At 4:30 in the morning a blinding flash of light woke everyone within a 25-
mile radius. Goku was the first to jump out of bed and open the door. He
shielded his eyes against the bright white light. Chi Chi and Gohan weren't
far behind. Finally Goten toddled after, rubbing his eyes. Goku could see
Rose and her friends on the other side of the valley. Vegeta and Bulma were
running up the road to see as well. Their eyes all adjusted and they saw
three teenage girls with motorcycles. One had black hair and brown eyes.
The other had blue-green hair and blue eyes. And one had red hair with blue
eyes. "Who are you?" Goku asked. "Us?" the girl with the black hair asked.
"My name's Kyra." "I'm Byra," the blue haired said. "And I'm Kendle."
"We've come from the future. 16 years in the future. Byra is 16, I'm 14,
and Kendle is 16. We've come to warn you." "Artificial humans have taken
over again in our world," Byra said. "Not the same. Android 18 has become
good and helped fight. But, their leader is someone else. Not Dr. Gero."
"Goku, Gohan, Goten, Trunks, Vegeta, Yamcha, Krillin, Rose, and Number 18
are dead. They've all been killed by the Artificial Humans," Kendle
explained. "Well, who are you and how do you know us?" "You are famous
there, even though you've all died. But, we know you. Other then being
famous," Byra said. "We're related." "How?" Goku asked. "I am Vegeta and
Bulma's daughter." "And," Kyra said. "I am Gohan and Rose's daughter."
"Finally," Kendle said. "I'm Goku and Chi Chi's daughter. "MY daughter?"
Gohan said. "Wow!" "This is weird. Weren't we already killed by the
Artificial Humans? Trunks came back. He told us the same thing. But, why
didn't you come?" "Trunks wanted to do it himself," Kyra said. "Oh," Gohan
said. "Well, I guess I know that Rose and I get married!" he laughed.
"Well," Chi Chi said. "Goku, you know I've always wanted a daughter…" "I'm
right there with you Chi Chi," Bulma said. "I'm thrilled that you are happy
with us," Kyra said. "But, you must understand. We have got to stop the
leader. Otherwise you will not be expecting it and you will fail." "We?"
Goku said. "Are you helping?" "Yes," Kyra said. "We've all mastered the art
of the Super Saiyan. We will help you beat them." "But, what if you die
here? Will you still exist in the other world?" "Yes," Byra said. "We will,
if now the things you know, you want to happen." "Who is the enemy?" Gohan
asked. Kyra narrowed her eyes. "Cell." "But," Chi Chi said. "Goku almost
got killed fighting Cell!" "We know. But," Kendle said. "If we fight
together, we will triumph." "Who is going to help us?" Kendle asked. "I
will," Goku and Gohan said. "Me too," Rose said. "I'll fight," Vegeta said.
"Great," Byra said. "But we're five short. We will make do with three. I
don't want the little ones fighting." "We're missing Krillin, Yamcha, and
Number Eighteen. We will go get them," Kyra turned to them. "Are you
coming?" "Yes," they all said. The girls jumped into the air and beckoned
the others to follow suit. Goku looked at Chi Chi. "If I don't come back-"
"Of course you'll come back!" "No, just listen. If I don't come back, I
want you to know, I love you." "I know, be careful." He nodded and jumped
up. "Mom," Gohan said. "I'll come back. I know it." After he said this, he
also jumped. Vegeta waved as he flew up with the rest of them. "Bye!" they
all yelled as they flew away.
