Fusion…HA

Fusion…HA! 2- The Dead Zone

Part 4- Android, Androids Everywhere!

"The door to the laboratory opened with a wisp and in entered Android A. In his arms was the wife of Son Gohan, awake but in a sedated state. The android carried her over to a holding cell to the side. The steel door opened automatically and Adrian placed Videl down on her feet. She stood completely still in that spot as the cell door was closed as if she were dead to the world. Adrian pulled the lever on the side and there was a locking sound. At that moment Dr. Boo walked in and joined Adrian in front of the cell.

"This is his wife?" asked the Doctor. He had collected information on her, but he had not actually seen the picture that was used in his android files. Aspa had found it for him.

"Yes. She is a gem. I find her very… pleasant to be around. I quite enjoyed my assignment." Dr. Boo gave Adrian an evil eye. Boo could spot distraction a mile away.

"Don't forget why you are here. I had to punish Aspa because she disobeyed me. Don't let this pawn cause you to do something that you will regret." Android A bowed respectfully.

"Don't worry, doctor. I have not forgotten what you have done for me. I will do as you say. I have brought you the wife; now I will bring you the man himself." Adrian straightened up and clenched his fist. "I anticipate out battle and it will be glorious!"

"Have your fight, but don't let it interfere with my plan or you will regret it. Prepare for your assignment."

"Of course, sir. I will leave at once on my mission." Adrian exited the room, beaming over his anticipated confrontation. Dr. Boo reached over to a nearby computer panel and hit a button. A large, metal chair came out of the floor in the cell. Dr. Boo opened the door and helped Videl into it. He strapped her in and re-locked the cell. Going back to the panel, Dr. Boo activated a program and an electric charge was sent through the chair. After the first shock Videl came to her senses and let out a painful cry. Dr. Boo turned the current off and crossed his arms, resting his chin on his fist.

What will she do now?

"WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING TO ME? WHERE AM I? WHO ARE YOU?" She tried to muscle out of the restraints, but they were too strong. Dr. Boo clapped approvingly. Her spirit was amazing. She seemed angrier than scared, if she was scared at all.

"You are feisty my dear. You will make a remarkable addition to my forces. Yes, I do believe you will." Videl struggled even more to get free, but it was pointless. The restraints were too strong, even for her.

"You can't do this to me! If I don't get out of here Gohan will come and you'll wish you had never seen me!" Dr. Boo let out an evil cackle at the remark. Getting tired of being laughed at Videl gritted her teeth together.

"I want Son Gohan to come. He has the biggest role in my master plan. You are nothing more than bait." Videl's eyes lit up with fire and her muscles tensed. Dr. Boo continued to laugh until he heard a beeping on his computer. He rushed over to the main console and took a look at the readings.

Power Level: Rising Exponentially

"Her power is indeed great." Boo went back to Videl. "You may be more valuable than I originally thought. Such potential." Videl's anger and power blew into a rage just before she fell unconscious.

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The area around the Madam's Mansion has begun to grow back. Long after the battle between Gotenks and Hunter, not to mention the return of Buu and Boo, the area's greenery had begun to appear again. A small bird flew into the area and sat down on a bush. The trees had yet to grow to their usual height so it's selection wasn't on of choice. It relaxed on a thin twig, regaining its energy to take off again, but something was wrong. At first it seemed that it was resting, then it started to feel tired. It began to panic, hopping and flapping but not knowing what to do. Still it was losing energy. Finally it decided to get away. It tried to fly off, but something was holding it down. It was… pink gum? The bird, which had lost most of its energy, could not break free. Slowly it's wings started to feel like added weights. They slumped down until it couldn't lift them anymore. The gum receded and formed a puddle outside of the bush. It began to form a shape of a body. As it did its features came to be more defined. It's face formed, revealing a teenager with evil intent.

"I'm back."

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"I can feel two strong powers over in this direction. They must be Buu and his brother. They are so identical, yet one is definitely stronger than the other." The Madam flew over the desolate terrain of Hell. She had long gotten used to it but not a moment passed by that she wished to escape. To be alive… to have revenge. More than anything she wanted revenge on the fusion, Chima. Bulma and ChiChi were going to die; the Madam had been toying with them. If it hadn't been for the interference of the other fusion Gotenks she would have defeated the two.

