Bea reappeared in the air above the fight. He was almost immediately hit by an out of control chubby android.
Sensing a chance the android clamped a hand to Bea's throat. Bea instantly felt his power drain. He grabbed the android's arm and strained to pull it away from his throat.
"You are not strong enough to succeed in removing my energy absorption device. Your energy will be used to defeat Vegeta, even though you do not have the same strength as he does in his state."
"Sorry… To… disappoint you." He replied threw a clinched grin.
Then golden energy erupted around him.
Bea's hair raised into golden spikes, his eyes turned green. His hand still held the android's arm, and he gave a slight squeeze. The pressure on his neck released. Bea drew back his free arm, energy flared around his fist.
Vegeta called out, "He's mine!"
"Sounds good. Catch!"
Bea's fist slammed into Android 19's torso and Vegeta extended a hand to catch him.
Bea noticed 20 trying beginning to back away. He Pointed. "Pikada! Stop him."
Another burst of golden energy as Pikada transformed, 20's eyes widened. "What kind of monsters are you?"
Pikada appeared behind him. "The kind who makes sure you don't run away."
Vegeta threw Android 19 to the ground, and extended his finger at him. "Look at you, I've seen planets less round than you. What do you possibly hope to do against the likes of me? Against an entire army of super Saiyans.
19 rolled to his feet. He then lunged at Vegeta, grabbing him by both arms. "Now I've got you, I'll drain your energy, and you can't stop me."
20 turned to face Pikada, "Now we shall see who will do the running. After my partner absorbs the energy of this Vegeta, I shall take my time with you."
Golden hair waved around Pikada's head as he began to laugh. A chuckle at first, then an unabashed round of full out laughing. "Why wait? I'll gladly destroy you right now."
20 turned back to the fight between 19 and Vegeta. "First things first."
Bea settled to the ground next to 20. "Enjoy the show. No matter what happens to Vegeta, your days are done."
"I am far stronger than your tiny friend."
Vegeta picked that moment to head butt the android, then he flipped his legs up and kicked him square in the chest. Vegeta stretched his legs.
"I will not let go, your energy is mine!"
"I'd prefer it if you didn't let go." Then Vegeta kicked away. Android 19's arms tore away at the elbows. Panic flooded the chalky white face of Vegeta's opponent. He turned and scampered up the side of the crater they were in.
Vegeta threw the android's arms to the ground, then launched himself into the sky above him. "I'm tired of this. Time to die."
The fat android began to run.
Vegeta extended his hand right hand.
"Big! Bang! Attack!" The brilliant blue sphere of energy erupted from Vegeta's outstretched palm. It over took the Android, exploding and tearing up the ground around him. A mushroom cloud rose high into the air.
The Android's head bounced and rolled away from the explosion. Vegeta turned towards where Bea, Pikada, and 20 stood. He slowly lowered to the ground in front of them.
"So, what makes you so certain of your abilities to destroy us? You were created by the same person as that smoldering scrap heap was."
"You see, I'm much more powerful, and different than 19 was." Then in a flash he was gone.
The three super Saiyans stared at each other for a moment.
"Damnit!" All three said at once, then the earth beneath them exploded as they rocketed into the sky.
They all scanned the surroundings as the humans below took off on their own search for the android.
"Come out and take your beating!" Pikada yelled.
"Of course, you'd hide, you bucket of scrap!" Bea said right after.
"You cowardly weakling, if you won't fight us, then you can die!" Vegeta lifted his right hand above his head, his fingers cupped. Blue energy collected there.
"Vegeta! Don't you'll kill us all!" Krillin yelled from far below, his voice panicked.
Vegeta simply smiled, and threw the attack at the landscape below.
Suddenly there was a blur of movement, and 20 appeared, his hands outstretched, and the energy was absorbed.
"What the…" Vegeta was shocked into silence.
"He can't absorb all of the energy. Pikada, get ready." Bea lifted his hands above his head, and purple energy pulsed into being. "Double Burning Ice Blast!" The twin energy waves collided, increasing their effect by multitudes. It raced towards Earth and Bea started to become nervous. Then 20 appeared again, palms out. He began to absorb the energy.
Pikada appeared beside him, sword raised. He swung it down and the android's left arm fell away in a shower of sparks. The blast hit 20 momentarily as he brought his right arm back up.
"Bet he felt that!" Bea rushed at the damaged android.
Android 20 looked up and smiled, overhead was a small flying vehicle. "Perfect." He fired an energy blast at the craft, and it exploded.
