The Androids Decision
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Chapter 6: The Androids Decision
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It was the dead of night. Even though it
was unneeded, Seventeen had gone to sleep hours ago. Now he turned and
tossed in his sleep. Nightmares were haunting his dreams. A dream of him
and Eighteen as normal humans again. It flashed and he saw himself and
Eighteen being beaten and bruised by a street gang. Another flash and they
were in an ambulance together headed for the hospital, the only thing that
stood out about the ambulance was the old man with the beard that told
them he was the "head paramedic". Another flash..they were in some type
of room, it smelled of sterility. 'Must be the hospital' he thought. Then
he glanced over and saw Eighteen laid out on a table. Her body cut open,
most of her organs removed and replaced with small machines. In his dream
he saw this old man apply a chemical which stripped every inch of skin
off her. He then coated her fleshless body with a clear chemical, which
in seconds turned skin color and covered her from head to toe. He saw the
old man implant artificial muscle and various organs. He saw her bones
coated with a thin sheet of metal stronger than anything mankind had ever
seen before..He thought it was a crazy nightmare but as the old man finished
with her and started for him..he realized he wasen't having a nightmare..
He was having a total recall of the memories
he had before Dr. Gero turned him into Android #17..and then he woke up
screaming..
*****The next morning..
Seventeen had described the dream to the
others the following morning. Usually he wouldn't have anything to do with
them, but this desturbed him so greatly he had to talk to SOMEONE, even
if it was Goku and his weakling friends. "So..thats what happened to us.."Eighteen
said with a noticeable degree of shock in her voice. Goku, Krillen, Chi
Chi, and Bulma said nothing. Vegeta and Piccolo had gone out in different
directions early that morning to train. Trunks and Goten were outside playing
games, unaware of the events of the previous night.
Seventeen sipped his coffee, it would
be the 9th cup he'd had in the last 30 minutes.
Eighteen abruptly turned to Bulma, "May
I ask you a question?...Alone.." Eighteen asked. Without waiting for a
reply, she got up and walked off to the lab. Bulma, clearly puzzled, got
up to follow her. Once inside the lab, Eighteen shut and locked the door
behind them. Bulma looked a bit worried at being locked in the same room
with the person who beat her husband to a pulp. Eighteen sighed deeply
and looked at Bulma , "Can you make explosives?" she asked plainly. Bulma
looked a bit taken back "Well..I suppose...yes I can..why?" she asked.
Eighteen asked, "Can you make one with the force of an atomic bomb, or
would that be too difficult?" Bulma, more curious than worried, replied,
"Of course, the strongest I could possibly make would be using Plutonium
Reverse Fusion. A bomb the size of an apple could destroy about 10 square
miles in seconds, most anything in it would be destroyed. Most of the gang
here would survive, even Trunks or Goten would survive it because their
Ki keeps them from being killed by normally fatal accidents." Eighteen
turned and stalked out, leaving a very confused Bulma behind.
****An hour later..back in the lab..
"You want me to do WHAT?!" Bulma yelled.
Eighteen and Seventeen stood before her in the lab. "Thats right. Do it."
Seventeen said, his words hinting at a demand. Bulma gaped in shock at
them, "Let me get this straight. You want me to build these Plutonium Reverse
Fusion bombs...and then implant one in each of you? Why?! The Eternal Dragon
removed your explosives for a reason." Bulma said. "We know, and now we
need you to build a bomb with about twice the power of a nuclear blast
and implant it in us." Eighteen said. "After talking it over with Eighteen,
we decided that would be best. If Dr. Gero tries to take control of us
again, I'll simply self-destruct and prevent that old bastard from getting
me under his control again." Seventeen told her. Bulma sat down...running
her hand through her hair. Finally she looked up, "Alright..if its what
you really want. I'll start building them now, be back here in 4 hours."
she said. Seventeen nodded and left. Eighteen leaned down and kissed Bulma
slightly on the forehead, "Thank you. Trust it, this is for the best. Neither
one of us could stant being under Gero's control again." she said before
leaving. For a long time Bulma sighed, then she got up and proceded to
build the explosives the Androids requested..