"We are going to Krillin and 18's house first," Kyra informed them. "OK, that's fine." They landed very shortly. "Krillin?" Goku yelled. "Hey Krillin!" "What?!" he yelled back. "Come here!" "What is it, Goku? Oh! Who are these lovely young ladies?" "Well, uh, Krillin…you remember how Trunks came back to inform us about the Androids?" Krillin nodded. "Well, they have come back to inform us about something." "Well, who are they?" "Well, this is Vegeta and Bulma's daughter, this is my and Chi Chi's daughter, and this is Gohan and Rose's daughter," Goku said, pointing. "You're kidding! Gohan and Rose get married? Way to go, Gohan!" "Stop it. It's not the time." "Why? What's the matter with you?" "Well," Rose said. "You know that when someone comes from the future, it's never good? Well, we get killed by them again." "Wait," Goku said. "I don't get heart disease again, do I?" "No, Goku, you don't," Kendle said. "You mine as well call me 'Dad' or something," he said. "Oh, OK, Goku." He turned his head to the side. "Dad." He smiled. "OK, I hate to ruin this father daughter moment but, we need to do something about the Androids," Gohan said. "Anyway," Goku said to Krillin. "We need your help. And your wife's." "OK, I know I'll help you. Let me ask 18." He opened his front door, and Number 18 stepped out seconds later. "I will help you," she said. "Excellent," Goku said. "We need Yamcha." "Oh, he's here." "Really?" Goku asked surprised. "Why?" "He's visiting with Master Roshi," Krillin said. "Well, go get him, dummy!" Goku said. "OK, don't be pushy." Just as Krillin was about to open the door to go in, it opened. "I thought I heard Goku," Yamcha said. "You did! Hi!" "Oh, hey! What are you doing here and who are you?" he asked the girls. "We are their daughters," Kendle said. "I'm Goku's, she's Vegeta's, and she's Gohan's," she said pointing. "Gohan's?" Yamcha asked. "OK, to make a long story short, they're our daughters from the future. They came to tell us that we all get killed by Androids. We have to go fight them. Are you in or are you out?" "Well, yeah, I guess I'm in." "Great, let's go," Byra said. They all flew up and let the girls lead. "Hey, isn't his the way to my house?" Goku asked. "Yes. But I just wanted to round up everyone, then I can give you a little more detail." "Oh, OK."
The girls asked them all to sit so they could explain what, exactly, they were going to do. They positioned the chairs in a circle so they could all hear. Chi Chi was sitting unnaturally close to Goku. It was because she was afraid she would never see him again. So instead of it being a comfortable position, it was extremely uncomfortable. Her son was next to her on the other side and next to him was Rose. She was also sitting strangely close to Gohan. It was a strange situation and the people in it were acting well…strange. Number Eighteen and Krillin were sitting close as well as Bulma and Vegeta. "What we are dealing with is well, a creature, an evil creature. Who has tried to take over the Earth many times. Others have tried this and failed, do to the awesome power of Goku and the Z Fighters. However, Cell was different. He regenerated about four times. Each time he returned more powerful, each time he was met by the Z Fighters and defeated. But, after all this regeneration, Cell got smart. Why not have someone just as powerful; if not more powerful then himself do the dirty work? So he has captured some loose Androids and has them under his power. But, fortunately for us, it takes them about 2 years to get ready. But the thing is, we have to be careful. I mean, Rose, Gohan, Goku, and Vegeta. Because as soon as one of our parents die, we vanish and don't come back. You see, the first of us, Kendle is scheduled to be conceived well, this is gonna sound weird," Byra said and she looked at her watch. "In 12 hours." Goku and Chi Chi looked at each other then back at Byra. "And, the second, me, I'm supposed to be conceived in 14 hours." "What?" Goku asked. "Yeah," Byra said. "We're the same age, almost exactly. We're born within the same half-hour." "OK, that's really weird, but if you say so." "So, we have to be back within that time limit, otherwise we will vanish until further notice. Got it?" she looked at Goku. He nodded. Then Vegeta. He nodded also. "OK, that's out of the way. Anyway, Cell has helpers. Young helpers. They have been taken under his control, they can't help it. So, we mustn't hold it against them. I will tell you now, one is among us." At this, everyone who was close, split themselves from each other and everyone tried to stay away from the person next to them. "Not among us now." Everyone sighed and went back to how they were. "They are here, just not in the circle. Two of them. Getting weakness information." Chi Chi sat up and let go of Goku. "Amanda. Amanda is a spy for Cell." "Very good. It is Amanda." "This is really weird," Brock said. "I know." Chi Chi looked down. She looked back and said quietly. "I want to help." "What?" Byra asked. "I want to help you, fight," she said a little louder. Goku heard her. He jumped up from his seat. "No! I won't let you! There is no way!" "I don't think its such a good idea either, Chi Chi," Kyra said. "With you fighting, Kendle's chance for survival are about as good as mine. Byra's the only one with a good chance, because only one of her parent's is fighting. Let Goku go. He will help us and it would kill him to watch you get hurt. He would die of a broken heart if you were gone. Wouldn't you?" she asked him. He nodded and managed a small smile. "I don't want you to get hurt. You and the boys mean more then anything to me. If one of you died I don't know what I'd do." He could see her eyes were welling up with tears. "Damn it, Goku!" she said as her body started to shake. "I know. But, I wish I could be there with you." "Don't cry," he said quietly. He hugged her. "I will come back. I love you to much not to." That made her cry harder. "Goku," Byra said. "We should go." He looked at her and nodded. He promised Chi Chi he would come back and he left with the others.
