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Android 18

It was in Orange Star City, where the Androids had fixated their attack. By the time the Z-fighters got there, half the city lay in ruins, and 17 was in the process of destroying another building.

"Lay off, 17," 18 ordered, glancing behind her. "Goku and co. are here."

"They finally showed up, huh?" 17 dissipated his barrage of ki beams and turned to face them.

"Why don't you do the honors, 17?" 18 asked.

"Gladly." 17 flew off and began the fight with Goku.

17 started in with a punch that forced Goku back about 20 feet and into a wall. Goku came out, blood at his mouth and looking severely ticked.

17 merely smirked, and the battle started fully between the 17 and Z-fighters.

Well, except for Krillin.

"Guys!" he yelled. "Don't you think you're being too hasty?"

No answer came back as the fighting commenced.

Krillin growled. Why did he always have to be the one who actually thought into his plan instead of rushing headlong into battle? He knew that everyone could tell that the Androids were stronger than they were. He was the only one who thought that fighting right now was futile.

"Your 'friends' aren't very bright, are they?"

Krillin spun around and stepped back a few spaces. Those penetrating, pale blue eyes of hers were on him and him alone.

"What is it you want?" he demanded of her, trying not to sound scared. "Are you out to kill Goku, or just destroy the planet?"

"For now, defeating Goku is our goal. We'll think of what to do next. You see, baldy, this is just a game."

"A game?! Toying with people's lives is a game?!"

"That's what's in my mindset," she said simply.

Krillin clenched his fist. "Is that you talking? Or is that Dr. Gero?"

18 glared at him. "I don't answer many questions, especially from my enemies."

She raised her hand and shot a ki blast at him.

It hit straight on. Within a second, a hole blasted through his leg.

Screaming, he fell to the ground. His whole leg was a mess of blood and flesh as his head hit the ground and he slipped into a coma.

"Krillin!" Goku yelled. He swung his fist out at 17 but the android dodged it. Goku shot a ki blast at 17 but that, too, missed.

17 looked his elbow into place and rammed it into Goku's stomach. Goku choked, spitting up blood, and hit the ground.

"Goku!" Tien shouted. He shot a ki beam at 17 but to no avail. The battle continued.

All this was going on while Krillin was still in a coma. 18 seemed content to just sit back and watch the fight. To her annoyance, she found herself edging towards Krillin. She immediately stopped herself and moved further away from him. 'Don't think about the baldy,' she berated herself in her head.

17 brushed his hair back. "Well, that takes care of that," he said, taking 18 by surprise. She looked at the battlegrounds, which looked more like the beaches of Normandy now. By this time, only Goku, Vegeta, Gohan, and Piccolo were still alive.

"I see," 18 said, looking at him with a raised eyebrow. "I thought you only wanted to kill Goku."

"Goku's weak. I'll fight him again when he toughens up." He turned to face the west. "I'll be back at the house."

"Fine. I'll meet you there in awhile."

"Bye."

"Ta."

17 ran off the roof and flew towards the west without a backwards glance.

18 didn't know why she'd stuck around. She had nothing to do. She paced on the roof, flew around for at least two hours, and shot ki beams into the air for another three. By the time she gave it up, it was passed nightfall.

Sighing, she looked at Krillin with a sideways glance. He was still unconscious, lying in a pool of blood on the rooftop. In an instant she made up her mind.

She scooped up the lifeless body and flew off to Dr. Gero's lab.

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