"Something is about to happen unlike anything else. It is not chance these two are together. If I stick close enough to them I might get lucky." With great anticipation she blasts off to the site of the confrontation.

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Gohan was laid across the bed, basically unable to move most of his body. He felt like he had been in battle, one worse than even that of Cell. His insides burned like never before; they felt as if they might actually burst. Even though he had no direct control over his body, he was deep into spasms. Rae, Trunks, and Goten attempted to keep him still.

"Gohan," pleaded Rae who was by his side trying to hold him down by his chest. "I can't heal you if you keep moving so much." Goten strained while trying to keep Gohan's arms down. Trunks wasn't having much more luck with his legs.

"Goten, change to a Super Saiyan!" Trunks yelled just before getting a foot to the mouth.

"Why?" The right arm broke free and Goten had to jump on it to hold it down again. This wasn't working.

"Because as a Super Saiyan we might be able to hold him down." Suddenly Trunks' words began to make sense. The both of them raised their auras quickly and powered up to SSJ level. It helped and they were able to keep Gohan's flailing limbs in check. Rae smiled and held her hands over Gohan's chest. A white glow emanated from her, flowing smoothly into his every pore.

"I think that will work, guys. Good idea." The boys continued to hold Gohan down when Bulma and ChiChi came into the room. Both were holding their Saiyan Guards closely. Despite Gohan's condition and what they themselves had been though they seemed to be calm. They were even dressed casual, both wearing a T-shirt and shorts, Bulma's being white/blue and ChiChi's being green/black. Goten looked at his mother with a questionable gaze.

"Mother, what's that?" he asked, referring to her clothes.

"I borrowed some clothes from Bulma to wear for now. How is Gohan?" She approached her son and placed her palm on his forehead. He seemed to relax then. Goten and Trunks stepped away to give Rae and ChiChi more room. Bulma could see that ChiChi was not only worried about her son, but that it might be in his best interest to have her stay there, at least until Videl arrived.

"Is somebody going to say anything to me?" asked Krillan from across the room. Everyone turned around at once to see Krillan in his bed, bandaged up from the beating he had received at the hands of Android C.

"Is this what you did after I left?" Once again all of the heads turned to the door. This time it was 18 who stepped in. She was smiling like never before.

"What's so funny?"

"Well you seem to be okay. That's nice to know. I've also managed to get a little help, just in case."

"Help?" they all asked at the same time. From behind 18 stepped a man with silky black hair. He was the same height as she and wore a black t over a white shirt. He had blue jeans and an orange scarf around his neck. There was no mistaking it. It was…

"17. Never thought I'd see you again." Once again everyone turned to the doors. In walked Son Goku. Behind him, oddly enough, was the prince of the Saiyans Vegeta. Goku walked right up to 17 and extended his hand, which was taken and shook by 17.

"There is no time to waste with reunions!" spat Vegeta. "We have to get serious. What the hell is going on here? The bald guy gets beat up, the two women get shot at in space, and Kakarotto's brat gets hit with a box and is down for the count! Someone please explain this to me!" Everyone seemed shocked and confused by the fact that Vegeta had put the word 'please' anywhere in his sentence.

"Well we don't know, Vegeta," answered Bulma. "Maybe when b-chan wakes up we'll be able to find out."

"Hey, I just had a thought." Krillan sat up. "How did you know that there was something going on, 18? Weren't you with your brother?" Both the original androids smirked.

"When I went back to the mall it was pretty obvious something had happened. There was debris everywhere and holes in the walls. Since I didn't see you I figured you had something to do with it. After hearing some of the people talk about it I figured that something was going to happen so I went back to my brother to get him to come. It didn't take much convincing." 17 pounded his fists together.

"I haven't seen much action in a while. I'm looking forward to a good fight. Maybe I'll get a chance to showcase some of my power."

Boom! There was an explosion outside the house. Everyone able to move began to rush outside at once except for the androids and Vegeta. They didn't bother. They knew he was already out there. The other's stopped in the hall. They could feel his ki signature as well. Bulma turned to Goku.

"Do you think that they came to get b-chan?"

"I don't know. Where is she right now?"

"Asleep in the room next to Krillan and Gohan. She should be okay but I'll peek in on her just to make sure." Bulma ran off to b-chan's room. Rae ran back to tend to Gohan, as did Goten, Trunks, and ChiChi. Goku closed his eyes and let his mind search outside for ki. Even though he couldn't sense his enemy, he knew that he was there. Of course, there was someone else there whom he could sense.