"Goku," Kyra said. "I know you promised Chi Chi you would come back and there's a 90% you will, but there's still that 10% that you won't. I don't think you should have done that." "What was I supposed to do?! Say 'Don't worry I'll come back, of course there's always the chance that I won't'?!" "No, I guess not. Still…" Goku looked back the way they came. He still felt bad. It made him feel so bad the way she was crying like that. Of course he knew, that she cared about him and wouldn't ever want him to get hurt. But it bothered him. "Gohan, I'm worried," Rose said. "I don't know how I'd be with out you." She looked down. "Don't worry. We'll both come back. All of us will." "If you say so. But, I told you about Amanda. I said she won't the powers to help us. Cell will probably have his slaves fight for him." Gohan didn't say anything. He stared straight ahead. He knew what they were getting themselves into. He knew some of them might not survive. He had to stop that from happening. He wouldn't let anyone die. No one.
"Where are we going?" asked Goku. "I'm just following the powerful energy," Kendle said. "Oh. Well, how much further, do ya think?" he asked. "Not far. Why?" "Well, aren't you supposed to be conceived in 12 hours?" "Yes. We should have enough time. But, understand this. If we are not done, I will disappear. So we better get back." "Right," Goku nodded and looked out ahead. He looked back at Gohan. He had a troubled expression on his face. It wasn't surprising with all this pressure that was put on all the people involved with this. Goku knew that Gohan liked Rose, he never imagined that they would get married, though. Then again, there was a lot of things he didn't know. He never thought that Chi Chi wanted another kid, well, now that he thought about it, he would have had to want one, too. He looked at his daughter again. She had red hair and blue eyes, he had already noticed that. But now that he looked closer, she had 4 tiger strip tattoos on her arms and 3 on one side of her stomach. All the girls had identical pants, white and baggy, with the same short top, but the shirts were different colors. Kendle's was blue, Kyra's was green, and Byra's was yellow. And he noticed that Kyra's shoes looked like they were the same as Gohan's. He looked back and forth from hers to his and sure enough they were the same. Then he looked at Kendle's, they were the same as his. And Byra's were like Vegeta's. Something only he would notice, though, because no one else did. He also thought that he had to be careful, because he was fighting for two people. If he died, Kendle would disappear, but he wouldn't let that happen. And he had to be strong. For Gohan, for Kendle, but mostly for Kayla. He just had to remember all the people he was fighting for, and how much he loved them, and he had to let that be his weapon.
"Why can't we lead?" Vegeta asked. "Because, boys are complete idiots," Kyra explained. "Yeah," Kendle said. "You're the one's who think that "no" means "yes" and "get lost" means "take me, I'm yours". No offense meant," she said as she looked back at Goku and winked. He laughed. "Oh, none taken." "Speak for yourself," Gohan said. Kyra looked back at Gohan and laughed. "Hey, you know what's funny?" Goku asked. "You and your daughter are almost the same age." "Oh, hysterical, Dad." "Just thought I'd tell you. I thought it was funny." Goku looked at Kendle. "So, just what are we planning on doing?" "Well, we need to stop the Androids. And to do that we need to fight them. I told you that they need 10 years to get ready. Do not be fooled, they are still extremely powerful." "Do you think we can beat them?" "Well, I think are chances are pretty good with all of us fighting. I do believe we can beat them." "That's good," Krillin said. "I'm not as sure." Goku turned to look at him. "Do you think I'm really weak or something?" Krillin opened his mouth to answer, but Vegeta cut him off. "I KNOW you're really weak." "Was I asking you? No." They flew silently for about ten minutes. "Now," Kendle said. "What?" Gohan asked. But Kendle had already dropped and was on the ground. He looked around him and realized that everyone else followed. "Why me?" he asked outloud. He felt a jerk on his arm. He too was following but, only because Rose had a hold on his hand and was pulling him along. When everyone had landed everyone looked around. Kendle began walking forward and motioned for them to follow. Where they were was like a baron wasteland. There were no trees and no water. It was like