The wind was nothing against Vegeta. The fact that he was flying against
the wind was insignificant. He was like a bullet jetting through anything
that dared to delay or prevent anything he wanted.
He, a prince of saiyan blood, was in a league of his own for other's to bow before him. And yet he bowed down to his mate, simply because deep down beyond this defenses, he loved her.
He arrived in the mountain region, by now Kakarot would sense his power. His power was significant. Once he located Kakarot's residence, he came to the ground and waited at the front porch.
He was the last royal saiyin Prince he didn't live in a palace, but Capsule Corporation had provided him the best of residency on this planet. Compared to his home Kakarot lived in a shack.
He was to fetch him. Now Vegeta knew by now Kakarot should have felt his awesome power. He slowly became agitated and charged up, the increase of power would alert anyone in a 50-mile radius. Still nothing.
He was beyond agitated, he focused his anger into super saiyan power. And still Kakarot did not come.
He would not go to him. He should not go to him. Kakarot would have to come to him. That was the unspoken rule of royalty. Vegeta powered down and smirked his infamous smirk. With weak shot, he blasted the door down.
[If that won't fetch Kakarot, I'll blow his house up, and if that won't work I'll be forced to drag his ass out.]
He heard footsteps thumping towards the door. But instead of Kakarot, Chi- Chi came.
" WHAT IN THE WOLRD DID YOU DO TO MY DOOR? WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE? DO I COME TO YOUR FRONT DOOR AND BLOW IT UP? VEGETA, YOU NEED TO LEARN SOME MANNERS I DON'T KNOW HOW BULMA PUTS UP WITH YOUR SENSELESS BRUTALITY!"
One Vegeta knew the woman was finished he asked himself,[Could it be possible that she is more bitchy than Bulma? Only time could really tell.]
" Listen, woman, I am "Prince" Vegeta to you. I have come for Kakarot."
Chi-Chi didn't move. She had a dangerous death glare set upon Vegeta. As cliché as it sounds, if looks could kill, Vegeta would be a pile of over- burnt ashes.
[This is getting nowhere; I'll half to drag his ass out.]
He walked arrogantly passed Chi-Chi and entered the Son residence. He entered the dining room to see Kakarot being the glutton that he is. Upon a table a massive load of food had been placed, and at one end was Goku was eating it all.
Vegeta didn't have time to get through to Kakarot, there was only sure way to get Kakarot's attention in a situation like this.
Vegeta raised his hand and blasted all of the food, plates and all. The food scattered about the room, splattered upon everything except Vegeta who had taken the precaution to prepare a thing protective aura around him.
" Hey! What was that for?" Goku asked.
" Come Kakarot, we don't have much time."
" Vegeta! You just blasted all my food. Do you know what I had to get all that food? That was my reward for my performance last night!"
Vegeta was caught off guard, he had wanted to fall in laughter, if Kakarot had done what he it sounds like, then Chi-Chi shouldn't be acting bitchy, there was no excuse for being a bitch after a blissful night of-
" Vegeta! Why did you come here? I want an apology, it was hard work!"
" Kakarot, what did you do to deserve any of this."
Goku blushed and played with his fingers at a loss for words.
" Nevermind, look, the faster you come the faster you can return to consume like pig."
" Okay, sounds good, Chi-Chi wouldn't like to see this mess so we better vamoose!"
Goku grabbed Vegeta's wrist.
" Unhand me Kaka-"
Within an instant Goku had teleported both warriors to the Capsule Corporation.
* * * *
Ryu was amazed he could actually fly with out falling down, his sister had easily mastered the technique, yet it had taken him almost an hour. He could feel Goshun close behind him and closing in.
Down below both Marron and Rika spotted Ryu dash off in the same direction was Trunks. Now Marron began to get worried, she didn't want her son getting involved with anything that may be dangerous.
" Rika, something is terribly wrong, your father still hasn't comeback and I don't like the fact that the others may be having fun without us."
Rika was a smart girl and wasn't fooled by her mother's attempt. She knew her mom was worried. She also knew her mother was trying to not her worried.
" Ok mom, let's go."
Both took to the skies, Marron of course, holding her daughter's hand so they could fly a little faster. Just above them Goshun dashed through the skies in the same direction.
Marron was shocked. Her daughter didn't need any help flying. Despite, her slow flying rate she was an expert. Marron thought back to when her husband had got her to fly, but back then he was just her boyfriend.