"Piccolo."

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B-chan lay on the bed with her eyes closed. She hadn't done much since getting to Capsule Corp. For some reason the trip in her own capsule had left her tired and sleepy. Maybe she had been in there for a while. Bulma had shown her up to a room on the second floor of the building that she had found to be very comfortable. B put her hands behind her head and relaxed. So much had happened in so little time. She had met Piccolo, Goku, and Gohan almost immediately. Goku was an interesting character. He was more like a big teddy bear than a fighter, but b-chan could feel his power, which seemed to have no bottom. When they arrived at Capsule Corp. B was introduced to Bulma, ChiChi, Vegeta, Goten, Rae, and Trunks. Bulma and ChiChi were very nice. Vegeta asked her about her tail before going off on his own. Goten was a lot more friendly than anyone and b-chan knew that he had to be Goku's son. Trunks seemed to be quieter, but also a slight arrogance about him was apparent. It wasn't much, but b-chan picked up on it right away. She knew he was the son of Vegeta, without a doubt. Rae didn't say much to her. She did growl though, when b-chan first looked at Goten and talked to him. Not wanting to start a disagreement she cut the conversation short. She made the excuse that she was tired and found out that when she was presented with a bed that she really was. Now she decided to get some rest and to figure out why she was there later. She closed her eyes and fell asleep.

A few minutes later Bulma opened the door to the room to check on b-chan. She was resting peacefully in the bed and Bulma couldn't see anything wrong in the room. Not wanting to disturb her sleep Bulma left quietly and closed the door behind herself.

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Outside of the Capsule Corp a bright white cape fluttered in the wind. Piccolo eyed his foe with extreme prejudice. He couldn't feel his ki, which convinced him 100% that he was an android. Not knowing what kind of power he was dealing with meant he had to be very careful. No mistakes.

"What do you want?" he asked bluntly.

"I am looking for Android B. I know she is here somewhere. Show me where she is and I'll spare you." Piccolo gritted his teeth. The Android was mocking him.

"You aren't taking anyone away from here." Piccolo crossed his arms. "If you try I'll be forced to stop you."

"Is that supposed to scare me… Piccolo?" The Namek was only slightly shocked that the android knew his name. The others had as well, although this one was made by a different person. It did bother him for another reason; if they knew him they would also know his fighting power. If they had overcompensated for it he would lose the fight before it began.

"Leave now or fight."

"Not a bit of fear, right green boy? Good. I like beating cocky guys into a pulp." C cracked his knuckles and smiled. Tell you what, green boy. I'll let you get the first shot. No gimmicks. Hit me as hard as you can. A once in a lifetime chance." He pointed to his cheek, tapping it and motioning Piccolo to hit it. In a flash Piccolo appeared in front of him and cracked him across the face. Android C twirled around like a top, descending as he went backward.

"How's that?"

"That… was pathetic. You can't do any better than that. I'll tell you what. I'll give you another hit, free of charge, but only if you act in the next three seconds." Not one to pass up an opening Piccolo dived at him. The android smiled. "I didn't say Simon Says!" He swung a backhand at Piccolo that was ducked. Piccolo spun around on the other side and crossed his arms again.

"I am not a fool. I could see that attack coming before you thought it up."

"Really? Any more words of wisdom?"

"Yes. That punch that you used to gauge my power is useless. It wasn't even close to my real power. If you can't contend with me now you have no chance and would be better off leaving this place." C seemed to be impressed by Piccolo's words.

"So you knew? No matter. I am stronger than you either way as you will soon see." Piccolo pointed right at C and motioned for him to attack with his finger.

"Enough talk." C rose above the Namek and threw a volley of ki balls at him. Piccolo dodged each, moving closer and closer to the android. Finally C made a huge one and tossed it. Piccolo caught it with both hands and tossed it back at him. It blew up in C's stomach. Piccolo followed it and hit the android with an uppercut, followed by a series of punches to all parts of the torso. C shook off the initial shock and grabbed Piccolo's right arm. His knee smashed the Namek under the chin, causing him to spit up blood. Spinning around once C tossed him to the ground. Piccolo stopped himself just as his feet softly touched down. He dodged out of the way of C's cannonball and fired an energy ball at his face. Its explosion covered C's sight just long enough for Piccolo to hit with a flying kick to the stomach. He spun around and went for the head, but it was blocked. Swinging back the other way he tried again, but was once again blocked. Piccolo faced forward and was walloped in the stomach with C's massive hand. In one movement Android C hit Piccolo with his own uppercut, grabbed him with his other hand, and smashed him into the ground. C grabbed his other leg and picked him up. Violently he smashed him into the ground again.

