Chapter #17

Trickery

Doctor Gero gazed at his creations and couldn't help but have a feeling of glee. Android #19 was beside him and had a blank stare. Gero looked at his three unfinished creations in shame, and then grasped his fist. He had unlimited power and sufficient strength to conquer even Son Goku. If Son Goku miraculously managed to defeat him in this form, then Android #20 had another plan for him. With a nod to Android #19, the two set out.

The Z Fighters were all grouped around the mountains, including Vegeta, Nappa, and Raditz. Goku gave the starting words, "Alright, we were warned that today some of us might die. Is everyone prepared?"

All the Z Fighters nodded with Vegeta giving a scoff. Goku ignored it and went on, "We will split into groups, Tien, Chiaotzu, Yamcha, and Krillin, you go in one group. Piccolo, Gohan, and I will go in the second group. Vegeta, Nappa, Raditz, and Trunks will go in the third group. Whenever you see the Android, alert us by powering up to full power. Got it?"

The Z Fighters nodded, and Goku grinned, "Good luck."

All three groups headed out.

The groups began heading out in South City, and then split up. Yamcha and Chiaotzu were behind Tien. He grinned to his allies, "Man, my heart is just beating right now. Are you guys ready?"

Yamcha gave a thumbs up, "I can't wait to see the results of my training! Maybe we can visit Bulma too…"

Tien gave a hearty laugh, but immediately he realized something was wrong. He put his hand out to stop Yamcha and Chiaotzu. Two shadowy figures walked out and they were revealed to be an old man and a doll. Tien looked puzzled, "Are you two lost?"

The doll spoke to the old man, "94% chance that this is the human Tenshinhan. 93% chance that the human Yamcha is with him and 100% chance that Chiaotzu is with them as well."

The old man grinned, "Good…good. It seems I overestimated Son Goku's friends."

Tien growled, "So you two are the Androids…"

The old man raised an eyebrow, "Hm? You know…it seems our fame is beyond our knowledge. No matter though, you shall still be finished."

Tien smirked, "Ready?"

Yamcha and Chiaotzu nodded. All three of their auras instantly shot up, with Yamcha and Tien yelling, "Kaioken X20!"

Instantly, all the Z Fighters were grouped around the two Androids, with the old man giving a shocked expression. Immediately his eyes caught Son Goku. He pointed towards him, and the doll rushed towards him instantly.

The man laughed, "Get ready, Android #19 is one of a kind!"

Android #19 kicked Goku into a building, but the Saiyan quickly recovered. Goku instantly turned Super Saiyan, surprising both #20 and #19. Piccolo smiled, "Why so shocked?"

Android #20 growled, "The spy bugs never showed me anything of this magnitude!"

Piccolo laughed, "Spying on us eh? Well I guess you didn't spy on us during the trip to Namek."

Android #20 looked at him, "Namek? What the hell is a Namek?!"

He saw Goku punching Android #19 a good distance away. Piccolo smirked, "Oh yeah, by the way, we know this isn't that android's full power."

Android #20 growled, and then yelled, "#19, go all out!"

He turned towards Piccolo, "How the hell do you know all this?"

Piccolo didn't answer, and instead he continued grinning at the Androids.

Android #19 paused for a moment, and then a mouthguard shielded its face as its muscles began to bulge. The Red Ribbon hat came off its head, and now the Android looked much more menacing.

Goku panted, "Well, it's time I have to use full power!"

Tien gazed at Goku in shock, "What the? Something's off, he hasn't even used that much energy, but it feels like it's almost gone!"

The Ascended Super Saiyan clashed with the Super Android. Goku attempted an elbow, but Android #19 grinned and caught it. The Android mercilessly threw Goku to the ground and shot two eye lasers at him for good measure. Goku panted, and his Super Saiyan aura began to grow paler. Vegeta raised an eyebrow, "Kakarot, what the hell is going on here?"

Goku pressed his hand against his chest and felt a great swelling of pain. HE rushed towards Android #19 again, only to have the same beating. Goku fell, defeated, and his Super Saiyan aura disappeared. Piccolo growled, "Damn it, what happened?"

Vegeta scoffed, "Kakarot is this seriously the results of your training?"

Goku panted, "Sorry guys, but I don't think I can keep up."

Vegeta laughed, "Pathetic, well now it's my turn."

Without wasting any time, Vegeta instantly transformed into an Ascended Super Saiyan, shocking both Android #19 and #20.

Android #20 just growled, "Another one? How troublesome."

The Saiyan landed on the battlefield, "Sorry to disappoint you, but I haven't been weakened like Kakarot."

He powered up to his maximum with Android #19 letting out a gasp of shock, "This power…it's far beyond Vegeta's!"

Vegeta teleported in front of the Android with Instant Transmission and smirked, "Are you blind fool? I AM VEGETA!"

He kicked the Android back into a mountain and began turning his attention towards #20, who readied himself into a battle stance. However, Android #19 came back with a powerful kick that knocked Vegeta back. The Saiyan boosted himself up with ki and exchanged punches and kicks with #19. Soon, it became apparent that Vegeta was the stronger one, and a punch to the ground knocked down #19.

Android #19 quickly grabbed ahold of Vegeta's hands as the Ascended Super Saiyan attempted to tug away. The android grinned as Vegeta's energy slowly faded, but Vegeta kicked back the Android at the last second. He leaped over to the Z Fighters and muttered, "Senzu Bean."

Krillin complied with the request and threw Vegeta the bean, which the Saiyan caught easily. Vegeta munched the bean a few times and then powered back up to his maximum, "So…you can absorb energy eh?"

Vegeta proceeded to fire a beam straight into #19's hands, "How about that for energy?"

