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therein. They are all the property of some big company, probably AIC or
Pioneer. I heard that somewhere. As such, I expect to receive no money or
other fringe benefits. This work is done completely for entertainment.
Thanks to myself for having such a brilliant mind, and for being able to produce this fic, and also to Simon Willshire, proofreader and friend.
If you want to contact me, my address is chosen_one123@hotmail.com. I also have MSN Messenger, so add me!
Chapter Four - Change Of Heart
Memories. Be they stored chemicals in the brain or electrical impulses randomly fluctuating throughout the cortex, they can have a tremendous impact on the owner. It could be the difference between life and death, perhaps remembering the disarming code to a bomb, or the solution to some other equally unlikely situation. That's how profound they can be. And 18's memories were very profound indeed.
She remembered how Krillin appeared on that island. Vegeta was fighting Cell, and she was hiding with 16, who was pretty beaten up. Krillin was holding a remote control of sorts, with only a single red button on it. He looked as though he was in conflict with himself over something.
She was there now. She could feel the slight breeze against her hair, hear the far off battle. Krillin had noticed that she has spotted her. He held up the remote control, and said that it was capable of shutting her down.
She thought for a moment. Be shut down or be absorbed by Cell. Well, she reasoned, if I'm shut down, eventually someone will reactivate me. On the other hand, if I'm absorbed by Cell, I'm dead permanently.
"Yes," she said to Krillin. "Shut me down."
But Krillin wasn't doing so. He seemed to be in a personal struggle with himself.
"Why aren't you doing it?" She growled. "Deactivate me now."
Krillin just stood there. Then she watched in astonishment as he dropped the remote and smashed it with his foot. 18 couldn't believe it. Why didn't he destroy her when he had the chance? Was it because she might be able to escape, so that she wouldn't be caught by Cell? But deactivating her would achieve the same result. What was it then? Something else? Krillin's struggle did seem a bit personal. Was it a personal problem? A personal dilemma?
The kiss.
She couldn't even remember why she did it now. Perhaps it was just to tease him. But that little peck on the cheek must have affected him somehow. Maybe it caused him to have personal feelings for her.
Her mind skipped ahead to when she came back to consciousness at Dende's Sanctuary. One of them. Her memory was a little hazy here. One of them had said that Krillin had kept her safe ever since Cell had expelled her. Why did he do that? Was it because of his feelings for her?
Why was she here now? The question came out of nowhere, and completely took her by surprise.
What do you mean? She asked herself.
Why are you killing Krillin?
Because he destroyed my home. He deserves to be punished.
But he was only preventing Cell from maturing, was the answer. And I'm sure that you could live at his house if you asked him. He obviously likes you, he wouldn't say no.
No, thought 18. I don't suppose he would.
Besides, he saved your life once. Maybe you should spare his now.
Maybe. For some reason 18 imagined Krillin to be dead, a hole straight through his chest, caused by her blast. An uneasy sensation began to be felt in her stomach, and she stopped imagining it. She didn't like what she had seen.
Why? Was she developing feelings for him too?
I suppose you're going to have to decide soon, her inner self spoke. Because he's going to be dead in about a tenth of a second.
This realisation struck her like an oncoming train. She had to save him, she realised. She didn't know why. She just had to.
Thanks to myself for having such a brilliant mind, and for being able to produce this fic, and also to Simon Willshire, proofreader and friend.
If you want to contact me, my address is chosen_one123@hotmail.com. I also have MSN Messenger, so add me!
Chapter Four - Change Of Heart
Memories. Be they stored chemicals in the brain or electrical impulses randomly fluctuating throughout the cortex, they can have a tremendous impact on the owner. It could be the difference between life and death, perhaps remembering the disarming code to a bomb, or the solution to some other equally unlikely situation. That's how profound they can be. And 18's memories were very profound indeed.
She remembered how Krillin appeared on that island. Vegeta was fighting Cell, and she was hiding with 16, who was pretty beaten up. Krillin was holding a remote control of sorts, with only a single red button on it. He looked as though he was in conflict with himself over something.
She was there now. She could feel the slight breeze against her hair, hear the far off battle. Krillin had noticed that she has spotted her. He held up the remote control, and said that it was capable of shutting her down.
She thought for a moment. Be shut down or be absorbed by Cell. Well, she reasoned, if I'm shut down, eventually someone will reactivate me. On the other hand, if I'm absorbed by Cell, I'm dead permanently.
"Yes," she said to Krillin. "Shut me down."
But Krillin wasn't doing so. He seemed to be in a personal struggle with himself.
"Why aren't you doing it?" She growled. "Deactivate me now."
Krillin just stood there. Then she watched in astonishment as he dropped the remote and smashed it with his foot. 18 couldn't believe it. Why didn't he destroy her when he had the chance? Was it because she might be able to escape, so that she wouldn't be caught by Cell? But deactivating her would achieve the same result. What was it then? Something else? Krillin's struggle did seem a bit personal. Was it a personal problem? A personal dilemma?
The kiss.
She couldn't even remember why she did it now. Perhaps it was just to tease him. But that little peck on the cheek must have affected him somehow. Maybe it caused him to have personal feelings for her.
Her mind skipped ahead to when she came back to consciousness at Dende's Sanctuary. One of them. Her memory was a little hazy here. One of them had said that Krillin had kept her safe ever since Cell had expelled her. Why did he do that? Was it because of his feelings for her?
Why was she here now? The question came out of nowhere, and completely took her by surprise.
What do you mean? She asked herself.
Why are you killing Krillin?
Because he destroyed my home. He deserves to be punished.
But he was only preventing Cell from maturing, was the answer. And I'm sure that you could live at his house if you asked him. He obviously likes you, he wouldn't say no.
No, thought 18. I don't suppose he would.
Besides, he saved your life once. Maybe you should spare his now.
Maybe. For some reason 18 imagined Krillin to be dead, a hole straight through his chest, caused by her blast. An uneasy sensation began to be felt in her stomach, and she stopped imagining it. She didn't like what she had seen.
Why? Was she developing feelings for him too?
I suppose you're going to have to decide soon, her inner self spoke. Because he's going to be dead in about a tenth of a second.
This realisation struck her like an oncoming train. She had to save him, she realised. She didn't know why. She just had to.