"You aren't so tough now with your mouth full of dirt. What are you going to say now, green boy?" Android C picked Piccolo up a third time. As soon as he did Piccolo fired a beam right into the eyes of the robot, breaking the hold. He landed on one knee and stood up. With his back to C he grabbed his turban and tossed it to the side. He took hold of his cape and did the same thing.

"I was going to say that I've only just begun. You'd better not be getting tired."

"I don't get tired, especially not when I have things to beat up like little green men from Mars."

"You won't make fun of my home world when I rip out your voice box." Piccolo ran up to C and hit him with an open palm thrust to the chest. Unfazed C grabbed him around the neck and head-butted him on the forehead. That was very effective as Piccolo began to see two people in front of him. He knew he was in trouble. Knowing exactly where the arm that was holding him was he hit it with an axehandle smash, breaking the hold. He landed on his feet and staggered back.

"Awww. Did I hurt the little baby?"

"Aaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!" Blue waves of energy seemed to entangle themselves around his green body. They moved to the top of his head and then rocketed off of his body. Blue flames covered his form. Piccolo clenched a fist. "Let's fight."

"Gladly." Android C raised his hands and made a large energy ball above his head. "Not even you can block this." Instead of becoming worried Piccolo seemed delighted.

"I don't have to." He placed his right index and middle fingers on his forehead and they sparked with power. Then he pointed them right at the energy ball. "MAKANKOSAPPO!!!!" The beam easily pierced through the sphere and caused it to explode.

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The Madam touched down between the two brothers, smiling like she had not a care in the world. She tossed her hair aside and smiled at Buu.

"So I was made from you? I have to say that I am not very impressed. I thought you would be more powerful… and better looking. A big disappointment in both areas. Buu seemed unaffected by the remark, but his brother was a little less calm. The Madam quickly picked up on this and turned her attention to Boo.

"Leave here, woman, while I am still thinking about killing you."

"And miss out on what is about to happen? I don't think so." Boo gave her a questioning look. "I know it is not a coincidence that two huge powers arrived in the same place at the same time. At least one of you had a reason for making this happen. Which I am not sure but it doesn't really matter, does it? I want in on whatever is happening. At the very least you plan on leaving this place and I don't want to miss out on that!" For a split second both Buu and Boo had a look of bewilderment on their faces.

"What makes you think that if I was leaving this place that I would let you 'tag' along? What would give you that right and privilege?"

"I am your brother in a sense. I am made of what you are… and I know what you have to face on the other side." Boo was silent. "You know what I am talking about, don't you? Admit it." The thought of it brought anger to his face.

"The fusion." He gritted his teeth. "You may prove of usefulness. First thing's first." Boo turned his back on the Madam and faced his brother again. "Right now I must deal with you. It is your choice. Either merge with me or bring pain upon yourself like you've never felt before." Buu stared cold into his brother's eyes, an anger seething beneath his skin that couldn't be mistaken. Boo could feel it and sighed sadly.

"Like I said before… just bring it."

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The teenager slowly walked over to the tallest thing he could find, which was a growing tree. He propped himself up, unable to hold his own weight just yet. In a few minute he would be back to normal. Being in his liquid form had been stressful. He hadn't been able to pull himself together for a long time. When he had he realized he had very little energy left and was forced back into his liquid form. For the longest time he was unable to regain his energy. He needed a little spark but because the area had been decimated no one had been there. The bird had been the first living thing close enough. It provided the spark he needed. His cells were functioning again. He would soon be back to normal. After that there would only be one thing left to do; find Trunks.

"Finally we will have our battle. I will make sure that twit Goten doesn't interfere." Hunter looked toward the sky. "Mono a mono. Trunks and I. I will destroy him." Hunter blinked and smiled. His body had not let him down. He was healed. Now to get to business. Should he hunt Trunks down immediately, or play with him as he did before? Goten and Rae had to be taken into account, as they would most likely try to interfere.