* * * *
1 ***FLASHBACK***
" Oh come on! You're no fun."
" Trunks this isn't a game, let me go." Marron protested.
" If you insist."
Trunks dropped Marron, she screamed in terror as she dropped 450 feet. She felt like she was going to die from shock any second and just when she was about to, Trunks caught her.
" Trunks you idiot! You could've got me killed!"
" That, Marron, was to conquer your fear of heights, trust me after that you'll never experience anything else that was even close to how scary that was."
" Listen, Trunks. I. Don't. Want. To. Fly."
It was pointless to argue and Marron knew that.
" Right, one problem, you already know how to fly, you're just to stubborn to admit it."
Marron face flushed with anger. Trunks set her down untop of a skyscraper and took off in a very slow flight, Marron wasn't going to let Trunks get away. She didn't have a lot of ki but she would try to catch up to Trunks anyway. What she didn't realize until later was that she was flying on her own.
***END FLASHBACK***
* * * *
Before long, Marron could sense her husband's ki up ahead. Way ahead of her was Goshun and in front of him, Ryu.
Ryu landed landed upon the blasted land and knew what had happened. He had been sparring ever since he was a toddler and knew what had happened here. A battle. From the air Goshun dropped right beside him.
" Hey Ryu, I can feel Uncle Gohan is close by."
" No way Uncle Gohan is here? Man! Must've been one heck of a battle, wish I could see it."
Ryu released his tail from around his waste and allowed it to flow freely in the air. Both Goshun and Ryu scanned the area for any sign. They found one in the form of three broken bodies.
* * * *
" So what is this again?" Goku asked.
" It's a recording found in the virus which may explain all the events of today. Listen." Bulma commanded."
Bulma played the recording, and the voice of a past foe could be heard.
(((I am Doctor Maxwell Gero and this is my autobiography. I have hidden this information in the most complex of codes and whosoever should be wise enough to encounter this information shall be blessed with knowledge and enhanced to unseen strength. My goal, simple: to dominate the world under one rule, my rule. I developed an army known as the infamous Red Ribbon Army, I had men of brawn and brain. I had organizations all over the world. My army was unstoppable. I alone would become the Alpha and Omega of Earth. But the gods were never in my favor. All my goals and dreams were extinguished by a single boy. One lad had held immense power and his name was Goku. He was only a boy, and yet he destroyed the world's greatest army. To add to my insult he spared my life instead of killing me. That would be his ultimate mistake. Just the thought of one boy equaling to the force of an army kindled the spark of inspiration to build the Androids. The Androids would have the appearance of one being, but the strength of the Red Ribbon Army. I soon realized I would not live too see the full extent of my victory. Most of my life what been withered away to create the Red Ribbon Army. The Androids would find and destroy Goku and his allies, and then proceed to eliminate every form of life in existence. To observe Goku and his allies I would always have him "bugged", little robotic insects would monitor Goku's every move to learn and perfect everything that was Goku. This was an all new obsession, I created Android 0 was a prototype to be a base for further Androids. From Zero I made One, Two, and Three. As I made a new Android I made them stronger, faster, and smarter than the last. In fact Android 3 was so strong there was no need for Androids 1 and 2 so they were recycled into Androids 4 and 5. Five was state-of-the-art, he made Android 3 useless, Four couldn't compare to Five's power. This process of creation and elimination continued until Androids 13, 14, and 15 were made. Thirteen and Fourteen were far too strong. I couldn't destroy them so I was forced to deactivate them until the day they would come in handy. Such A.I. proved to be a threat. My next android, Number 16 would not be so intelligent. His only function would be seek and destroy Goku. He was capable of new programming in case he was ever needed to perform a new task, to make up for his low A.I. he had unbelievable strength. He was to complex and never completed, I would have let the computer continue the project, but the computer was already occupied with a more "significant" project. For my next two Androids I decided to capture humans and "roboticize them" this way I would not have to worry about A.I., and their metallic body was all the strength they needed. I implanted all the memory I had collected from my robotic spy bugs into their memory. Unfortunately, they continuously, rebelled and I was forced to put them to "sleep". I realized I was close to obtaining my goal, I did not want to die so I did the only possible thing I could do. I transformed myself into an android, I would be Android 20 and my predecessor was Android 19. We would both he energy-draining models. This was the fastest way to make loyal Androids, they only needed simple AI and could always get stronger by sucking the energy out of victims. While I rejoiced at my completion of my life's work I knew the best was yet to come. Cell. He was the Perfect warrior. He would be the Perfect Warrior, with the cells of Goku, Tien, Vegeta, Piccolo, Krillin, and the others. I was unable to destroy my two mistakes: 17 and 18. They were the most powerfully beings on Earth, thus, they would both be consumed by Cell. Cell would always be hungry for power until they day he reached Perfection, then he would be invincible. But in the event, that Cell was ever to be defeated I implemented the Gero chip into Cell. I made a copy of my brain and downloaded it into the chip where it was implemented into to Cell. This biomechanized chip would allow me to control the host from beyond the grave. I would serve as their conscience and they would just serve me. If the hosts were ever defeated, the virus would simply be transported into the victor. This way I would always control the strongest warrior. Until the day Cell awakens this concludes my autobiography)))
Vegeta was satisfied now knowing all the answers.
