Author's Note:"Here's chapter 28.Enjoy."
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Chapter 28:Two Seventeens!?
Trunks's Point of View
We landed in the middle of the battlefield Gotenks was talking about.He had already explained to the others about his timeline,so they weren't surprised when they saw the time machine.
"Woah....It was one bloody battle,"Dart said,looking around all of the bodies.
"Even if it is the Black Water Mist that's causing the humans to fight like this,who or WHAT is supplying them with weapons?"I asked.
"That....I'm not quite sure of,"Gohan replied.
"Well,there's no use thinking about it now.We have to figure out the cause of this whole mess and destroy it,"Titus stated.
"Maybe you HAVE grown up,"Ray said,"You actually had an intelligent thought."
"Thanks!Wait a minute....HEY!!"
The two smirked at each other,having the closest thing they had to a true 'father-son moment'.
"How do we look for a giant tree in the middle of an open field when we think it's made itself invisible?"Dart questioned.
"We'll have to split up.Some of us can fly through the air until we run into it,the rest of us will have to....search the bodies here.An illusion has to have something that keeps it going,"Gohan answered.
"I'm flying.There's no way I'm touching a dead guy!"Goten exclaimed.
Eventually,we broke into two groups.I was on the search side.Thanks to what happened with the Gohan in my timeline,I was strangely used to death.Although,all of us were used to it,we just rarely touched it.
After looking at several bodies,I came across one that seemed different than the others.The grass around it was dead,while the grass only a yard away was normal.
"Over here!"I exclaimed.
Everyone ran over or landed around the body.Gotenks knelt beside it and looked it over.
"A body that not even grass dares to touch.This would be our illusion,"he stated.
"But how do we stop the illusion?"I asked.
"Do what we're best at,"Gohan replied,"Destroy it."
After saying that,he let out a small burst of energy that destroyed the area of dead grass.After the attack ceased,we could see a large root with a machine attached to it.
"Looks like the type of technology Frieza,Cooler,and King Cold used.Trunks,you're the mechanical genius out of us all,so you do the honors,"Gohan said.
I walked over to the equipment and looked it over.There were characters that I had never seen before,and even unlabeled buttons.I pushed a few things,only getting a few 'beep's for my troubles.
"I can't understand this thing....The Ice-jin language is too complicated,"I explained,turning around.
Ray snapped his fingers,making the Excalibur appear,"Then we'll have to take a chance and destroy it."
"WAIT!This may be our only hope to save the Earth!Are you going to just destroy it!?"Gohan demanded.
"Uh....Gohan?What's gotten into you?Has something like that ever stopped a Saiyan or Tororin from blowing something up?"Ray questioned.
Gohan paused for a moment,"....Let's do it!"
Ray nodded and brought the sword over his head.I stepped out of the way as the blade came down,creating sparks as it pierced the machine.He snapped his fingers again and the Excalibur disappeared.We flew back in time to avoid an explosion.Once the dust settled,we could see an enormous tree in the middle of what we once thought was a battlefield.The Tree of Might.At its base was a dark mist that had an energy,a wicked one.
"That would be our target,"Gohan said.
"Do you guys feel that?"I asked.
"Feel what?The only energies here belong to us,the tree,and the mist,"Ray replied.
"No,not energy.Something....evil.I can feel a taste for blood in the air,"I said.
"He's right.There's something here.It feels familiar to me,"Eighteen stated.
"Well,duh.I'm right here."
I tensed up at the sound of the cold voice.It had haunted me many times....
Seventeen.
We all spun around in midair,coming face to face with the Android.He was smirking the same way he did in my nightmares.The same smirk that caused my blood to boil,that made me want to destroy everything near him.
"Did you guys miss me?It's been so long since we last met.You haven't forgotten me,have you?"he asked.
Several energies appeared,followed by all the enemies we had yet to destroy.
"Well,well.We're all together now,aren't we?Now we can kill you all and be done with it!!"a pale skinned alien with a tail and purple on his main joints and stomach,Frieza,exclaimed.
Seventeen shook his head,"No you don't,"everyone turned to him,"None of you get it,do you?The only reason you idiots were brought back was so I could absorb you all."
'WHAT!?Seventeen never had that ability!'I thought.
"What are you talking about!?That wasn't part of the plan!!!"Mirai shouted.
"The whole reason IT brought you back was so I could become a power strong enough to destroy THEM so IT could reign supreme,"Seventeen explained,his body beginning to glow.