There was a few moments of panic and confusion, and when everyone had turned their attention back to the damaged android he was gone.
High above them a figured appeared to be carrying another in a slow glide to the ground.
When they were closer it was apparent that it the person being carried was Bulma, and that she was carrying in her arms the baby Trunks.
The person doing the carrying was the time traveler from the future.
He looked at Vegeta with a barely contained rage. "Why didn't you help them?"
The Prince scoffed, "I have far more important concerns now than that blasted woman and her sniveling brat!" Vegeta powered up and flew off towards the horizon, looking for the android.
"I can't believe he's so callous, he's not at all what I expected…" The man from the future said. He then powered up and followed Vegeta.
Bea and Pikada looked as if they suddenly found their boots very interesting. They stayed with the group though, in case the android came back. After sometime passed Vegeta showed back up.
"Blast it, I can't find him." Scowled the Prince.
Bulma was the first to meet him, instantly climbing into his face with an accusing finger pointed into his nose.
"How could you let us be attacked like that? We could have been killed, Vegeta!" The baby she held screwed up his face and started wailing. "And you make little Trunks cry every time you get close to him!"
Vegeta gritted his teeth and stared at her, his anger close to bubbling to the surface.
"I wish we knew more about that damned android." Pikada interjected, breaking the tension slightly.
Bulma's face perked up a bit. "Well, I thought he looked familiar but I couldn't figure out why." She said as she turned from Vegeta. "But I think I know where I recognized him from now. That Android was Dr. Gero."
They all looked at her, seeming fairly unimpressed, apart from Krillin. "The Dr. Gero? From the Red Ribbon Army?"
"Yeah. He had a lab in the north somewhere." She paused to think.
The time traveler reappeared as she was thinking. "I have some bad news. Those androids you fought, aren't the androids from my time."
"You said two androids would appear here." Bea gruffly replied.
"And in my time, they were different. One was a guy, the other a girl, they went by 17 and 18, and they were far more powerful than the one you destroyed."
"Dr. Gero must be heading back to his lab in the north." Bulma said.
Piccolo spoke up, "Then we should find it, and destroy the other Androids before he has a chance to wake them."
Everyone seemed to think this was a good idea. Except Bea, Pikada, and most of all Vegeta. "It's cowardly. I will destroy them both, I'll rip them apart with my bare hands!"
"It doesn't set well with me either." Replied Bea.
Pikada nodded, "Same. It's not the Saiyan way."
The three Saiyans exchanged glances, then as a unit they erupted into the sky.
"Damn his arrogance!" Cried the fighter from the future. He rocketed behind them. He over took them, stopping in front of the trio to halt their fight.
"You can't do this!" He cried out.
"And why not?" Replied Vegeta.
"Because," he took a deep breath, "I never got to meet you as a child. You were killed by these androids before I was able to. I never knew my Father." The revelation hung in the air for a moment, "And I can't let you be killed again."
Vegeta seemed taken aback from the news, but quickly returned to his stoic self. "I might be your father, but it's obvious you've never known me, because you'd know that none of that matters now." His aura flared further and he flew towards the north again
Bea and Pikada floated with who they now knew was Trunks. "We'll try to keep him alive." Bea said as he also turned.
Pikada gave a thumbs up, then also turned. "Come on then, let's go."
They flew on after Vegeta.
They searched the mountains and after a while noticed Krillin standing near a cave. The Saiyans landed.
"What's up Krillin." Pikada asked just before he touched down.
"He tried to attack me, I got away, and followed him here, but I can't get into the door…"
"Step aside." Vegeta strode to Krillin and brushed him aside. He then extended his right hand and an orb of golden energy exploded from his palm. The metal doors burst open, and Vegeta stepped through.
"Come on." He said over his shoulder to the group. They went.
They walked silently through the levels of the lab. Eventually they go to a set of large doors. Pikada went through to find android 20 dead on the ground, and a male android posed over him, with various fluids running from the length of his hands.
"Well, well. What do we have here. What do you think sis?
Bea turned sharply as a voice whispers. Behind and to the left a voice cracked the veneer of solitude.
"We could kill them…" Her attitude drifted a bit, "or we could keep them alive for how. Life will get boring if we kill all of the strong ones first. Her attention sought out the last unopened canister. "Besides, I want to meet our other brother first.
Trunks surged forward. "No, I won't allow you to wake it too! I'll kill you for what you did!" A barrage of blasts towards the still sealed chamber.