Goku was confused, beyond all belief.
Bulma was worried if anything, the world's strongest people were right next to her. If one of them should fall into the slavery of Gero, then Earth would fall into hell.
" Umm.Bulma.how exactly do we stop this chip?"
" I have no idea Goku, but Eighteen may know, after all the Gero virus was in her."
* * * *
Goten landed on the ground, behind him her sister-in-law and her niece also hit the ground safely. To his horror Gohan, Trunks, ad Krillin laid on the ground motionless. He saw his son and Ryu heading towards their bodies.
Ryu landed next to his father, he tried to awaken him but failed. He moved onto his Uncle Gohan but decided against touching his uncle. Gohan 's beaten and battered body was exposed from his torn tatter. His body was submerged in guts and goo. A nasty mix of back and purple infested his body. Goshun looked upon Uncle Gohan and was grossed.
" Eww! What happened to him?" Goshun exclaimed.
" I don't know. But this had to be one sweet battle, both grandpa and Uncle Gohan and even my dad got hurt."
" I know, I wish we could have seen it."
" See, I told you we should of came. Goshun this is entirely your fault, if you hadn't have stopped me we would have had front row seats to the biggest, battle of the century. This is all your fault!"
" My fault? How is this my fault?"
" Never mind, look, we gotta help them. They're hurt, I don't think we can carry them anywhere, we need to get help."
" I know your mom would know what to do!"
"Yeah! That's a great idea Goshun!"
To the boy's relief they saw Goten descend with Marron and Rika.
* * * *
" So there all in the danger zone?" Bulma asked.
" Yes, Piccolo has beaten all of them. However, I don't sense Piccolo. Either he is dead or he is cleverly hiding his power." Vegeta stated.
" Goku, I need you to go over to the battlefield and retrieve Trunks, Krillin, and Gohan. We don't want the virus to infect them as well.
Goku brought two fingers to his forehead.
" No problem Bulma, be back in a flash.
* * * *
Marron dashed to her husband, there use to be a time when she cry at the simple thought of her love being hurt. But she soon realized her husband was a tough guy, and his saiyin blood will keep him alive.
She used her hand to brush the dust on his face.
And at that very simple touch Trunks awoke.
"Ow, my aching everything." Trunks said dizzily.
" Nice to see you're okay honey."
" Hey, it takes more than a namek to stop a saiyan."
" In any case it would be nice to not have to worry if my husband was alive or not. Gosh what a mess, what happened?"
And while the two were talking Rika went over to help her uncle. She ignored all the gooey guys all over his body and tried to stir him awake.
" Uncle Gohan, Uncle Gohan. Please wake up, we need to get you to safety. You're hurt."
In her attempts, the insides of Piccolo were all over her hands but she didn't care as long as her uncle was okay.
And while she was busy, the boys decided to help Krillin. He easily slipped out of his light coma.
" Man, that Gohan. What a pistol, he sure put out Piccolo. Too bad he got me in the process."
Krillin dusted himself; he then proceeded to pick up his two grandsons.
Alone, Goten stood in shock. He looked around at the destroyed land. He then looked at his friends and brother.
[I should have been here. If I was here this wouldn't have happened. This is all my fault. Gohan called us all and no one came to help him but a few fighters. We are a team, the Z-Fighters, and I should have been here.]
A ripple in time and space occurred and from nowhere Goku appeared. The sight of how bad Piccolo beat them first blew him away.