All of our enemies screamed as they were pulled toward him.There was a brilliant flash of light that temporarily blinded us.When we could see again,there was a new Android.He was taller and more muscular than the Seventeen I was used to,and wore a long orange cape.His hair was long now,and the bandanna he always wore around his neck was gone.
"Seventeen!What are you doing!?"Eighteen demanded.
"HA HA HA HA!!!!Calm down,sis.You're still no fun,but I won't kill you.My orders were to hunt down and kill all remaining Saiyans,Tororins,and Dragons.I was given the power to absorb your old enemies to become a Super Android,"Seventeen said.
"Wait....Before you transformed....You were shorter than the Seventeen I know....That's it!You're an Artificial Seventeen!!"Gohan exclaimed.
"Yes,I understand now.This 'IT' created another Seventeen out of the original Seventeen's parts.That Seventeen is a complete Android with no human parts at all,"Eighteen agreed.
"It doesn't matter now,I'm the True Seventeen!!!!"the Super Android shouted.
"We'll see about that!"
A solid kick landed on the side of Artificial Seventeen's face.Who delivered the attack surprised me.It was the real Seventeen.
"Don't stand there all day.I'll distract this wannabe so you can destroy the Tree of Might,"he stated.
We nodded dumbly,not quite comprehending what was happening.The two Seventeens exchanged insults and started to fight.
"What can we use to destroy this thing?"Gohan thought out loud.
Ray held his hands in the air,palms facing up,"I'm going to need your help for this attack.Just follow along with what I say and give me some of your energy.We'll create a Spirit Bomb using the energy of the Solar Systems in this area and destroy it."
"One of us will have to be down there to deflect it into space,or it'll destroy the earth as well,"Gotenks pointed out.
"I'm going to help Seventeen!You figure this out on your own!"Eighteen exclaimed before flying off.
"Then I'll head to the other side of the tree.I've had to deflect a Spirit Bomb before,so it'll be easy for me,"Gohan said before he too flew off.
The rest of us held our hands over our heads,palms facing upward,and started to gather energy for one of the strongest attacks ever known.A Spirit Bomb.
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Ending Note:"Hopefully,that surprised a few people.You know when the next chapter will be up.Please review."
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Chapter 28:Two Seventeens!?
Trunks's Point of View
We landed in the middle of the battlefield Gotenks was talking about.He had already explained to the others about his timeline,so they weren't surprised when they saw the time machine.
"Woah....It was one bloody battle,"Dart said,looking around all of the bodies.
"Even if it is the Black Water Mist that's causing the humans to fight like this,who or WHAT is supplying them with weapons?"I asked.
"That....I'm not quite sure of,"Gohan replied.
"Well,there's no use thinking about it now.We have to figure out the cause of this whole mess and destroy it,"Titus stated.
"Maybe you HAVE grown up,"Ray said,"You actually had an intelligent thought."
"Thanks!Wait a minute....HEY!!"
The two smirked at each other,having the closest thing they had to a true 'father-son moment'.
"How do we look for a giant tree in the middle of an open field when we think it's made itself invisible?"Dart questioned.
"We'll have to split up.Some of us can fly through the air until we run into it,the rest of us will have to....search the bodies here.An illusion has to have something that keeps it going,"Gohan answered.
"I'm flying.There's no way I'm touching a dead guy!"Goten exclaimed.
Eventually,we broke into two groups.I was on the search side.Thanks to what happened with the Gohan in my timeline,I was strangely used to death.Although,all of us were used to it,we just rarely touched it.
After looking at several bodies,I came across one that seemed different than the others.The grass around it was dead,while the grass only a yard away was normal.
"Over here!"I exclaimed.
Everyone ran over or landed around the body.Gotenks knelt beside it and looked it over.
"A body that not even grass dares to touch.This would be our illusion,"he stated.
"But how do we stop the illusion?"I asked.
"Do what we're best at,"Gohan replied,"Destroy it."
After saying that,he let out a small burst of energy that destroyed the area of dead grass.After the attack ceased,we could see a large root with a machine attached to it.
"Looks like the type of technology Frieza,Cooler,and King Cold used.Trunks,you're the mechanical genius out of us all,so you do the honors,"Gohan said.
I walked over to the equipment and looked it over.There were characters that I had never seen before,and even unlabeled buttons.I pushed a few things,only getting a few 'beep's for my troubles.