a desert, covered in sand. They walked over a few hills and then, Kendle stopped. "Why did we stop?" Krillin asked. "To navigate," Number 18 told him. "Oh." All of the sudden there was a rumbling sound. "Jump!" Kendle and Goku yelled. Everyone jumped and then hovered above the scene about 50 feet up. What seemed like a bomb, exploded and the ground they had just been on, caved in. Kendle looked at Goku. "I always wondered where I got my sense of danger," she said and grinned. They landed again. "Now," Kendle said to everyone. "If you ever hear that again, alert everyone and fly." They all nodded and murmured that they understood. "What was that?" Yamcha asked. "Land mines," she answered. They began walking again, Kendle and Goku in the lead. "I'm glad I was able to come back," she told him. "I've always wanted to meet you. I've heard so much about you. You died when I was 2, so I don't remember. Chi Ch-I mean Mom, never remarried. She loved you so much. I remember always talking about you, asking Mom what you were like." "What did she say about me?" "She said you were sweet, selfless, caring, handsome, clueless but unbeatable, and that you were one of a kind." "Really? She said that?" "Yes, she said that. And now meeting you, I know at least half of it's true. I know now that you sweet, handsome, caring, and though I haven't known you long, I can tell already that your one of a kind." Goku smiled. "So, "he said. "When we beat these guys, you're gonna leave right?" "Yeah," she said sadly. "But, we'll wait until we get you home, then say goodbye." "So, are you married or anything?" She looked at him funny. "Don't be surprised. Me and your mom got married at 17." "No. Actually," she blushed. "I do have a boyfriend." Goku motioned for her to go on. She didn't. Goku sighed. "Who is it?" "Trunks," she said and giggled. "I see. Well, at least it's someone we know. What about them?" he pointed to the other girls. "Well, Kyra's only 14. But, Byra's boyfriend is Goten." "Oh, how about that. Do you and Trunks get married or what?" "I don't know," she admitted. "You haven't gone into the future and checked? Aren't you curious?" "Of course!" she looked down. "Actually, I really wanted Trunks to come and help." "Oh," he said queitly. He decided it would be best to change the subject. "How far are we? Are we almost there?" he asked her. "Yes, I can feel it." Goku looked around at Gohan and the others. He saw that Gohan was talking to Kyra and he had his arm around Rose, who was also talking to Kyra. Krillin and Number 18 were talking amongst themselves and Vegeta was talking to Byra. Yamcha was walking by himself. "Yamcha!" he whispered. He looked up. Goku beckoned him to walk and talk with himself and Kendle. He walked faster to catch up with them. "Are you OK, Yamcha?" he asked. "I'm fine. Why?" "You were just by yourself, is all." "Oh. I'm fine." "That's it," Kendle said and put her arm out to stop Goku, who wasn't really paying attention. She grinned at him. "Clueless, check." He smiled back at her. "That's it," she repeated. "Where?" Gohan asked. "There," Kendle pointed to a small fort. "That's it?" Gohan said. "It's kinda small, isn't it?" Krillin asked. "It goes underground," Kendle explained. "I see." "OK," Kendle said. "I haven't really shared the plan of attack with anyone. But, I plan to blow up the fort and with any luck someone will be killed. I'm praying it's not Amanda." "What if it is?" Gohan asked. "Then that will be unfortunate." "Are you serious?!" Krillin exclaimed. "You can't do anything to prevent that? Like, not blow it up? God, is that the best plan you could come up with? That's a pretty lame plan, I'm telling you right now. You couldn't think of anything better then that-" "Shut up, Krillin!" Goku said, noticing how angry Kendle was getting. She obviuosly has her mother's temper........ But, it was too late. Kendle turn around and towered over Krillin. (She was just about as tall as Goku.) "There's no time!" she yelled at him. "We've got nothing else! If you don't like it, think of your own damn plan!" "Well!" Krillin said. Goku snickered and put his arm around Kendle. "If it's the only plan we've got, I say let's go with it." She nodded. "It is." "Are we ready? I mean, do we have the explosives?" "Yes," she said and reached into her pocket. "We do. Come here." Everyone gathered around and Kendle described the plan of attack. Who here is the fastest?" she asked. Gohan, Goku, and Vegeta raised their hands. "I see," she said and thought. "Well, not to pick out of