[Wow. Piccolo did a number on these guys. How could Piccolo be this strong? Well I better get them before that virus does.]
Goku walked over to Gohan and put his hands on Gohan's bare chest.
" Yuck. Slimy."
" Grandpa! You're here! You'll make everything better, I know you will. But Uncle Gohan is hurt pretty badly."
" Aw, don't worry Rika, he'll be alright.
" Hey guys come over here! Bulma's found out what happened to Piccolo and Eighteen." Goku hollered.
Krillin was struck by Goku's voice. At the mention of his wife's name he remembered everything. Especially the way she had tried to kill him. Accidentally killed him that is, or so he thought.
" Eighteen? Where is she? How is she? What's wrong with her? Goku tell me!"
" Krillin calm down, Yamcha took off to take her to the Med-Ward remember?" Trunks stated calmly.
" My mother is in the hospitial? What happened?!" Marron asked.
Goku cut in, " Guys we don't have time, all of you put your hands on me and I'll get out of here in a jiffy."
Trunks, now able to walk, joined the others as they all put a hand on Goku. Goku still had one hand on Gohan's chest, he put the other on his forehead and commenced with the Instant Transmission.
In a blur, the party vanished.
* * * *
Eighteen awoke from the hospital bed. She had noticed that her old clothes had been removed and were replaced by a white patient's outfit. She always hated hospitals. It reminded her of the identical solitude of Dr. Gero's lab. She got out of bed. Soon after, she sensed Vegeta close by. He had been the one to beat her. All of a sudden, new power levels arrived. She recognized Krillin's and Marron's instantly.
She didn't want to be found. Quickly, she opened a window and flew away. She didn't have the energy to fly so she landed softly and dashed across the terrain in search of a hideaway.
Just as she vanished from the room, Krillim opened the door.
" Eighteen!"
He looked around to see and empty bed.
" Eighteen! Where are you?"
He had been told that Eighteen was in this room, he didn't know she had just departed. Krillin's eyes saw the open window. He looked outside the window to see hundreds of tiny cars and thousands of tiny people. Eighteen was powerful, but didn't have a ki so she couldn't be sensed.
Krillin turned back in defeat and returned to the others.
In another room in another place, Gohan slept peacefully. His body had been cleaned of Piccolo's remains. Little did he know that when he awoke, his entire world would change.
He, a prince of saiyan blood, was in a league of his own for other's to bow before him. And yet he bowed down to his mate, simply because deep down beyond this defenses, he loved her.
He arrived in the mountain region, by now Kakarot would sense his power. His power was significant. Once he located Kakarot's residence, he came to the ground and waited at the front porch.
He was the last royal saiyin Prince he didn't live in a palace, but Capsule Corporation had provided him the best of residency on this planet. Compared to his home Kakarot lived in a shack.
He was to fetch him. Now Vegeta knew by now Kakarot should have felt his awesome power. He slowly became agitated and charged up, the increase of power would alert anyone in a 50-mile radius. Still nothing.
He was beyond agitated, he focused his anger into super saiyan power. And still Kakarot did not come.
He would not go to him. He should not go to him. Kakarot would have to come to him. That was the unspoken rule of royalty. Vegeta powered down and smirked his infamous smirk. With weak shot, he blasted the door down.
[If that won't fetch Kakarot, I'll blow his house up, and if that won't work I'll be forced to drag his ass out.]
He heard footsteps thumping towards the door. But instead of Kakarot, Chi- Chi came.
" WHAT IN THE WOLRD DID YOU DO TO MY DOOR? WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE? DO I COME TO YOUR FRONT DOOR AND BLOW IT UP? VEGETA, YOU NEED TO LEARN SOME MANNERS I DON'T KNOW HOW BULMA PUTS UP WITH YOUR SENSELESS BRUTALITY!"
One Vegeta knew the woman was finished he asked himself,[Could it be possible that she is more bitchy than Bulma? Only time could really tell.]
" Listen, woman, I am "Prince" Vegeta to you. I have come for Kakarot."
Chi-Chi didn't move. She had a dangerous death glare set upon Vegeta. As cliché as it sounds, if looks could kill, Vegeta would be a pile of over- burnt ashes.
[This is getting nowhere; I'll half to drag his ass out.]
He walked arrogantly passed Chi-Chi and entered the Son residence. He entered the dining room to see Kakarot being the glutton that he is. Upon a table a massive load of food had been placed, and at one end was Goku was eating it all.
