His Demons, chapter 3 :
Mother-Daughter Battle against Evil ! Who will Claim Victory ?
A DBGT fanfiction by LadyRivka
Gero caught the curious black-haired female android staring out the window. He decided to make a little « personal visit » to the daughter of his « creation ».
A knock on the door. BANG. BANG.
Cipu, not knowing who it was, quickly rushed towards the door, opening it with all of her strength, sending it flying off of its hinges.
The eternal five-year-old looked the old mad scientist up and down, and yelled, « You're a bad guy. Whaddya want, mister ? »
« Is your mother home ? » he asked ominously, smirking.
« She went out looking for chichi-san. »
« Well, he's never coming back, sweetie. Aw, too bad, » said Gero in mock sympathy.
« Well, I'll MAKE you bring him back ! » said the obstinate little android as she fired one of her rocket-arms at the doctor.
Gero quickly caught it and crumpled it.
« N-nan da ? Now I only have one arm, shithead ! »
The doctor chuckled sadistically, a laugh that was soon repeated by Myuu.
Just then, Arale landed in her front yard. There was her daughter, with her left arm missing, and two old men cackling like mad. She could spot the Red Ribbon logo on the more « normal-looking » one's uniform and tall, Cossack-like hat.
« Doctor Gero… » she thought aloud. She didn't need to think twice woman's intuition told her that this was the man who had made her husband's life a living hell.
The doctor crossed to her while Cipu, frightened, ran back in the house. « Joshi… o-namae-wa Norimaki Arare desu ka ? » (« Girl…is your name Arale Norimaki ? »)
Arale stuttered, somewhat scared. « H-hai, soo desu yo. » (« Yes, it is, by the way. »)
Gero smirked. « Well, I'm here to tell you your husband as you know him is dead. »
« WHAAT ! ! ! »
« Yes. I, in a sense, killed him. Made his personality nothing with my latest creation- a fully artificial copy of him that is totally obedient to me and Dr. Myuu here. The two have already begun the process of fusion and will destroy the Earth. And you, girl, can do nothing about it… »
« WHY ! I can do plenty ! » Arale positioned herself into a fighting stance, remembering all those years ago when she, as a fully robotic child, had sent Colonel Blue flying into Egypt…and if she had continued her travels with the young Son Gokuu, Gero would have ceased to exist and shujin-kun and his twin would have been normal human beings.
« Not so fast, girl, » growled the mad scientist. « I have plans for you. You don't realize you are the most technologically advanced being on this planet, do you ? It was impossible for even Dr. Myuu and myself to attain such a wonderful creature without using a human base. And your creator is one of the biggest buffoons on the face of the Earth… »
« SHUT UP ! You're going to get it, both of you ! » Arale ran up to Gero, and, without a nanosecond's hesitation, kicked the mad scientist upside the head. HARD.
As Gero was regaining consciousness, she yelled, « NEVER insult Hakase-san ! »
« Oh, and why not ? » yelled Myuu from the background.
« 'Cause you're going to get THIS ! » Arale leaped up into the air. « PRO…WRESTLING…MOVE ! ! » She half-nelsoned Myuu and sent him flying into the forest, maybe even farther.
« Good, good, » smirked Gero. « I could use some strength like that… You are a loyal wife, yes ? »
« Yes, but only to who Shujin-kun really is. He is not your property he is not a number you damn well know that, but still you use him as your pawn ! WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU ? ! ? »
Gero cackled evilly. « The question is…what's wrong with you, my dear ? You are a jinzoo-ningen- why aren't you acting like one ? Instead of a weapon of destruction, you are but a simple country housewife who cares too deeply about the lives of petty humans to be truly efficient…you are… »
Before Gero could finish his last sentence, Arale dashed behind him and managed to chop one of his arms off. « Retribution… » she whispered.
« Retribution, girl, as you wish, » yelled Gero as he went to find his comrade and Super #17. « For soon your husband's ultimate form will come to kill you, traitor ! »
Arale ran back in the cabin, scared as all hell. Was she a traitor ? Should she die ? Or was she right after all ?
Again she went back to mindlessly sweeping the house, praying that everything she was told would turn out to be a lie…
END CH. 3
In chapter 4 : Will Super #17 even arrive ? Can Cipu be repaired ? etc. ….
JAPANESE VOCAB NOTE :
Hakase : Professor- Arale-ism to refer to Senbee.
