Dr. Gero's Demise

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"How are you holding up, Azumi?" Daisuke asked her daughter as they shot through the sky towards the city, where the Androids probably were already causing chaos and destruction.

"I'm good. Do we have enough Senzu Beans for the others?" she asked as Daisuke took out the small bag, and nodded once she checked.

"We do. Good thing I told Korin to start growing them once we got the warning from Trunks, did he say anything about coming back to this time?" she asked Pan.

"I think so, but it's really hard to get a hold of the fuel the Time Machine needs. Let's just hope for the best," Her granddaughter answered, Daisuke frowned and looked at Azumi who nodded.

"We'll manage. Come on, let's pick up the pace," she said before she sped up, followed by Azumi and Pan.

Meanwhile, the stand-off between Dr Gero, Android 19, and the rest of the Z-fighters continued. "We need to be careful, they can absorb energy through touch and from a distance, and with all the people around us, this fight will be difficult," Goku thought.

"If you are concerned for the humans around us at this present moment, don't worry, I shall ease your concern," Gero said with a cruel tint to his tone. His eyes glowed red before he began firing blasts of energy from his eyes all around him, and multiple explosions rocked the city. Goku grit his teeth in anger.

"NO!" he roared, slamming his fist into Gero and making the android stumble back. His hat fell off, revealing his brain in a glass dome. Goku growled, gritting his teeth while Tien looked behind them to see the destruction the android had caused and shivered, slightly unnerved.

"They just blew up half the city!" Krillin exclaimed from the cliff he, Bulma who held Terra in her arms, and the recovering Gohan were standing on.

"That was the work of the Androids alright," Gohan said, getting to his feet, but before he could head down there, Krillin grabbed his arm.

"Not yet Gohan, you're still recovering from having a good chunk of your energy absorbed, wait until your mother gets back with the Senzu Beans," he told the boy, who glared at him but nodded. Just then, they saw several figures flying away from the city. "Look, it's Goku and the others, they're leading the androids away from the city."

"I just hope they remember the androids can absorb their energy," Bulma said. "Most of the guys aren't the best when it comes to fighting tactically."

"Hey, sorry we're late." They heard a voice as Daisuke, Pan, and Azumi landed near them. "What're you two doing here, why aren't you in the city?"

"Long story short, Gohan encountered the androids who drained some of his energy, so we retreated to wait for you and the Senzu Beans. What took you so long anyway?" Krillin asked Daisuke, who frowned.

"The androids can drain people of their energy?" she asked before shaking her head. "Nevermind, do the others know of this?" Gohan and Krillin nodded, and she took out a Senzu Bean and tossed it to Gohan who ate it quickly. "And as for what kept us, we ran into some other androids, we managed to destroy them so we won't need to worry about them anymore. Come on, let's go after the others." Daisuke flew off, followed by the others and leaving Bulma and Terra alone on the cliff.

"Oh, by the way bro, I can get huge power boosts as well," Azumi boasted to her brother with a grin, and Gohan smiled.

"Awesome, is that how you beat the androids?"

"Yep, your sister's awesome," Pan praised with a smile.

"Enough talking guys, we need to focus for now," Daisuke said, stopping any further conversation as she sped up, the others following suit.

For his part, Goku was flying as fast as he could, and looked back at Gero and 19 who were following him, with the other Z-fighters behind them.

"Kakarot is wasting time, he wants to prolong this for as long as possible," Vegeta thought with a frown. "Well no more." He flew above Gero and slammed his foot into the android's back, sending him crashing to the ground below, and everyone stopped and looked at the prince.

"Vegeta!" Goku shouted.

"Oh, give it a rest, Kakarot. I want to fight these scrap heaps, so let's get on with it," he replied, floating to the ground with the others begrudgingly following. 19 landed beside Gero who was already on his feet.

"As expected, the arrogance of Vegeta showed itself," the android said, dusting himself off.

"Let's see, what good does this area have in terms of natural advantages?" Piccolo thought, looking around. "High ground surrounded by rocky outcrops. Perfect cover, let's put that to good use."

"Let's not underestimate them," Tien advised everyone.

"A good idea Tien, but it will do you no good once you have all been ground into dust," Gero said.

"How'd you know his name?" Yamcha asked the android.

"Do you truly wish to know this thing before you die? If so, I shall tell you. For some time, you have all been under surveillance by a sophisticated tracking device that was designed to locate a very specific energy signature. It locked onto Android 11, or as you would like to call her, Daisuke during her battle at the World Martial Arts Tournament. From that point on, it observed every battle. The process of the Kamehameha wave was studied, the rapid rate at which you became stronger was also noted, until enough data was collected to make the perfect fighting machines capable of killing you all," Gero explained with a smirk.