favoritism, but I trust Goku more then anyone right now, so you will plant the bomb. You will detinate it as soon as you place it. You will have exactly 10 second to fly with us 100 feet up." Kendle looked at Goku. He looked scared. "Are you OK?" she asked. "I'm fine. Why?" "Just wondering," she said. He thinks he has to be completely hardcore. She thought. He doesn't realize that we all get scared. "OK, now I want everyone to follow Kyra up and I'll show Goku where to place the bomb. Ready?" Kyra flew up about 110 feet and everyone else hovered above as well. "Goku," Kendle said as she walked with him. "You know, it's OK to be scared." "I'm not scared." She sighed. "Goku, it's OK-" "But, I'm not," he stopped walking. "Dad." God, that sounds weird. Dad. I've never been able to call anyone that. "Dad," she repeated. "We don't have time. You're scared. I know it. You know it. We have to plant this bomb. It's OK that your scared. I'm scared. Hell, I bet everyone up there is scared." They had started walking again. "I know. Is this it?" he asked when Kendle stopped walking. "Yes," she said. "Now place it here," she pointed. "I got it. Now go." She smiled and flew up with the others. Goku swallowed and detanated the bomb. He jumped up and flew as fast as he could. "Goku, hurry!" he heard Kendle yell. He tried. But, he knew he wasn't going fast enough. Suddenly, the ground exploded. He wasn't high enough only about 50 feet. The impact knocked Goku over and he fell 50 feet into smoke and dust. "Dad!!!" both Gohan and Kendle screamed. Everyone stared down at the ground. "He's hurt," Kendle said queitly. "How do you know?!" Gohan asked her. She held her hand out to Gohan. He took it and noticed her hand was going transparent. "Can we help him?" he asked. "I don't know. We risk all of us being in danger at once." Gohan looked away. He let go of Kendle's hand and as soon as he did he noticed that she was gone. He looked around. Then he looked down. He could see her racing toward the ground. He inhaled and followed. "Gohan!" Rose yelled after him. She was about to follow, but Yamcha grabbed her arm. She looked at him. He shook his head and Rose looked away from him and blinked back her tears. "He'll be fine," he said.
"We are going to Krillin and 18's house first," Kyra informed them. "OK, that's fine." They landed very shortly. "Krillin?" Goku yelled. "Hey Krillin!" "What?!" he yelled back. "Come here!" "What is it, Goku? Oh! Who are these lovely young ladies?" "Well, uh, Krillin…you remember how Trunks came back to inform us about the Androids?" Krillin nodded. "Well, they have come back to inform us about something." "Well, who are they?" "Well, this is Vegeta and Bulma's daughter, this is my and Chi Chi's daughter, and this is Gohan and Rose's daughter," Goku said, pointing. "You're kidding! Gohan and Rose get married? Way to go, Gohan!" "Stop it. It's not the time." "Why? What's the matter with you?" "Well," Rose said. "You know that when someone comes from the future, it's never good? Well, we get killed by them again." "Wait," Goku said. "I don't get heart disease again, do I?" "No, Goku, you don't," Kendle said. "You mine as well call me 'Dad' or something," he said. "Oh, OK, Goku." He turned his head to the side. "Dad." He smiled. "OK, I hate to ruin this father daughter moment but, we need to do something about the Androids," Gohan said. "Anyway," Goku said to Krillin. "We need your help. And your wife's." "OK, I know I'll help you. Let me ask 18." He opened his front door, and Number 18 stepped out seconds later. "I will help you," she said. "Excellent," Goku said. "We need Yamcha." "Oh, he's here." "Really?" Goku asked surprised. "Why?" "He's visiting with Master Roshi," Krillin said. "Well, go get him, dummy!" Goku said. "OK, don't be pushy." Just as Krillin was about to open the door to go in, it opened. "I thought I heard Goku," Yamcha said. "You did! Hi!" "Oh, hey! What are you doing here and who are you?" he asked the girls. "We are their daughters," Kendle said. "I'm Goku's, she's Vegeta's, and she's Gohan's," she said pointing. "Gohan's?" Yamcha asked. "OK, to make a long story short, they're our daughters from the future. They came to tell us that we all get killed by Androids. We have to go fight them. Are you in or are you out?" "Well, yeah, I guess I'm in." "Great, let's go," Byra said. They all flew up and let the girls lead. "Hey, isn't his the way to my house?" Goku asked. "Yes. But I just wanted to round up everyone, then I can give you a little more detail." "Oh, OK."