***A few hours later..
Bulma had Seventeen and Eighteen laid out
on two seperate tables.They were both naked from the waist up, but covered
by a sheet. Bulma pulled the invention she made over to Seventeen to begin
on him first. The invention looked like a pair of goggles fixed to a retractable
arm. She started to put the goggles over his face and stopped, "Are you
two SURE about this?" she asked one last time. Both Androids nodded their
heads. Sighing, Bulma held the goggles over Seventeens eyes and flipped
a switch. A blue light shown into Seventeens eyes, he twitched for a seconds,
then passed out. She turned to Eighteen, "This works by sending a tiny
amount of Electro Magnetic Pulse into his brain, not enough to short his
systems out, but enough to suspend them" she explained. Eighteen nodded
and closed her eyes. She felt a bit vunerable being nude like that under
that sheet, but since Bulma was only here to help, she accepted the fact
she would see her topless. She couldn't help but watch as Bulma cut Seventeens
chest open with a small knife. The look of amazement on Bulmas face was
priceless. Instead of ribs, the Android had a small dome of a white colored
metal. It was light, but Bulma knew instantly that metal would withstand
most anything. She spotted a place to impant Seventeens bomb (which wasent
hard considering 90% of his organs were removed.
She picked up the device no bigger than
her fist. After a few minutes, she had it reconnected to his internal trigger.
This done, she closed the flaps of his skin and used a red colored laser
beam the seal up the wound, almost like welding. When she was finished
with him, she walked to Eighteen, goggle like machine in hand. Resolving
herself to the fact this is the right thing to do, Eighteen gazed into
the soft blue light and fell instantly unconscious.
****About an hour or two later..in a small
makeshift recovery room..
Seventeen woke up first. He felt a bit
funny but the feeling quickly vanished. He looked down, Bulma had dressed
him in a white tank-top. His clothes were in a bag next to his bed. As
he was getting dressed, Eighteen woke up. She too was dressed in a white
tank top. As the twins put their clothes back on, they said not a word
to each other. "Seventeen, you know we did the right thing. I don't know
about you but I couldn't STAND being under Gero's control again." She said.
Seventeen said nothing but nodded in agreement. He got up and walked out.
Eighteen followed right behind him. As she entered the main room, Krillen
ran up and hugged her. "Oh man Eighteen! Why didn't you tell me you and
Seventeens artificial nervous system needed repairs?!" Krillen exclaimed.
Eighteen looked at Bulma who winked at her to inform her to play along.
"Well Krillen, I didn't want you to worry is all." Eighteen said with a
faked smile. Krilled grinned, "I was worried about you for a second there."
he said. She patted his head and sat down. A slight weight in her chest
reminded her of what was now inside her. Seventeen had gone outside to
talk a walk. Eighteen sighed. 'Oh I hope I did the right thing' she thought
silently to herself.
***Meanwhile, in Capital City...
Android #24 could have easily blended in.
His black clothes and silver hair may have seemed a tad odd, but nonetheless
he looked perfectly human. He even smiled and waved to passerby as he sat
on the bench in the park, awaiting any command from Gero. He didn't have
to wait long. After an hour or so a screen opened up.
'Android #24, your objectives are as follows:'
1] Destroy Capital City, leaving minimal
survivors
2] Destroy the Z fighters in the event
they appear.
3] Return to sky base when your objectives
are complete or you run into considerable danger.
Android #24 stood up, stretched, and then
proceded to start annihilating the city, destroying and killing every man,
woman, child, and building he could hit. Within seconds, blood and chaos
rained down upon the city..
***Back at Capsule Corp..
Goten and Trunks were sitting on the floor
playing a card game. Chi Chi and Bulma were folding clothes while watching
a soap opera on TV. Suddenly a news bullotin appeared on the screen. "Ladies
and Gentlemen excuse this interruption but it appears Capital City is once
again under Android attacks!" the newscaster declared. Bulma almost had
a stroke! "Impossible!" She screamed. Krillen heard the noise and rushed
into the room. In seconds he saw it too and yelled for the others. Goku,
then Vegeta, Piccolo,Eighteen, Seventeen and Gohan rushed into the room.