Vegeta didn't have time to get through to Kakarot, there was only sure way to get Kakarot's attention in a situation like this.
Vegeta raised his hand and blasted all of the food, plates and all. The food scattered about the room, splattered upon everything except Vegeta who had taken the precaution to prepare a thing protective aura around him.
" Hey! What was that for?" Goku asked.
" Come Kakarot, we don't have much time."
" Vegeta! You just blasted all my food. Do you know what I had to get all that food? That was my reward for my performance last night!"
Vegeta was caught off guard, he had wanted to fall in laughter, if Kakarot had done what he it sounds like, then Chi-Chi shouldn't be acting bitchy, there was no excuse for being a bitch after a blissful night of-
" Vegeta! Why did you come here? I want an apology, it was hard work!"
" Kakarot, what did you do to deserve any of this."
Goku blushed and played with his fingers at a loss for words.
" Nevermind, look, the faster you come the faster you can return to consume like pig."
" Okay, sounds good, Chi-Chi wouldn't like to see this mess so we better vamoose!"
Goku grabbed Vegeta's wrist.
" Unhand me Kaka-"
Within an instant Goku had teleported both warriors to the Capsule Corporation.
* * * *
Ryu was amazed he could actually fly with out falling down, his sister had easily mastered the technique, yet it had taken him almost an hour. He could feel Goshun close behind him and closing in.
Down below both Marron and Rika spotted Ryu dash off in the same direction was Trunks. Now Marron began to get worried, she didn't want her son getting involved with anything that may be dangerous.
" Rika, something is terribly wrong, your father still hasn't comeback and I don't like the fact that the others may be having fun without us."
Rika was a smart girl and wasn't fooled by her mother's attempt. She knew her mom was worried. She also knew her mother was trying to not her worried.
" Ok mom, let's go."
Both took to the skies, Marron of course, holding her daughter's hand so they could fly a little faster. Just above them Goshun dashed through the skies in the same direction.
Marron was shocked. Her daughter didn't need any help flying. Despite, her slow flying rate she was an expert. Marron thought back to when her husband had got her to fly, but back then he was just her boyfriend.
* * * *
1 ***FLASHBACK***
" Oh come on! You're no fun."
" Trunks this isn't a game, let me go." Marron protested.
" If you insist."
Trunks dropped Marron, she screamed in terror as she dropped 450 feet. She felt like she was going to die from shock any second and just when she was about to, Trunks caught her.
" Trunks you idiot! You could've got me killed!"
" That, Marron, was to conquer your fear of heights, trust me after that you'll never experience anything else that was even close to how scary that was."
" Listen, Trunks. I. Don't. Want. To. Fly."
It was pointless to argue and Marron knew that.
" Right, one problem, you already know how to fly, you're just to stubborn to admit it."
Marron face flushed with anger. Trunks set her down untop of a skyscraper and took off in a very slow flight, Marron wasn't going to let Trunks get away. She didn't have a lot of ki but she would try to catch up to Trunks anyway. What she didn't realize until later was that she was flying on her own.
***END FLASHBACK***
* * * *
Before long, Marron could sense her husband's ki up ahead. Way ahead of her was Goshun and in front of him, Ryu.
Ryu landed landed upon the blasted land and knew what had happened. He had been sparring ever since he was a toddler and knew what had happened here. A battle. From the air Goshun dropped right beside him.
" Hey Ryu, I can feel Uncle Gohan is close by."
" No way Uncle Gohan is here? Man! Must've been one heck of a battle, wish I could see it."
Ryu released his tail from around his waste and allowed it to flow freely in the air. Both Goshun and Ryu scanned the area for any sign. They found one in the form of three broken bodies.
* * * *
" So what is this again?" Goku asked.
" It's a recording found in the virus which may explain all the events of today. Listen." Bulma commanded."
Bulma played the recording, and the voice of a past foe could be heard.