Rock and dust rained down as shockwaves radiated from the blasts. Everyone shielded their faces with their arms from the torrent of blasts.
The blasts faded away, and Trunks stood breathing heavily while he stared towards the pod.
"Well, looks like you were pretty serious about stopping me." A woman's voice cut through the fading smoke.
"Too bad for you it didn't work."
As she spoke electronic beeps sounded, followed by a release of steam and air as the containers lid opened.
As the steam cleared a bulky figure appeared. Tall with a shock of orange hair, the android peered around the laboratory with an emotionless glare.
Bea and Pikada glance around Trunks, and looked the Android over. Bea whistled softly. "Whew, you're a big boy, aren't you?"
Its head ratcheted quickly in his direction, and Bea had the distinct feeling of being studied like a bug under a microscope.
"So, what's your name? Where are you from?" Android 17 asked jokingly. The new android didn't respond.
"You seem to be an earlier model, Giro must have made you first. That's okay, we'll take care of you." Android 18 patted him assuredly on the back.
Nothing.
Bea glanced at Pikada, then to Trunks and the rest. He slowly began feel better about their chances.
The Androids continued their attempted banter with their compatriot, but nothing happened. The was no response.
"Forget it sis, he's broken. Let's finish these guys off and then we can go find and kill Goku."
"Kill Goku." The new android finally broke its silence.
"Shit." Pikada spat out.
"Damnit," Bea sighed angrily.
The android siblings both smiled. 17 spoke. "There he is, yeah, we're going to go and kill Goku. You know who that is?"
"I must kill Goku."
"That's the spirit!"
"Afraid that isn't on the table for today's activities kids." Bea stepped forward two paces.
"Oh really?" 17 turned towards them." Why don't you kill them real quick, 16?"
"They are not Goku."
Bea and Pikada both flashed into their super Saiyan forms, and rushed the dark-haired android. Trunks also transformed, and rushed the blonde android. In a flurry of kicks and punches, shockwaves rattled dust and stone from the surrounding lab. Slowly the Androids found themselves pushed into a corner of the lab.
Bea, Pikada, and Trunks all extended their hands in various configurations.
Pikada yelled, "Rolling Thunder!"
"End Game!" screamed Bea at the same time.
Trunks quickly motioned with his hands, then extended them forward as he yelled out, "Burning Attack!"
Three blazing waves of energy swept into the laboratory where the 2 androids were holed up. The trio of super Saiyans' auras flared as they pressed even more power into their attacks. Finally, the light faded away.
Smoke filled the lab. The cave walls glowed with the heat from the blast, and the acrid scent of molten metal filled the air.
Bea closed his eyes and listened, but he heard nothing. He opened his eyes again, seeing the smoke was beginning to dissipate. He could see no sign of the androids, felt nothing, heard nothing. Yet his mind was unsettled.
Then the air left his lungs in a rush, as the female android appeared directly in front of him, her fist pushed hard into his solar plexus. His concentration broke and his transformation faded away. "How?" He gasped even as the black swirls of unconsciousness filled the edges of his vision. She answered by driving her foot into Bea's chin. He vaguely heard a crack as the blackness took him.
Even as Bea fell, she turned to Trunks. Throwing a hook which he barely managed to block with his forearm.
He grunted in pain, throwing his own jab into the android's throat.
Meanwhile, Pikada found himself face to face to with the male Android. He swept a series of jabs aside with quickness, but couldn't find an opening to return the strikes. Then the android powered through, landing an intense hit to Pikada's gut. His golden hair fell back to his shoulders in dark waves. Blood sprayed from his mouth.
Looking over her shoulder as she battled Trunks, 18 laughed. "You two could be brothers."
"Shut it." They both replied at once. The Android then drove his knee into Pikada's groin. Pikada hit the ground in a slump.
18 finished her fight with Trunks with a sweeping kick to his temple. The three Saiyans lay on the floor, unconscious but alive.
The three androids hurried from the lab, and rocketed into the air.
Krillin cursed to himself as he watched the androids disappear over the horizon. "Damn, they're going to try to find Goku…"
"How dare they! Ignore me? The fools! I'll destroy them all myself." Vegeta raged. He then heard a sound behind him. He turned.
"And you, weaklings all of you. I have nothing else to say to you."
Bea, Pikada, and Trunks all stood in the ruins of the lab's entrance. Heads hung in shame. Vegeta turned from them, and prepared to follow the androids.
"Father! Stop! You'll be killed." Trunks sped to block his father's path.