"What can I do to get him alone?" Then it hit him. Use the others against him. Let them all come. Take Goten and Rae hostage, forcing Trunks to not only come for them, but to fight him. Hunter couldn't believe his genius. There was no way Trunks could refuse. Even better was the fact that there was no way that Trunks could win. Although Hunter had been in his liquid form he had gotten stronger from the last battle with Gotenks. Trunks would be dealing with a tougher opponent this time around.

"Now, where is my prey?" Hunter looked around and scanned the area with his sixth sense. It didn't take him long to find Trunks. "There he is, with Goten and Rae. There seem to be some other powers there as well. No matter. I'll keep my level down and run there. By the time they realize I've struck it'll be too late. They'll wish they had completely destroyed me." Hunter began to run to the Capsule Corp, making sure to keep his power level too low to be detected.

"It's over, Trunks. You die now!"

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"A golden haired boy?" B-chan woke up with a start. She looked around, expecting to see someone in front of her, but there was nothing. "That was the weirdest dream." B-chan jumped out of the bed and ran to the door. She opened it and walked down to the next room where she found everyone waiting around. Gohan was still on the bed in pain. Rae was standing over Krillan, who was now nearly 100%. 17 and 18 were in a corner talking to one another. Goku was staring at the wall for some reason. Vegeta was staring right at b-chan when she entered. Goten, Trunks, ChiChi, and Bulma were with Gohan.

"Hi, b-chan," said Bulma. "Just getting up?" Vegeta stepped up before she could answer.

"I've waited long enough. What the hell is going on and why are they after you?" B-chan was stunned by the sudden blunt question. Bulma was peeved at the rudeness of it.

"Um… I don't know. Who's after me?"

"Whoever is fighting the Namek." 17 walked over from his sister and walked out the door.

"Where are you going?" asked Bulma. 17 smiled, as did his sister.

"To have some fun." He disappeared. Vegeta stared at hole through b-chan, still unsatisfied with her response.

"Don't you still have to find his wife?" asked 18, pointing to Gohan. Bulma looked at Vegeta, giving him a look that said 'Don't do anything while I'm gone'. He gave her a none-to-reassuring one of his own.

"18, could you come with me. There may be more of them; right now we can't be too careful. ChiChi has to stay with Gohan, to keep him calm. I'm not sure why Rae is unable to heal him, but until he is okay she'll have to stick with him." 18 went over to Bulma and walked out the door. Bulma eyed her husband one last time. "Don't do anything stupid."

"Yes, dear," he said sarcastically. The two left and blasted off to Gohan and Videl's house. Vegeta turned his attention to Goku this time. He had been monitoring the fight from the inside. "Do you think that Piccolo and the android can handle it?"

"I don't know. I've been trying to get some sort of power reading on him, but since he's an android it may be impossible. Piccolo seems to be doing okay. I don't think he's in any danger. He's almost at full strength and has most of his energy. As far as 17, who knows? No ones seen him in years."

"The androids fight the androids; what a joke."

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Piccolo was starting to show signs of heavy breathing. He was doing okay, but he knew that in the end he would only drain some of the android's energy. It wouldn't be enough to defeat him, and that's what counted. Android C, of course, was feeling fine. He couldn't get tired. He could feel the battle evening out.

"C'mon, green man. Are you going to tell me that you can't fight anymore? If you can't then I'll just finish you now."

"Your wrong. I don't give up." Piccolo extended his arm and hit C with a long distance right hook. He flew toward the android and hit him with a knee to the knee, almost buckling it backward. C ended up on his face. Piccolo stood up behind him, retracted his arm and fired a barrage of blasts, each more intense than the others. Out of the smoke C stood up and reached up to punch. It was swatted away. Piccolo hit C with another blast to the face that knocked the android back. C jumped up and attacked again, opening his arms wide and then smacking them close around his ears.

"KABOOM!" An explosion went off and covered them in smoke. A thud could be heard, then another. When the smoke cleared Android C was standing tall and Piccolo was on his knees. The sides of his head were wrecked, blackened and bloody. To make it worse he couldn't hear a thing. "How'd that feel, little green man? Oh, wait. That's right. You can't hear me. Well let me show you what I'm going to do to you." He bent down so that Piccolo could see him and brought his finger across his throat.

"Baka…"

"Don't worry, Piccolo. I'm sure one of your friends will come out here to save you. I won't destroy you just yet."