(((I am Doctor Maxwell Gero and this is my autobiography. I have hidden this information in the most complex of codes and whosoever should be wise enough to encounter this information shall be blessed with knowledge and enhanced to unseen strength. My goal, simple: to dominate the world under one rule, my rule. I developed an army known as the infamous Red Ribbon Army, I had men of brawn and brain. I had organizations all over the world. My army was unstoppable. I alone would become the Alpha and Omega of Earth. But the gods were never in my favor. All my goals and dreams were extinguished by a single boy. One lad had held immense power and his name was Goku. He was only a boy, and yet he destroyed the world's greatest army. To add to my insult he spared my life instead of killing me. That would be his ultimate mistake. Just the thought of one boy equaling to the force of an army kindled the spark of inspiration to build the Androids. The Androids would have the appearance of one being, but the strength of the Red Ribbon Army. I soon realized I would not live too see the full extent of my victory. Most of my life what been withered away to create the Red Ribbon Army. The Androids would find and destroy Goku and his allies, and then proceed to eliminate every form of life in existence. To observe Goku and his allies I would always have him "bugged", little robotic insects would monitor Goku's every move to learn and perfect everything that was Goku. This was an all new obsession, I created Android 0 was a prototype to be a base for further Androids. From Zero I made One, Two, and Three. As I made a new Android I made them stronger, faster, and smarter than the last. In fact Android 3 was so strong there was no need for Androids 1 and 2 so they were recycled into Androids 4 and 5. Five was state-of-the-art, he made Android 3 useless, Four couldn't compare to Five's power. This process of creation and elimination continued until Androids 13, 14, and 15 were made. Thirteen and Fourteen were far too strong. I couldn't destroy them so I was forced to deactivate them until the day they would come in handy. Such A.I. proved to be a threat. My next android, Number 16 would not be so intelligent. His only function would be seek and destroy Goku. He was capable of new programming in case he was ever needed to perform a new task, to make up for his low A.I. he had unbelievable strength. He was to complex and never completed, I would have let the computer continue the project, but the computer was already occupied with a more "significant" project. For my next two Androids I decided to capture humans and "roboticize them" this way I would not have to worry about A.I., and their metallic body was all the strength they needed. I implanted all the memory I had collected from my robotic spy bugs into their memory. Unfortunately, they continuously, rebelled and I was forced to put them to "sleep". I realized I was close to obtaining my goal, I did not want to die so I did the only possible thing I could do. I transformed myself into an android, I would be Android 20 and my predecessor was Android 19. We would both he energy-draining models. This was the fastest way to make loyal Androids, they only needed simple AI and could always get stronger by sucking the energy out of victims. While I rejoiced at my completion of my life's work I knew the best was yet to come. Cell. He was the Perfect warrior. He would be the Perfect Warrior, with the cells of Goku, Tien, Vegeta, Piccolo, Krillin, and the others. I was unable to destroy my two mistakes: 17 and 18. They were the most powerfully beings on Earth, thus, they would both be consumed by Cell. Cell would always be hungry for power until they day he reached Perfection, then he would be invincible. But in the event, that Cell was ever to be defeated I implemented the Gero chip into Cell. I made a copy of my brain and downloaded it into the chip where it was implemented into to Cell. This biomechanized chip would allow me to control the host from beyond the grave. I would serve as their conscience and they would just serve me. If the hosts were ever defeated, the virus would simply be transported into the victor. This way I would always control the strongest warrior. Until the day Cell awakens this concludes my autobiography)))
Vegeta was satisfied now knowing all the answers.
Goku was confused, beyond all belief.
Bulma was worried if anything, the world's strongest people were right next to her. If one of them should fall into the slavery of Gero, then Earth would fall into hell.
" Umm.Bulma.how exactly do we stop this chip?"
" I have no idea Goku, but Eighteen may know, after all the Gero virus was in her."
* * * *
Goten landed on the ground, behind him her sister-in-law and her niece also hit the ground safely. To his horror Gohan, Trunks, ad Krillin laid on the ground motionless. He saw his son and Ryu heading towards their bodies.
Ryu landed next to his father, he tried to awaken him but failed. He moved onto his Uncle Gohan but decided against touching his uncle. Gohan 's beaten and battered body was exposed from his torn tatter. His body was submerged in guts and goo. A nasty mix of back and purple infested his body. Goshun looked upon Uncle Gohan and was grossed.
" Eww! What happened to him?" Goshun exclaimed.
" I don't know. But this had to be one sweet battle, both grandpa and Uncle Gohan and even my dad got hurt."
" I know, I wish we could have seen it."
" See, I told you we should of came. Goshun this is entirely your fault, if you hadn't have stopped me we would have had front row seats to the biggest, battle of the century. This is all your fault!"
" My fault? How is this my fault?"
" Never mind, look, we gotta help them. They're hurt, I don't think we can carry them anywhere, we need to get help."