Vegeta said nothing, but he sent a powerful jab into his son's stomach. Trunks collapsed to the floor, and Vegeta was off.
Bea leaned on the hillside, and slid to sit.
"Your dad is kind of a dick, kid." Bea said through clenched teeth.
"We should try to follow them, Bea." Pikada said, scanning the sky for where the others had gone.
Bea spat out a glob of bloody saliva and then struggled to his feet.
"I suppose we should. Who's coming?"
Tien, Krillin, Piccolo, Trunks, and Pikada all nodded at him. With a blast of energy, they soared after Vegeta.
A few minutes passed before Piccolo noticed the mayhem on the highway in front of them. "There, they're down there."
The battle raged on, but suddenly Vegeta seemed to gain the upper hand. A giant wave of golden energy erupted from his hands, but the android managed to dodge. The truck behind her wasn't so lucky and it and its driver vanished into nothing.
"That was a Big Bang Attack! Vegeta is going to get a lot of people killed." Krillin said in surprise.
They were nearly on top of them now, and the group approached the fight.
The other android stopped their approach. "This is their fight. If you try to help I'll be forced to destroy you."
"We can take them, guys." Krillin said, his voice not sounding very sure.
"It doesn't matter, Krillin." Bea replied. "This is a manner of honor to Vegeta and this point. He'd probably kill us if we tried to interfere." He cracked his neck. "We'd just be distractions." He then looked at the android. "If he's killed though, this will become a matter of honor for me."
"Well, we can worry about that when we get there. For now, though, the fight is getting good."
Bea smirked and folded his arms across his chest. He stared for a few seconds at the smug android then turned back to the battle between Vegeta and Android 18.
The Saiyan prince slammed a fist into her stomach launching her into the sky. The observers followed this motion as best they could. Vegeta faded from sight. He reappeared above and drove both of his hands into her back.
She hit the ground in an explosion of debris. Vegeta pumped a couple of dozen ki blast into the smoking crater, and finished with a huge Gallic gun.
Krillin pumped his fist in excitement. "Vegeta is going to win!"
"I don't think so." Piccolo said quietly.
"His power is immense, but he's begun to lose stamina…" Bea said to no one in particular.
"That's probably going to make her really angry." Android 17 said with a smirk.
Pikada glared at him.
Suddenly there was a flash of green energy which radiated outward from the crater. Vegeta looked up in mild shock as Android 18 rose from the smoking hole. Wiping away dust from her battered clothing.
"Now, I'm pissed. I really liked that jacket." She said as she shrugged off the ruin garment. Then she was gone.
A fraction of a moment later a loud crack echoed from the cliff walls nearby. The assembled fighters stood slack jawed and speechless. Vegeta's left arm twisted unnaturally, folding around the android's leg. The prince took a few staggering steps away, cradling the misshaped left arm with his right.
"Father!" Trunks let out a fierce cry and he launched himself towards the android. He drew his sword as his hair flashed gold. The Android parried his attack using nothing more than her forearm. The end of Trunk's sword, which had dispatched Frieza and Cooler with ease, shattered as it made contact.
Android 17 tensed. Bea who was still within arm's length reached out and grabbed his hair as he tried to launch himself towards Trunks. Bea blazed into this super Saiyan form. "Not today, friend." He said as he rocketed into the sky, taking Android 17 along by his hair.
"Let go of me!" yelled the android as they rose. Below them Pikada, Tien, and Piccolo converged on his sister.
Bea made up his mind, he'd make sure this monster was dead, one way of the other. "I'm genuinely sorry about this." His words were lost of the rush of the thinning atmosphere. He placed two fingers to his forehead, and looking towards the sun, he concentrated.
Then he was blinded by pain and energy. An opalescent green bubble was centered on the android, but was quickly fading away into the distance. Bea cursed himself, the moment was lost, and that quite possibly meant the battle was too. 17 looked at him, his eyes full of rage. He locked his fingers together and rushed Bea, swinging his arms back in a hammer blow.
Bea charged a purple orb in his hands, and rushed the oncoming android.
17 swung at Bea's face. Just as he figured he'd feel the impact, the Saiyan wasn't there anymore. A brilliant purple hued blasted rushed over the back of his head. 17 hadn't expect that kind of speed. He quickly turned and looked up into a pair of boot soles rushing at his head. The impact jarred him, and he tried to struggle free as the Saiyan picked up more speed and rushed to the ground.
The ground exploded around them as Bea drove 17 deep into the crust of the Earth. The he launched himself back up.