"That wouldn't be wise." 17 walked nonchalantly onto the battlefield. "You would have to use energy to do that. If you use to much I won't have any fun."

"You must be one of Dr. Gero's creations. You are an android, aren't you?"

"…You could say that. I am my own man. I do as I please, and right now it would please me to find out just how strong you are. If you would…" 17 motioned for C to attack. The android nodded.

"Of course. I want to see just how strong you are myself." C lifted his hands to form a ball of ki but was hit in the stomach with a shoulder by 17. Effortlessly he lifted up the much larger C and shot him away with a large blast. C rolled off of the blast and countered with one of his own. 17 held out his hands, blocked it, and tossed it aside. C fired twelve more, all of which were blocked and tossed. Finally C rushed in and punched at 17 defense. That managed to throw the smaller android off balance. Lightning quick C punched 17 in the face twice. The android traveled a way before flipping over to his feet. He stood up and dusted his clothes off.

"That was a pretty good hit. I must say that this creator of yours has outdone himself. You are indeed strong."

"Cut the act. I know you think that you are still stronger than I am. I haven't begun to show my power and…"

"And I tire of you. You aren't the challenge I was looking for. I plan to finish this very quickly. If you have any thing terribly important to say then do it now. It will be your last chance." C shook his head.

"No, this is your last chance to say anything to your friends before you destroy them."

"Nani?"

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Back in the laboratory of Dr. Boo the scientist was beaming with delight. His army was just about to get two new members. He typed in the command on his computer and watched the fun.

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"What is that sound?" asked 18 out aloud to no one in particular. All of a sudden she had heard a loud, almost piercing sound. It hadn't actually bothered her; just caught her attention. It seemed somewhat familiar, a little too familiar.

"What's wrong, 18?" Bulma looked over at her friend, who seemed slightly disturbed at the moment.

"Nothing. It's nothing."

"Okay. Well soon I'm going to have to land to keep from being sensed. My husband has taught me about that. Even though they can't sense your ki Dr. Boo just might have another means of detecting you. You should stay low as well."

"Fine. Do you think that Videl has been taken captive?"

"…I'm hoping not, but it doesn't look good. She hasn't answered any of the phone calls that I've made and I don't sense her power. I don't know what to make of it really. I just hope that she is in one piece. That may sound harsh, but given the circumstances I think it's pretty accurate."

"There is it." Bulma was shocked to see that they had flown to the house so quickly. Her training with the Saiyan Guards had been paying off. The sight of the house, though, was not all pleasant. There was a huge hole in the side that spoke volumes about what happened. They quickly scanned the debris and searched the intact portion of the house; nothing. Videl was officially missing.

"Damn! We're too late. He must have gotten her, but why would he take her? What does she have to offer him?" Bulma slammed her fist into a nearby wall. 18 sensed her frustration and offered her own suggestion.

"Maybe he wasn't after her. Maybe he's after Gohan."

"Gohan?"

"He did try to use Goku to fuse with Buu before, correct? He may have decided to use Gohan instead because of his power potential. If that was the case then he would have to lure Gohan to him somehow."

"…Videl's the bait… we have to get back to the house before he sends something after Gohan. He won't be able to defend himself." 18 and Bulma took off again, headed back for the Capsule Corp. in hopes of saving the demi-Saiyan.

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That damn high pitched sound was really starting to bother 17. Still he managed to be able to totally thrash Android C without so much as breaking a sweat. At this point C's head was bolted into the ground. He dug around it and finally was able to dig it up. He wiped the dirt from his ears and laughed.

"That the best you got, skinny boy?!" 17 tried to focus on the brute in front of him, but he could keep his eyes trained on him. To make things worse he was beginning to see double and triple. He held his head, almost forgetting to keep his feet under himself. With the speed and grace of a slug he formed a ball of ki and threw it at C, or what he thought was C. The errant energy tore a hold through the Capsule Corp building. In a flash there was an explosion, not large but enough to get the attention of everyone inside. Responding to the situation Goku and Vegeta came outside.

"17?" Goku had seen 17's plight right away. The android was now on his knees and unable to take his hands from his head.

"AHHHHHHHHHHH!!! Get out of my head! No!" He rolled around on the ground, in indescribable pain. Goku and Vegeta looked on, baffled by what was bothering him.

"17? What's wrong?"

"Can't you hear it?" Goku looked past Android C and saw Piccolo getting to his feet. He looked okay except for his head, which looked like burnt mold on toast. "It looks worse than it feels."