None could believe what was going on. "Kakarot you IDIOT!! You should have
killed that madman when you had the chance, whats wrong with you?! Are
you a Saiyan or not?!" Vegeta bellowed. "Chill out Vegeta! You saw his
lab too, it was trashed!" Gohan yelled in his dads defense. "It doesn't
matter now, lets just get to Capital City and stop them!" Goku said. In
a flash he was gone. "Damn that Kakarot and his Instantaneous Movement!"
Vegeta yelled as the other had to resort to flying the distance.
***Seconds later...
Goku appeared in what used to be a building.
Now it was a wrecked building with bodies strewn everywhere. He cringed,
but looked around for the Android. He cursed the Android silently for not
having a Ki to sense. He looked everywhere in the city, he could see people
running, but they were running from all different directions. He landed
in a park and found a man dressed in black clothing with silver hair sitting
on the bench, watching the chaos with a calm, placid attitude. "Look mister
you got to get out of here! Theres Androids on the loose!" Goku yelled
at the man. The man stood up, he was about an inch taller than Goku. "I
know..I am he" the Android said. Goku blinked and stared. "I am Android
# 24, and my mission is..." "Let me guess, your mission is to destroy me,
right?" Goku said. The Android shook his head no. "My mission is to destroy
this city and all who interfere." 24 replied. "Well I'm going to interfere!
You or Dr. Gero neither one have a right to destroy this city or its people!"
Goku shouted before powering up to SSJ. The Android smiled a bit and flew
up to the sky. Grateful the Android didn't want to fight in the city, Goku
followed. After they were a ways away from the city, the Android signaled
to Goku to land here. He did, and a few seconds later #24 landed near him.
Goku stared at the Android who throughout the whole thing never took that
slight smile off his face. 'He looks so calm' Goku observed silently. "Goku..I
have seen memory clips of your other fights. You constantly try to persuade
the enemy into doing good. Save me and you both the trouble." #24 yelled
out to Goku. Goku opens his mouth to reply but is cut off as #24's fist
slams dead-on right into his mouth. Goku, taken completly off guard, slams
like a rock into the ground. He gets up, wiping the blood from the corner
of his mouth. He glares at #24 for a second then charges, unleashing a
flurry of kicks and punches, which #24 dodges easily. This continues for
a minute or two, Goku punching, kicking, or blasting Ki at #24 with lightning
speed, but #24 either blocks or dodges everything Goku throws at him. Goku
steps back and screams, powering his body up to SSJ2. The Android watches
until Goku is finished. The second his power-up is complete, #24 is on
Goku again. This time Goku can keep up somewhat. Not all the Androids attacks
land and some of Goku's do too.
***At the outskirts or Capital City..
Vegeta grinned evily, "I can sense Kakarot's
powering up. He must already be fighting the Androids." Gohan nodded and
him, Piccolo, Krillen, Eighteen and Seventeen flew faster in anticipation
of the battle ahead. Suddenly their way was blocked by a man whom Vegeta
and Piccolo instantly recognized...Dr. Gero..
"Ah marvelous. I simply love Goku's Instantaneous
Movement trick" Gero said. Eighteen recoiled in fear while Seventeen looked
at his creator with a look of sheer hate. "Why do you look like that my
children?" Gero said to Seventeen and Eighteen, "Don't worry, once #24
and I have killed Goku and his friends, I think I'll re-admit you two to
my family." That was what Eighteen had been dreading to hear. Vegeta stepped
up, a huge smirk on his face. "So you are alive huh? Thats good, it gives
us the pleasure to kill you a second time!" Gero just laughed. "Theres
something you should see first.." he says. He produces a screen the size
of his hand out of a pocket and turns it on. It shows the world through
#24's eyes. What they see is not pretty, Goku lying on the ground, beat
and bruised, and #24 casually blasting his bleeding body with Ki blasts.
"Daddy!" Gohan screamed going SSJ. Vegeta also went SSJ. At almost the
same time, Gohan and Vegeta charged Gero. Without hesitation, Piccolo jumped
in and began fighting in the fierce four-way melee. Seventeen looked at
Eighteen and motioned her to follow him. Together they flew to the city
to try and help Goku while there was still time.
*****Back at the city, where #24 was fighting
Goku..