He held both of his hands out to the side, and energy formed in each palm. "Double Burning Ice Blast!" He swung his hands together and fierce violet wave of energy washed over the hole where Android 17 still lie. Bea's aura flared as he pushed as much of his energy as possible into the attack.
Meanwhile Trunks hammered at the other android. Punches rained mercilessly down on her from the enraged Saiyan, and it seemed that he might get the upper hand for a moment. Behind them, Vegeta struggled to his feet, his broken arm cradled against his chest. Trunks jabbed with his left arm, and Android 18 struck out. Her left hand snaked cross her right arm and grabbed Trunks' left wrist. He struck with his right hand, and powerful swing designed to take the female android's head off at the shoulder. Instead she looked up and smiled. She crossed her arm again grabbing his incoming right fist. Trunks tried to pull away, but was held in place by the immensely strong Android.
Vegeta charged up again, and prepared to charge the android. She looked between the two and said, "You don't know when to the quit." She quickly uncrossed her arms, spinning Trunks upside down as she did. She then flung him at Vegeta, who caught him full on in his broken arm. The both slunk to the ground unconscious, their super Saiyan form falling away.
Piccolo rushed in to try and help, and with one punch she sent the namekian flying. Pikada appeared next to her in a cloud of smoke and pulsating golden energy. He sword swung around towards her. "Shining Razor!" a ribbon of energy shot from the sword, catching her off guard, she pulled back just in time, leaving a few hairs floating daintily to the ground. His left hand shot out from beneath his right. "Rolling Thunder!" The torrent of energy rushed over her as Pikada increased his ki's output. The Android gasped in surprise.
Bea rushed at the crater. His hands pumped ki blast into as fast as possible, more to keep the android pinned down, than to cause actual damage. He slammed into the ground, and saw the android with one knee and one foot under him. Bea locked his fingers into an ax hammer and swung it sideways. He contacted the android under the left ear. He was sent sprawling. Bea frowned. He could feel his energy depleting. His stamina was letting loose. The android stood.
"You…Bastard." He said as his back straightened. "You're going to pay for that you, you, you…" The insult was cut off as 17 rushed. Bea took up a defensive stance to block.
Pikada's attack faded away, and he hovered in the air, panting heavily. As the dust clear he groaned. There floating only a dozen feet away was the android, her arms crossed in front of her face, her clothing tattered and smoking. His sword suddenly felt as though it was far too heavy to hold, and let it dangle at his side.
The Android looked at him with ice in her eyes. He locked his eyes to hers. He began to lift the sword again…
And suddenly felt as though his spine had been snapped from the front. His sword clattered to the ground and blood gushed from his open mouth. He looked down at the fist that seemed to extend through his body. His aura flashed, and his spikey golden hair fell back into its natural black locks.
She spoke. "Luckily for you, we're after Goku." Then her foot swung up into the side of his head, and the blackness took Pikada.
Bea's boot struck the android square in the jaw. Golden energy filled his right hand and fired a blast into the Android's face. Suddenly a strange feeling over took Bea. He looked to where the android had a firm grip on his tail. He gave it a fierce squeeze, and Bea's power sank. In a flutter of energy his hair returned to normal. The Android spun him around quickly by his tail, then flung him into a mountain side. His head drooped, but he forced it up. The last thing he saw before he lost consciousness was the waffle iron pattern of the Android's sneakers heading for his face.
Krillin stood high above the carnage, looking down. He was just preparing to attack, no matter the futility of the action, when the androids landed near him.
He took a cautious step back, and mentally prepared himself for a beating.
"They're still alive." 17 said casually, "you should give them some of those senzu wassits." He and 18 turned and strolled towards 16 who was still standing on the cliff edge.
Krillin stood stunned, then ran towards them. "Wait!"
They turned towards him.
"Do you guys really have to kill Goku?"
The largest of the three answered him. "Yes, it is what we are designed to do."
"We could make him take us to where Goku is…" 17 said in reply.
"We have all the time in the world, 17. This is just a game after all." 18 said. Then she stepped close to Krillin and surprised him by kissing him sharply on the cheek. The little bald man blushed.
"Now, go help your friends. I'll see you later." She winked at him, and the three androids gently floated into the air.
Krillin turned back to look at the bodies strewn across the battle field. She was right, he needed to save them. He reached inside his belt and pulled out a small bag full of senzu beans. He flew to where his friends lie unconscious and broken.
"First to fix you guys, then we have to warn Chichi and the others." He tipped back Trunk's head, and slipped a senzu between his teeth.