The girls asked them all to sit so they could explain what, exactly, they were going to do. They positioned the chairs in a circle so they could all hear. Chi Chi was sitting unnaturally close to Goku. It was because she was afraid she would never see him again. So instead of it being a comfortable position, it was extremely uncomfortable. Her son was next to her on the other side and next to him was Rose. She was also sitting strangely close to Gohan. It was a strange situation and the people in it were acting well…strange. Number Eighteen and Krillin were sitting close as well as Bulma and Vegeta. "What we are dealing with is well, a creature, an evil creature. Who has tried to take over the Earth many times. Others have tried this and failed, do to the awesome power of Goku and the Z Fighters. However, Cell was different. He regenerated about four times. Each time he returned more powerful, each time he was met by the Z Fighters and defeated. But, after all this regeneration, Cell got smart. Why not have someone just as powerful; if not more powerful then himself do the dirty work? So he has captured some loose Androids and has them under his power. But, fortunately for us, it takes them about 2 years to get ready. But the thing is, we have to be careful. I mean, Rose, Gohan, Goku, and Vegeta. Because as soon as one of our parents die, we vanish and don't come back. You see, the first of us, Kendle is scheduled to be conceived well, this is gonna sound weird," Byra said and she looked at her watch. "In 12 hours." Goku and Chi Chi looked at each other then back at Byra. "And, the second, me, I'm supposed to be conceived in 14 hours." "What?" Goku asked. "Yeah," Byra said. "We're the same age, almost exactly. We're born within the same half-hour." "OK, that's really weird, but if you say so." "So, we have to be back within that time limit, otherwise we will vanish until further notice. Got it?" she looked at Goku. He nodded. Then Vegeta. He nodded also. "OK, that's out of the way. Anyway, Cell has helpers. Young helpers. They have been taken under his control, they can't help it. So, we mustn't hold it against them. I will tell you now, one is among us." At this, everyone who was close, split themselves from each other and everyone tried to stay away from the person next to them. "Not among us now." Everyone sighed and went back to how they were. "They are here, just not in the circle. Two of them. Getting weakness information." Chi Chi sat up and let go of Goku. "Amanda. Amanda is a spy for Cell." "Very good. It is Amanda." "This is really weird," Brock said. "I know." Chi Chi looked down. She looked back and said quietly. "I want to help." "What?" Byra asked. "I want to help you, fight," she said a little louder. Goku heard her. He jumped up from his seat. "No! I won't let you! There is no way!" "I don't think its such a good idea either, Chi Chi," Kyra said. "With you fighting, Kendle's chance for survival are about as good as mine. Byra's the only one with a good chance, because only one of her parent's is fighting. Let Goku go. He will help us and it would kill him to watch you get hurt. He would die of a broken heart if you were gone. Wouldn't you?" she asked him. He nodded and managed a small smile. "I don't want you to get hurt. You and the boys mean more then anything to me. If one of you died I don't know what I'd do." He could see her eyes were welling up with tears. "Damn it, Goku!" she said as her body started to shake. "I know. But, I wish I could be there with you." "Don't cry," he said quietly. He hugged her. "I will come back. I love you to much not to." That made her cry harder. "Goku," Byra said. "We should go." He looked at her and nodded. He promised Chi Chi he would come back and he left with the others.
"Goku," Kyra said. "I know you promised Chi Chi you would come back and there's a 90% you will, but there's still that 10% that you won't. I don't think you should have done that." "What was I supposed to do?! Say 'Don't worry I'll come back, of course there's always the chance that I won't'?!" "No, I guess not. Still…" Goku looked back the way they came. He still felt bad. It made him feel so bad the way she was crying like that. Of course he knew, that she cared about him and wouldn't ever want him to get hurt. But it bothered him. "Gohan, I'm worried," Rose said. "I don't know how I'd be with out you." She looked down. "Don't worry. We'll both come back. All of us will." "If you say so. But, I told you about Amanda. I said she won't the powers to help us. Cell will probably have his slaves fight for him." Gohan didn't say anything. He stared straight ahead. He knew what they were getting themselves into. He knew some of them might not survive. He had to stop that from happening. He wouldn't let anyone die. No one.