"So, were you spying on us while we were fighting on Namek?" Goku asked him.

"There was no need to follow you there, it was anticipated your power would continue to increase, so that calculation was factored into the android's designs," Gero answered, and Goku smirked.

"You think you know everything about us, but you don't know a thing," he said calmly, making Gero's eyes widen a fraction. "Tell me, Gero, did you take into consideration that any of us would be able to transform?"

"Transform? What nonsense are you talking about?" Gero asked Goku, who smirked and with a roar transformed into a Super Saiyan. This increase of power alerted Daisuke and the others to his location.

"Got it, grab onto me," Daisuke told everyone, placing her fingers to her forehead, and Pan, Azumi, Gohan, and Krillin grabbed her out stretched hand. They all vanished via the Instant Transmission and appeared next to the others.

"Looks like we arrived just in time," Pan said, clenching her fists as she looked at the androids. "These aren't the same androids from my time either, just what the hell is going on?" she thought, glaring at the mechanical fighters.

Daisuke was glaring completely at Dr Gero and she snarled. "You!"

"Ah, Android 11, so nice of you to find me and save me the trouble of hunting you down," Gero said with a smirk.

"Don't you dare call me that, you tortured me, experimented on me, you took away my friend. I've been looking forward to this day for a long time now. I'm gonna enjoy ripping you apart." Daisuke said with a bloodthirsty look in her eyes. "Goku, you stay out of my fight. Gero is mine, you can handle the fat silent android."

"You got it, I know how much getting revenge on Gero means to you. I won't get in the way, neither will the others…right?" Goku asked, glaring at his allies who all nodded except Vegeta, who just scoffed.

"Fine, but hurry up. I want to finish our business today, so don't fool around," he told Goku who nodded. Daisuke roared and flared her Ki.

"You're not going to transform?" Goku asked, making her smirk.

"I'm not going to give him a chance to weasel out of this." With a flash of light, she powered up to her Gaogamon form.

"Don't get overconfident," Goku told her.

"Wouldn't dream of it." Daisuke blurred from sight and appeared in front of Gero, slamming her foot into his face, sending him flying into a rocky outcrop which crumbled from the impact.

"This is most unexpected…" Gero muttered, getting to his feet and pushing a rock away before Daisuke appeared behind him and slammed her knee into his back. She grabbed him by the armpit and lifted him over and slammed him into the ground.

"Dr Gero…" Android 19 said before Goku charged him. He vanished when 19 tried to grab the Saiyan, shocking the android at his speed. Goku appeared behind him, causing 19 to kick at Goku, who blocked with his forearm. The two began exchanging blows. 19 chuckled and jumped back before leaping into the air over a rocky outcrop. Goku followed as the android fired a purple energy blast that blew apart the rock, but Goku moved above 19 when he flew through the smoke.

The android looked up to see Goku dive towards him and he headed to the ground, keeping just ahead of Goku. In response, Goku put on a burst of speed and appeared behind 19. He slammed his elbow into his back, making 19 shout in pain before the android went flying into a bunch of rocks that collapsed on him.

"Inconceivable!" Gero shouted, watching the events unfold in shock before he was punched in the gut by Daisuke, who smirked.

"Doctor, I wouldn't take my eyes of your battle with me. Otherwise, I might just turn you to ash." She whispered.

"I should have made sure you were loyal to me before I woke you up to begin testing you. Or killed you when I found you and made an android out of your pet, he would have been much easier to bring to heel," Gero said, before he gagged when Daisuke grabbed his throat.

"My pet, as you called him, was my best friend. His name was Gaomon, you took him from me. I was going to toy around with you and then finish you off as you begged for mercy, but now…now I'm just going to take this nice and slow, and enjoy my revenge." She caught Gero's punch with ease, and was kicked in the chest. She let Gero go but dodged his punch, and flipped over and slammed her foot into the back of his neck.

Android 19 pulled himself out of the rubble and glared at Goku. He flew towards him, intending to ram his head into Goku, but the Saiyan caught the charging android and kicked him in the jaw, sending him high into the air. Goku appeared behind him and began dodging the android's punches.

"A good thing that heart virus is cured, otherwise who knows how bad I could be losing this fight," he thought, grabbing the android by the wrist, and he spun around and sent the robot flying.

"Goku's got this in the bag, that android hasn't even touched him yet," Yamcha said.

"Don't be so sure, you idiot, just because Kakarot hasn't let that bucket of bolts get his hands on him yet doesn't mean it won't happen sooner or later if he gets careless," Vegeta told him as he watched the fight closely.

Goku slammed his fist into Android 19's stomach before elbowing him in the nose, sending the android flipping back. Before he could recover, Goku slammed his fists into his head with a double axe handle.