"What were you talking about, Piccolo? Hear what?"

"Even someone as dense as you should be able to hear it, Kakarotto." Vegeta stepped out in front of him. "There is some kind of sound wave, high frequency. What it is saying to him I don't know. But I'm sure you do, don't you?" He stared right at Android C.

"Maybe."

"Maybe I beat it out of you. I have a way with my fists that just makes people want to tell me things." He cracked his knuckles and smirked. "All of your android powers in the world couldn't save you from me. I don't think I'm going to let you make up your own mind. I'll just start dismembering you right now." Vegeta's aura flickered before exploding out. White energy encased his body and then turned yellow.

"Vegeta?"

"Not now, Kakarotto. I…" By that point Vegeta had already seen what was bothering his friend. On the ground 17 seemed to have gotten control of himself. He was sitting on his knees now, breathing hard. That was weird in it's own right. What made things worse was that they could now feel about him what they thought was ki. Both were completely dumbfounded. Android C didn't seem confused at all.

"Well, well, looks like he's finally coming around. That's pretty good. I think I'm going to have some real fun now. You still want a piece of me, runt? Be careful, your friends may need your help first."

"He's up!" yelled Piccolo. "This doesn't look good."

"No, Piccolo. It doesn't." 17 ran his hand through his hair and pushed it back to the side. "You have to contend with me now. I think I'll start by breaking your legs. Sounds like fun." 17 stalked over to Piccolo, completely void of his older personality.

"No you don't! If you fight him you fight me!" Goku quickly powered up and fired a ki ball. 17 jumped over it and flew into the air. Piccolo and Goku followed him, disappearing from the area.

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Things weren't going well for the people inside Capsule Corp. Krillan was finally healed, but Gohan was not. B-chan still had no idea what was going on and had no idea who or where her family was. Trunks and Goten stood around ChiChi, who was sitting by her son, worried. He hadn't been able to recuperate from such a little injury. Why? He should have been fine without medical treatment. Something wasn't right.

Krillan sat up off of the bed. "Did you hear that? That noise outside." He looked to the window, but there was nothing there. He turned back to the guys, who were staring at him like he was crazy

"Are you okay Krillan?" asked Goten. "Maybe you hit your head a few times in your fight?" Trunks and Goten then both erupted into a fit of laughter. Krillan was a little peeved, but decided to forget it. There was no point.

"I know I saw something." He turned back to the window and there was a man smiling and waving right at him.

"That's because you did." Android A floated in the window. With three quick moves he put Krillan through a wall, sending him crashing into the bed that b-chan had slept in. B-chan was his next target. He stood right in front of her. She didn't move. She was unafraid. "Little B, my job does not concern you. I'll deal with you when it does." He pushed by her, showing his lack of respect for her power. Not having to take much time to think about it she jumped at him from behind. A saw it coming before she jumped and backhanded her through another wall. She fell out of the building to the ground below.

"Hey, you!" yelled Trunks. "Why don't you fight someone your own size?" Adrian silently held his hand out and formed a massive ki ball.

"Here, play with this." A launched it at Trunks, but Goten was also in its path. With no other defense they tried to stop in with their bare hands. It pushed them back to the wall behind them and a power struggle ensued. Nonchalantly A walked over to ChiChi and Gohan. She stood up in a fighting stance, ready to protect her son. To the android this seemed almost laughable.

"You would really try that, even though you don't have your precious Guards?" It was true. ChiChi's Saiyan Guards were on the floor next to the bed. They were in reach, but she didn't care. Even if she was quick enough to grab them she didn't want to.

"You leave my son alone."

"Or what?"

"…Or…" ChiChi gritted her teeth and a rumble came from deep within her. A was unsure of what it was at first, but he was sure that he had never seen or heard it before. What he had never seen was the woman in front of him start to raise her ki the way she was without the help of Saiyan Guards. White pockets of fire were everywhere, showing off a massive amount of suppressed energy. The foundation of the house was shaking because of it.

"Well that's impressive, but I think I'll have to end that little fun now." In an instant it all stopped. ChiChi, eyes glazed over, slumped over A's fist. With a flick of his forearm he tossed her to the vacant bed and never looked back. He picked up Gohan and looked one more time at Trunks and Goten, who were getting the better of the energy ball.