BAM!! BAM!! BAM!! BAM!! BAM!! #24's blasts
tore into Goku's bleeding and bruised body. Goku struggled with all he
was worth, but was unable to escape the Androids attacks. #24 stopped firing
for just a minute. That was all Goku needed. "KAIO KEN...TIMES 20!!" he
screamed. His body was instantly engulfed in red fire. #24's jaw hit the
floor. Not having seen Goku use the Kaio Ken technique since Namek, Gero
had failed to include it in #24's memory banks. Now he was left speechless
as Goku jumped up and began to beat #24 into the dust! Every punch, every
kick, and every blast connected head on and #24 was powerless to even move
under Goku's lightning fast assault.
****Back in the skies above Capital City..
Gohan, Vegeta, and Piccolo were all three
fighting Dr. Gero. Gero aimed a kick at Gohans head. Gohan ducked and used
the momentium to sling Dr. Gero right into Vegeta, who pummeled him with
fists of fury. After a few moments of merciless beating, Vegeta slung Dr.
Gero to Piccolo, who took his turn at beating the Android into a pulp.
Vegeta suddenly stopped fighting, an evil smile appearing on his face.
He flew away about 50 feet and put his cupped hands together, gathering
energy. 'Vegetas doing his Final Flash attack' Gohan thought, 'We have
to keep Gero occupied until he can muster the energy to complete it.' Gohan
and Piccolo picked the pace up, battleing the Android all over the skies..
****Meanwhile, at Goku's battle.
Goku was in trouble. The Kaio Ken had worn
off and left him more exhausted than before. His punched and kicks became
sloppy and soon #24 had no trouble dodging them. In mere moments the tide
had turned and now #24 was once again beating Goku around like a little
brat. Suddenly, #24 appeared behind Goku and double-punched him right in
the spine with both fists. Goku fell to his knees, groaning in pain. #24
pulled his hand back and slammed his fist into the base of Goku's neck.
Temporarly paralyzed, Goku fell on his face. #24 raised his hand, gathering
energy to finish Goku. At the last second before he fired, a foot slammed
into the side of his face. Seventeen and Eighteen landed, both stepping
between Goku and #24. "Goku may have been Dr. Gero's enemy, but he isn't
ours!" Eighteen yelled. "As much as I hate to spare him, Eighteen is right.
Goku's never harmed us in anyway at all. Besides, if I don't get to kill
him neither do you." Seventeen said with a smirk. Goku, although badly
weakened, knew the two Androids could never beat #24. Telepathically, Goku
pleaded with Piccolo for help..
Piccolo!>
What the?! Oh its you. What is it
I'm kinda busy> Piccolo thought
Contact Dende, tell him to contact
Bulma and use her machine to teleport the Emergency Suspension Shutoff
thingy!> Goku pleaded.
Bulma had recently developed a machine
which mimiced Goku's Instantaneous Movement technique. A few seconds later,
Dende's voice appeared in Goku's head, telling him he's just finished contacting
Bulma. Not less than 10 seconds later a black box appeared near Goku. Seventeen
walked over and grabbed it. He turned to press the button but a punch by
#24 stopped him. Eighteen dived for the controller Seventeen dropped and
as her hand touched it her head was stomped by #24. Both Androids got up
and leaped on #24, batteling for control of the Controller. Goku, seeing
his chance, crawled slowly on his stomach to the controller. #24, clearly
stronger than both Androids, had quickly and swiftly beaten Seventeen and
Eighteen into the ground. He raised his hands to prepare an energy blast
and right before he fired it, he just suddenly stopped. His eyes took on
a blank look and he fell backward into the sand. Seventeen and Eighteen,
seeing the Android fall, charged up a powerful blast and fired at the same
time, scoring a direct hit on #24's face. The Android was instantly blown
to bits..
Seventeen and Eighteen looked behind them
and gasped. Vegeta was glowing brighter than the sun itself and he had
an insane amount of Ki energy gathered. As Vegeta prepared to fire his
Final Flash, Seventeen and Eighteen stood by, finally ready to see Dr.
Gero be put to rest for all time..
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Think its over eh? WRONG! Not quite.
Gero still has a few tricks up his sleeve. Look for Chapter 7; Gero's Final
Vengence soon!
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