"Where are we going?" asked Goku. "I'm just following the powerful energy," Kendle said. "Oh. Well, how much further, do ya think?" he asked. "Not far. Why?" "Well, aren't you supposed to be conceived in 12 hours?" "Yes. We should have enough time. But, understand this. If we are not done, I will disappear. So we better get back." "Right," Goku nodded and looked out ahead. He looked back at Gohan. He had a troubled expression on his face. It wasn't surprising with all this pressure that was put on all the people involved with this. Goku knew that Gohan liked Rose, he never imagined that they would get married, though. Then again, there was a lot of things he didn't know. He never thought that Chi Chi wanted another kid, well, now that he thought about it, he would have had to want one, too. He looked at his daughter again. She had red hair and blue eyes, he had already noticed that. But now that he looked closer, she had 4 tiger strip tattoos on her arms and 3 on one side of her stomach. All the girls had identical pants, white and baggy, with the same short top, but the shirts were different colors. Kendle's was blue, Kyra's was green, and Byra's was yellow. And he noticed that Kyra's shoes looked like they were the same as Gohan's. He looked back and forth from hers to his and sure enough they were the same. Then he looked at Kendle's, they were the same as his. And Byra's were like Vegeta's. Something only he would notice, though, because no one else did. He also thought that he had to be careful, because he was fighting for two people. If he died, Kendle would disappear, but he wouldn't let that happen. And he had to be strong. For Gohan, for Kendle, but mostly for Kayla. He just had to remember all the people he was fighting for, and how much he loved them, and he had to let that be his weapon.
"Why can't we lead?" Vegeta asked. "Because, boys are complete idiots," Kyra explained. "Yeah," Kendle said. "You're the one's who think that "no" means "yes" and "get lost" means "take me, I'm yours". No offense meant," she said as she looked back at Goku and winked. He laughed. "Oh, none taken." "Speak for yourself," Gohan said. Kyra looked back at Gohan and laughed. "Hey, you know what's funny?" Goku asked. "You and your daughter are almost the same age." "Oh, hysterical, Dad." "Just thought I'd tell you. I thought it was funny." Goku looked at Kendle. "So, just what are we planning on doing?" "Well, we need to stop the Androids. And to do that we need to fight them. I told you that they need 10 years to get ready. Do not be fooled, they are still extremely powerful." "Do you think we can beat them?" "Well, I think are chances are pretty good with all of us fighting. I do believe we can beat them." "That's good," Krillin said. "I'm not as sure." Goku turned to look at him. "Do you think I'm really weak or something?" Krillin opened his mouth to answer, but Vegeta cut him off. "I KNOW you're really weak." "Was I asking you? No." They flew silently for about ten minutes. "Now," Kendle said. "What?" Gohan asked. But Kendle had already dropped and was on the ground. He looked around him and realized that everyone else followed. "Why me?" he asked outloud. He felt a jerk on his arm. He too was following but, only because Rose had a hold on his hand and was pulling him along. When everyone had landed everyone looked around. Kendle began walking forward and motioned for them to follow. Where they were was like a baron wasteland. There were no trees and no water. It was like a desert, covered in sand. They walked over a few hills and then, Kendle stopped. "Why did we stop?" Krillin asked. "To navigate," Number 18 told him. "Oh." All of the sudden there was a rumbling sound. "Jump!" Kendle and Goku yelled. Everyone jumped and then hovered above the scene about 50 feet up. What seemed like a bomb, exploded and the ground they had just been on, caved in. Kendle looked at Goku. "I always wondered where I got my sense of danger," she said and grinned. They landed again. "Now," Kendle said to everyone. "If you ever hear that again, alert everyone and fly." They all nodded and murmured that they understood. "What was that?" Yamcha asked. "Land mines," she answered. They began walking again, Kendle and Goku in the lead. "I'm glad I was able to come back," she told him. "I've always wanted to meet you. I've heard so much about you. You died when I was 2, so I don't remember. Chi Ch-I mean Mom, never remarried. She loved you so much. I remember always talking about you, asking Mom what you were like." "What did she say about me?" "She said you were sweet, selfless, caring, handsome, clueless but unbeatable, and that you were one of a kind." "Really? She said that?" "Yes, she said that. And now meeting you, I know at least half of it's true. I know now that you sweet, handsome, caring, and though I haven't known you long, I can tell already that your one of a kind." Goku smiled. "So, "he said. "When we beat these guys, you're gonna leave right?" "Yeah," she said sadly. "But, we'll wait until we get you home, then say goodbye." "So, are you married or anything?" She looked at him funny. "Don't