"Where…do… you thing… you are going?"

"I have to report back to my master. Don't think you'll be coming along." The energy ball started to go bright white. Light rays were escaping from every part.

KABOOM!

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"I apologize, brother, but I think I'll have to postpone our fight for just a second longer. I can't stand to have unfinished business. What I'm saying is the witch is beginning to annoy me with her presence." Boo ripped off his forelock and looked at the Madam. "You will become part of me." He tossed it at her and it melted into a liquid form. Before it reached her, though, The Madam vaporized it.

"I know those tricks. It isn't going to be that simple." A raging yell came from her lungs as she powered up and charged at Boo. Her fist cocked back and glowed with energy. "I will show you how to fight!" Boo laughed and charged her. Not expecting it, Madam Tush ran right into him. To her surprise she didn't get knocked back; she was sucked into him. Because of the speed that she had been running at she was absorbed in less than 10 seconds. Boo's power started to rise once again. The change was significant, but not by much. Once it was over Boo glanced at his brother.

"Now that you have no other distractions I think it's finally time to finish this." Buu took a defensive position, more conventional than this usual carefree fighting style.

"You are right. It is the time. No more games or distractions. You and me for the last time. Goodbye, brother." Boo flared up his aura and blasted off, his brother doing the same.

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Doctor Boo was very happy with himself. He had done it again. He stood at the control console and pressed a button. Across the room the door to the cell opened up, allowing the smoke that had collected inside to rush out. From inside a figure, a female figure, stepped forward, making it's way over to the Doctor. She had a very confident swagger and a smile to match.

"That's right. Come to me." The female walked slowly to its master and stopped in front of him. She stood straight up, arms crossed over her chest. "Let's see," he said, thinking out aloud. "Seems like you've taken to the treatment very well, as I knew you would. Seems I was able to release the power that was deep inside of you. How very smart of me." He ran his hands through her hair and down her back. The figure wore black wrap gloves and black pads that stretched to her elbow. Her shirt was a sleeveless black spandex with a 'V' cut that reached to just above her stomach. Her bottoms were black spandex as well with a red dragon design on the side. Her boots were leather, and across her waist she has a leather belt with a silver buckle.

"Reporting, Master Boo."

"Good, Videl, good. You are obeying orders, but there is something that's has to change. That name of yours is nice, but it connects you to your past. You need something more suitable for your new personality. Dr. Boo began to think while Videl waited for her next order. "Aspa."

"Yes, Dr. Boo?"

"Rearrange the letters in Videl's name and see if you can come up with a replacement." The computer screen blipped ands showed the results.

First Selection: Devil (pronounced Day-vell)

"I think we have a keeper!"

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Trunks woke up and his head was throbbing. That blast was pretty strong. If he had a chance to go Super Saiyan he might have been able to avoid such a decisive defeat. That was in the past now. It was very apparent that Gohan was probably taken. He had no visual conformation because he couldn't see straight just yet. Instead he tried to feel his surroundings.

"Well I can see that my father, Goku, and Piccolo are still here. They are outside fighting. Must be an android, because I can sense him." He went to the next power. "Krillan is close, I think in the next room. He must have been hit pretty bad with that blast as well." He went on to the next after that. "B-chan… she's okay. She's close. If I remember correctly she was hit outside. I think she'll be okay." The last signature that he felt was ChiChi's. She was fine. Trunk's sight started to clear up and he was able to see straight. Something was wrong.

"Where are Rae and Goten?" He looked around and scanned for his two friends, but could get nothing. He was worried at first, but that subsided. They were an item, as he well knew. They might have gone of to be alone or something. But then after a moment that didn't make sense either. Rae was always the first one on the battle scene to help with the healing. Where was she now? Holding his head Trunks stood up and looked up to the ceiling as if it would give him answers. He noticed two things about it. One was it was in still upright. It was probably going to hold. Second was that it did give him answers. He knew exactly where they were. In an instant Trunks was out the window. The ceiling then fell, flipping so that it was facing up. On it was a message.

-If you want to see that goof and the traitor again you'll have to fight me. No help, no friends, just you and me, mono a mono. If you got the guts just follow my aura. I'm sure you can pick it up. I'm not hiding from anyone anymore. I'm going to finish this thing between you and me. If you don' show up, I'll be forced to take things out on your good friends here. Be a pal; face me and die. -

Your Friend Always

Hunter

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