" I know your mom would know what to do!"
"Yeah! That's a great idea Goshun!"
To the boy's relief they saw Goten descend with Marron and Rika.
* * * *
" So there all in the danger zone?" Bulma asked.
" Yes, Piccolo has beaten all of them. However, I don't sense Piccolo. Either he is dead or he is cleverly hiding his power." Vegeta stated.
" Goku, I need you to go over to the battlefield and retrieve Trunks, Krillin, and Gohan. We don't want the virus to infect them as well.
Goku brought two fingers to his forehead.
" No problem Bulma, be back in a flash.
* * * *
Marron dashed to her husband, there use to be a time when she cry at the simple thought of her love being hurt. But she soon realized her husband was a tough guy, and his saiyin blood will keep him alive.
She used her hand to brush the dust on his face.
And at that very simple touch Trunks awoke.
"Ow, my aching everything." Trunks said dizzily.
" Nice to see you're okay honey."
" Hey, it takes more than a namek to stop a saiyan."
" In any case it would be nice to not have to worry if my husband was alive or not. Gosh what a mess, what happened?"
And while the two were talking Rika went over to help her uncle. She ignored all the gooey guys all over his body and tried to stir him awake.
" Uncle Gohan, Uncle Gohan. Please wake up, we need to get you to safety. You're hurt."
In her attempts, the insides of Piccolo were all over her hands but she didn't care as long as her uncle was okay.
And while she was busy, the boys decided to help Krillin. He easily slipped out of his light coma.
" Man, that Gohan. What a pistol, he sure put out Piccolo. Too bad he got me in the process."
Krillin dusted himself; he then proceeded to pick up his two grandsons.
Alone, Goten stood in shock. He looked around at the destroyed land. He then looked at his friends and brother.
[I should have been here. If I was here this wouldn't have happened. This is all my fault. Gohan called us all and no one came to help him but a few fighters. We are a team, the Z-Fighters, and I should have been here.]
A ripple in time and space occurred and from nowhere Goku appeared. The sight of how bad Piccolo beat them first blew him away.
[Wow. Piccolo did a number on these guys. How could Piccolo be this strong? Well I better get them before that virus does.]
Goku walked over to Gohan and put his hands on Gohan's bare chest.
" Yuck. Slimy."
" Grandpa! You're here! You'll make everything better, I know you will. But Uncle Gohan is hurt pretty badly."
" Aw, don't worry Rika, he'll be alright.
" Hey guys come over here! Bulma's found out what happened to Piccolo and Eighteen." Goku hollered.
Krillin was struck by Goku's voice. At the mention of his wife's name he remembered everything. Especially the way she had tried to kill him. Accidentally killed him that is, or so he thought.
" Eighteen? Where is she? How is she? What's wrong with her? Goku tell me!"
" Krillin calm down, Yamcha took off to take her to the Med-Ward remember?" Trunks stated calmly.
" My mother is in the hospitial? What happened?!" Marron asked.
Goku cut in, " Guys we don't have time, all of you put your hands on me and I'll get out of here in a jiffy."
Trunks, now able to walk, joined the others as they all put a hand on Goku. Goku still had one hand on Gohan's chest, he put the other on his forehead and commenced with the Instant Transmission.
In a blur, the party vanished.
* * * *
Eighteen awoke from the hospital bed. She had noticed that her old clothes had been removed and were replaced by a white patient's outfit. She always hated hospitals. It reminded her of the identical solitude of Dr. Gero's lab. She got out of bed. Soon after, she sensed Vegeta close by. He had been the one to beat her. All of a sudden, new power levels arrived. She recognized Krillin's and Marron's instantly.
She didn't want to be found. Quickly, she opened a window and flew away. She didn't have the energy to fly so she landed softly and dashed across the terrain in search of a hideaway.
Just as she vanished from the room, Krillim opened the door.
" Eighteen!"
He looked around to see and empty bed.
" Eighteen! Where are you?"
He had been told that Eighteen was in this room, he didn't know she had just departed. Krillin's eyes saw the open window. He looked outside the window to see hundreds of tiny cars and thousands of tiny people. Eighteen was powerful, but didn't have a ki so she couldn't be sensed.
Krillin turned back in defeat and returned to the others.
In another room in another place, Gohan slept peacefully. His body had been cleaned of Piccolo's remains. Little did he know that when he awoke, his entire world would change.