"Goku's power is exceeding what I had anticipated, if Android 19 doesn't absorb some of Goku's energy soon, he will drain his internal energy reservoir and begin malfunctioning," thought Dr Gero as he kept avoiding Daisuke's attacks by the skin of his teeth.

"I can do this all day, Gero, you won't absorb any energy from me," Daisuke shouted, appearing behind him, and she slammed her foot into his back, sending him skidding across the ground. Again he got to his feet. "He's not strong, but he's tough, and from how Goku is faring, the other android is just as durable," she thought.

"It is only a simple matter of time, Android 19 will get his hands on Goku soon enough. And once he's absorbed some energy, the battle will be over for your husband," Gero told her as Goku kicked Android 19, sending him crashing to the ground, but again the android got back up, and Goku grit his teeth.

"Dammit, nothing's working. He's more durable than I thought. Maybe I'll need to resort to energy attacks, let's see how fast he is when it comes to absorbing it." he thought charging two Ki spheres in his hands.

"What's he doing? Energy attacks aren't going to work on that thing," Pan said as her grandfather tossed one Ki blast down at Android 19. 19 smirked and held his hand up, and absorbed the Ki blast.

"How about the second course?" Goku asked, appearing behind the android, and he slammed the Ki blast into Android 19's back, making the android gasp as he was blasted away. Goku smirked.

"That plan isn't going to work a second time," Piccolo thought. "He's going to slip up sooner or later, and that'll be his downfall."

Goku charged towards Android 19 and swung his leg at the android's, but 19 blocked it and grabbed Goku's ankle. He laughed before he spun the Super Saiyan around and threw him into the air, where he then fired a purple energy wave at Goku. He crossed his arms and took the brunt of the attack head on, and grunted as he felt the attack burn his arms slightly.

19 laughed as he appeared behind Goku and slammed his fists into his back, sending him to the ground, but Goku flipped on his hands and landed on his feet, and dodged energy blasts fired from the android's eyes. He swung his arm, sending another energy blast fired at him away into a mountain.

"You are no match for me, surrender," Android 19 said, flying down towards Goku with a smirk. Goku flipped over the android, dodging his attack, and he charged his fist with Ki.

"Let's see how you like this!" he shouted, throwing a punch at the android who caught it and absorbed the energy charged in it. "Perfect," Goku thought as he placed his feet on the android's chest when 19 grabbed his other arm, and he began pulling with all his might. "Let's see you try to absorb my energy when I rip your arms off."

"What?" Android 19 asked in surprise as he grunted trying to absorb Goku's energy quickly. He heard his arms creaking and straining. "No…this is illogical, how can this be?"

"Simple, you androids didn't anticipate we'd use your own ability against you. Now, it's over," Goku said, and with one final tug he ripped free of the android's grip, taking his arms with him, and !9 screamed as Goku fired an energy blast at the android. It blew it to pieces, leaving only its head which rolled across the ground.

"Error…system malfunction…" the head said before its eyes went dim.

"He beat Android 19…no…that shouldn't be possible. I planned for every possible outcome!" Gero shouted before a fist tore through his stomach, and he gasped and looked over his shoulder to see Daisuke was the one to deliver the fatal blow.

"It's over Gero, you will not cause any more deaths with your androids. You've lost," Daisuke whispered. Gero chuckled and began laughing madly.

"You think…I…I've lost…no…I still have Android's 17 and 18 at my disposal," he said in between coughs. He reached into his pocket, pulling out a remote, and pressed the button. "With that simple button press…I have remotely activated my two strongest Androids. They'll soon full awaken and when they do you'll all be dead!" Gero shouted loudly, and he continued to laugh before his head was ripped off his shoulders by Daisuke who then crushed it in her hands.

"Not if we find those androids before they fully activate," she said, turning to everyone. "Let's go now, I doubt his remote could work over long distances, so the base holding the androids must be around here somewhere." She turned to Pan. "You'll be up front, Pan, it's your job to identify the androids."

"Got it. Let's go before we're too late." Everyone flew off, with Daisuke taking out a Senzu Bean and breaking it in half. She gave half to Goku while she ate the other half, and both felt their energy replenish.

"Are you alright?" Goku asked her.

"Yeah. I've dealt with my demons, you don't need to worry about me freaking out over more androids now."

"I'm allowed to worry, you're my wife after all," Goku said and she smiled with a blush.

"Enough mushy crap, let's get going; I want to smash some Androids today," Vegeta said, flying ahead of them.

"Seems he's got his priorities straight," Goku whispered, and Daisuke chuckled as they flew after him and Pan.

The end of the chapter

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