sadness. "Because I wasn't sure how you'd react to Ranger," Gohan confessed. "I know you despise the creations of Dr. Gero, and that Ranger is no exception. I just didn't want you to overreact and try to destroy Super Ranger."
Trunks nodded in understanding as he put his hand on Gohan's shoulder. "It's fine, Gohan, you did the right thing. So, does this mean Ranger is fully repaired?" Trunks asked.
"Not really, I've still got a few things to work on," Gohan stated. "But since he's been activated, maybe Super Ranger can detect Dr. Zero's energy signals or any of the other Androids!"
"Dr. Zero?" Ranger questioned.
"He's a new Android from Trunks' timeline," Gohan answered. "He's in this dimension along with Androids 13, 14 19, and the Mercenary Tao."
"Dr. Zero plans on rebuilding the Red Ribbon Army," Trunks added. "We need to find and stop them before it's too late for both worlds!"
"So, does this mean we are a team now?" Ranger asked.
The half Saiyans looked at each other before nodding. "Yes, we'll need your help if we want to stop Android Zero," Gohan said.
"Then it's time to stop chatting and get back to work!" Trunks said. The three superheroes flew outside of the capsule home and headed toward the city of Tokyo to resume patrolling their new home.
August 17, 2011, 5:30 am, unknown location
"So, how did the appointment go?" Zero asked Raichi.
"Very well, Mr. Luthor has assured us spots on his little organization," the Tuffle answered. "All we have to do is complete a few tasks they plan to assign for us."
"When will we be given these tasks?" Dr. Zero questioned.
At that moment, the cell phone that Lex had given Raichi started to ring; the Tuffle opened it up and said, "Looks like it's time for us to get to work."
"Meet me in Metropolis, it's time for your first task into getting into our organization," Lex Luthor spoke. Raichi nodded as he left the hideout with 13, 14, and 19 to go to Metropolis.
A/N: Done! Man, trying to type at night is tiresome, especially when I have to force myself to stay awake. I start to get lazy and my ideas begin to fade from my mind. Sorry that this chapter is short and not very exciting; I wasn't really into this chapter, almost lost my drive for writing this story, but I've still got it. Now, I want to wait until next year before getting back to this story again, and I plan to use the remaining time I have to work on two new fanfic ideas that I have before I forget them completely. If you want to know what they'll be about, check my profile, I've recently added them to my list of possible future fanfic ideas. I'll post both after we've entered the New Year and then I'll move back to my current stories. Hope you guys stay tuned and thank you for your reviews and support! TTFN AntiHero out!