"I can't understand this thing....The Ice-jin language is too complicated,"I explained,turning around.
Ray snapped his fingers,making the Excalibur appear,"Then we'll have to take a chance and destroy it."
"WAIT!This may be our only hope to save the Earth!Are you going to just destroy it!?"Gohan demanded.
"Uh....Gohan?What's gotten into you?Has something like that ever stopped a Saiyan or Tororin from blowing something up?"Ray questioned.
Gohan paused for a moment,"....Let's do it!"
Ray nodded and brought the sword over his head.I stepped out of the way as the blade came down,creating sparks as it pierced the machine.He snapped his fingers again and the Excalibur disappeared.We flew back in time to avoid an explosion.Once the dust settled,we could see an enormous tree in the middle of what we once thought was a battlefield.The Tree of Might.At its base was a dark mist that had an energy,a wicked one.
"That would be our target,"Gohan said.
"Do you guys feel that?"I asked.
"Feel what?The only energies here belong to us,the tree,and the mist,"Ray replied.
"No,not energy.Something....evil.I can feel a taste for blood in the air,"I said.
"He's right.There's something here.It feels familiar to me,"Eighteen stated.
"Well,duh.I'm right here."
I tensed up at the sound of the cold voice.It had haunted me many times....
Seventeen.
We all spun around in midair,coming face to face with the Android.He was smirking the same way he did in my nightmares.The same smirk that caused my blood to boil,that made me want to destroy everything near him.
"Did you guys miss me?It's been so long since we last met.You haven't forgotten me,have you?"he asked.
Several energies appeared,followed by all the enemies we had yet to destroy.
"Well,well.We're all together now,aren't we?Now we can kill you all and be done with it!!"a pale skinned alien with a tail and purple on his main joints and stomach,Frieza,exclaimed.
Seventeen shook his head,"No you don't,"everyone turned to him,"None of you get it,do you?The only reason you idiots were brought back was so I could absorb you all."
'WHAT!?Seventeen never had that ability!'I thought.
"What are you talking about!?That wasn't part of the plan!!!"Mirai shouted.
"The whole reason IT brought you back was so I could become a power strong enough to destroy THEM so IT could reign supreme,"Seventeen explained,his body beginning to glow.
All of our enemies screamed as they were pulled toward him.There was a brilliant flash of light that temporarily blinded us.When we could see again,there was a new Android.He was taller and more muscular than the Seventeen I was used to,and wore a long orange cape.His hair was long now,and the bandanna he always wore around his neck was gone.
"Seventeen!What are you doing!?"Eighteen demanded.
"HA HA HA HA!!!!Calm down,sis.You're still no fun,but I won't kill you.My orders were to hunt down and kill all remaining Saiyans,Tororins,and Dragons.I was given the power to absorb your old enemies to become a Super Android,"Seventeen said.
"Wait....Before you transformed....You were shorter than the Seventeen I know....That's it!You're an Artificial Seventeen!!"Gohan exclaimed.
"Yes,I understand now.This 'IT' created another Seventeen out of the original Seventeen's parts.That Seventeen is a complete Android with no human parts at all,"Eighteen agreed.
"It doesn't matter now,I'm the True Seventeen!!!!"the Super Android shouted.
"We'll see about that!"
A solid kick landed on the side of Artificial Seventeen's face.Who delivered the attack surprised me.It was the real Seventeen.
"Don't stand there all day.I'll distract this wannabe so you can destroy the Tree of Might,"he stated.
We nodded dumbly,not quite comprehending what was happening.The two Seventeens exchanged insults and started to fight.
"What can we use to destroy this thing?"Gohan thought out loud.
Ray held his hands in the air,palms facing up,"I'm going to need your help for this attack.Just follow along with what I say and give me some of your energy.We'll create a Spirit Bomb using the energy of the Solar Systems in this area and destroy it."
"One of us will have to be down there to deflect it into space,or it'll destroy the earth as well,"Gotenks pointed out.
"I'm going to help Seventeen!You figure this out on your own!"Eighteen exclaimed before flying off.
"Then I'll head to the other side of the tree.I've had to deflect a Spirit Bomb before,so it'll be easy for me,"Gohan said before he too flew off.
The rest of us held our hands over our heads,palms facing upward,and started to gather energy for one of the strongest attacks ever known.A Spirit Bomb.
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Ending Note:"Hopefully,that surprised a few people.You know when the next chapter will be up.Please review."