The rubble led the Z Fighters to believe that Vegeta had actually won, but the shadow of the undamaged #19 shocked them all. Vegeta raised an eyebrow, 'So they can absorb energy blasts too.'

Suddenly, #19 charged towards Vegeta with much greater strength and agility then he had shown before. The Ascended Super Saiyan was knocked back by the headbutt. He recovered, but #19 responded by kicking him in the back before he could react. #19 prepared another attack but Vegeta caught him, "Impressive…your power increased substantially from taking just a portion of my energy."

Vegeta and #19 engaged in close combat again, with neither gaining the upper hand this time. Piccolo scowled, "Vegeta made a dire mistake in letting the Android absorb his energy; this is what Trunks was warning us about."

He took off his weighted clothing, "We'll need to help him by eliminating the other Android."

The Z Fighters nodded, including the reluctant Saiyans. Piccolo nudged Krillin, "Give Goku a Senzu Bean, because that should help a bit."

Krillin nodded and fed Goku the bean. The Saiyan recovered a slight amount of energy and managed to stand, but some of it still hadn't been recovered. . Goku gave a thumbs up towards Krillin and powered up. This caught #20's attention, "Still alive eh? Looks like I'll have to finish you off."

Piccolo kicked #20 back and the Android growled in frustration, "Looks like I'll have to go through you lot first."

Tien, Yamcha, and Krillin all powered up to Kaioken X20. Suddenly, a slice of a sword knocked off Android #19's right hand. The Android gazed in shock as the perpetrator landed down. The Z Fighters all gazed at the shining aura of the Super Saiyan Trunks. Trunks turned towards Vegeta, "You can't fight alone…this is the battle where you die!"

Vegeta scoffed, "You think that I…the Prince of all Saiyans will die so easily? Besides, why do you care so much?!"

Suddenly, all of it made sense to Vegeta. 'He's…Trunks. My son is also named Trunks, so that means…'

Trunks powered up, "I won't let you die here!"

With a battle cry of rage, he grabbed his sword and began swinging at #19. The Android easily dodged all of the strikes and punched Trunks, knocking him a considerable distance away. Vegeta powered up and instantly appeared before #19. With a mighty punch, he sent the Android hurtling back, shocking Android #20. Android #20 took off his Red Ribbon hat as well, and all of a sudden, black replaced the white on his body. #20 began regaining his youth. The Android instantly rushed towards Vegeta with this newfound speed and head-butted him back. Vegeta panted, but managed to hover up thanks to ki. The Ascended Super Saiyan leaped back quickly, with the Z Fighters backing him up. Goku panted and turned Super Saiyan, "Let's go."

The Z Fighters rushed out, with Piccolo first extending his arm so that it landed a powerful punch on #20. Goku teleported behind him and sent a kick empowered with ki. Vegeta fired a ki blast volley, but the Android managed to absorb some ki blasts. Android #20 panted, and signaled a retreat sign to #19. The two both began to fly away, but the Z Fighters were hot on their trails. Android #20 growled and stopped. A Red Ribbon sign formed in front of his head, and then a laser shot down Piccolo. The Namekian gasped as purple blood began pouring out.

Android #20 grinned used the distraction as a chance to fly away. Trunks attempted to chase after them, but Goku stopped him. The Saiyan yelled with rage, "Why are you stopping me? Don't you get it? They kill you…they defeat you! They kill everybody…every one of your friends!"

He attempted to break free of Goku's grasp, but the Super Saiyan growled, "Let it go Trunks. They're leading us to a trap for sure where they have the advantage. Besides, this gives us more time to train."

Trunks panted, and his Super Saiyan aura slowly began fading away, "It's just…I can't bear to see the same destruction I've seen in my timeline. Gero claimed that he just wanted to see your death, but no, he wanted more. He's used Android #19 to conquer every country and effectively rule the world. All of his laws are tyrannical and oppressive. The people live in fear each day, but with the whole regime on his side and the Androids…there was nothing I could do. Gohan tried to fight him but…"

Tears poured out of Trunks's eyes, "I'll be sure to train with you guys this time…in the future, there's only my mother, and we've discussed a secret hideout if all goes wrong. That's where we have been living; I can only hope that we managed to stop the Androids."

Gero's Lab…

"Supercomputer, finish Model 21 and upgrade Models 13, 14, and 15."

Immediately, the sound of wires was heard into the maniacal doctor's lab. He scowled, "That was close…but when could they have obtained power surpassing the Super form? I calculated the power of Super Saiyan and there was no way it could have been that damn powerful! No matter…#13, #14, #15, and #21 will finish the job easily."

An explosion rang through the door, shocking #20. He turned around to see a creature with a bald head and a tail. The creature looked almost humanoid as #20 yelled, "Who the hell are you?"

The creature laughed, "I am Froze…sent here on Emperor Frost's behalf."

#20 raised an eyebrow, "And you are here because?"

Froze smiled, "Our emperor wishes to ally with you. We have been tracking the Saiyans, and we have noticed your battle with the Super Saiyans. What we offer is an alliance, and a chance to eradicate your hated Son Goku."

#20's face began growing into an evil grin, "Go on…"

Spaceship…

Froze grinned, "I have managed to persuade him, my lord."

Frost smirked, "Good…good, it's only a matter of time before we eliminate the remaining Saiya-jins. One of them is on Planet Frieza X-27. Eliminate him for me Froze."

Froze took a deep bow, "Your wish is my command."

Frost got off his chair, "It's time I had a little talk with the former king of the Ice-jins."

He gestured towards the worn down core of King Cold which had been reduced to human size.

I hope you enjoyed this chapter of LOH! The next chapter will be my own backstory on the Ice-jins from Frost's perspective.

The order got screwed over from me trying to fix a plothole in a previous chapter.