be surprised. Me and your mom got married at 17." "No. Actually," she blushed. "I do have a boyfriend." Goku motioned for her to go on. She didn't. Goku sighed. "Who is it?" "Trunks," she said and giggled. "I see. Well, at least it's someone we know. What about them?" he pointed to the other girls. "Well, Kyra's only 14. But, Byra's boyfriend is Goten." "Oh, how about that. Do you and Trunks get married or what?" "I don't know," she admitted. "You haven't gone into the future and checked? Aren't you curious?" "Of course!" she looked down. "Actually, I really wanted Trunks to come and help." "Oh," he said queitly. He decided it would be best to change the subject. "How far are we? Are we almost there?" he asked her. "Yes, I can feel it." Goku looked around at Gohan and the others. He saw that Gohan was talking to Kyra and he had his arm around Rose, who was also talking to Kyra. Krillin and Number 18 were talking amongst themselves and Vegeta was talking to Byra. Yamcha was walking by himself. "Yamcha!" he whispered. He looked up. Goku beckoned him to walk and talk with himself and Kendle. He walked faster to catch up with them. "Are you OK, Yamcha?" he asked. "I'm fine. Why?" "You were just by yourself, is all." "Oh. I'm fine." "That's it," Kendle said and put her arm out to stop Goku, who wasn't really paying attention. She grinned at him. "Clueless, check." He smiled back at her. "That's it," she repeated. "Where?" Gohan asked. "There," Kendle pointed to a small fort. "That's it?" Gohan said. "It's kinda small, isn't it?" Krillin asked. "It goes underground," Kendle explained. "I see." "OK," Kendle said. "I haven't really shared the plan of attack with anyone. But, I plan to blow up the fort and with any luck someone will be killed. I'm praying it's not Amanda." "What if it is?" Gohan asked. "Then that will be unfortunate." "Are you serious?!" Krillin exclaimed. "You can't do anything to prevent that? Like, not blow it up? God, is that the best plan you could come up with? That's a pretty lame plan, I'm telling you right now. You couldn't think of anything better then that-" "Shut up, Krillin!" Goku said, noticing how angry Kendle was getting. She obviuosly has her mother's temper........ But, it was too late. Kendle turn around and towered over Krillin. (She was just about as tall as Goku.) "There's no time!" she yelled at him. "We've got nothing else! If you don't like it, think of your own damn plan!" "Well!" Krillin said. Goku snickered and put his arm around Kendle. "If it's the only plan we've got, I say let's go with it." She nodded. "It is." "Are we ready? I mean, do we have the explosives?" "Yes," she said and reached into her pocket. "We do. Come here." Everyone gathered around and Kendle described the plan of attack. Who here is the fastest?" she asked. Gohan, Goku, and Vegeta raised their hands. "I see," she said and thought. "Well, not to pick out of favoritism, but I trust Goku more then anyone right now, so you will plant the bomb. You will detinate it as soon as you place it. You will have exactly 10 second to fly with us 100 feet up." Kendle looked at Goku. He looked scared. "Are you OK?" she asked. "I'm fine. Why?" "Just wondering," she said. He thinks he has to be completely hardcore. She thought. He doesn't realize that we all get scared. "OK, now I want everyone to follow Kyra up and I'll show Goku where to place the bomb. Ready?" Kyra flew up about 110 feet and everyone else hovered above as well. "Goku," Kendle said as she walked with him. "You know, it's OK to be scared." "I'm not scared." She sighed. "Goku, it's OK-" "But, I'm not," he stopped walking. "Dad." God, that sounds weird. Dad. I've never been able to call anyone that. "Dad," she repeated. "We don't have time. You're scared. I know it. You know it. We have to plant this bomb. It's OK that your scared. I'm scared. Hell, I bet everyone up there is scared." They had started walking again. "I know. Is this it?" he asked when Kendle stopped walking. "Yes," she said. "Now place it here," she pointed. "I got it. Now go." She smiled and flew up with the others. Goku swallowed and detanated the bomb. He jumped up and flew as fast as he could. "Goku, hurry!" he heard Kendle yell. He tried. But, he knew he wasn't going fast enough. Suddenly, the ground exploded. He wasn't high enough only about 50 feet. The impact knocked Goku over and he fell 50 feet into smoke and dust. "Dad!!!" both Gohan and Kendle screamed. Everyone stared down at the ground. "He's hurt," Kendle said queitly. "How do you know?!" Gohan asked her. She held her hand out to Gohan. He took it and noticed her hand was going transparent. "Can we help him?" he asked. "I don't know. We risk all of us being in danger at once." Gohan looked away. He let go of Kendle's hand and as soon as he did he noticed that she was gone. He looked around. Then he looked down. He could see her racing toward the ground. He inhaled and followed. "Gohan!" Rose yelled after him. She was about to follow, but Yamcha grabbed her arm. She looked at him. He shook his head and Rose looked away from him and blinked back her tears. "He'll be fine," he said.