Disclaimer: I don't own Dragonball Z or it's character. The only thing I own in this story is Patricia, Taminia, Orlando, Annalsei, Derek, and Millie (Later Characters). Gabi and TIffany are real people, kay.

A/N: Once again, Thank u all who reviewed. I just luv opening my mail and seeing that ppl r reviewing. Anyways, here's the forth chapter of "A Dark Age" Btw.....

Admiral: Thanks 4 saying u luv my story ^_^

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-A Dark Age-
-Chapter Four-
-A Loss-

"I am so bored!" Patricia exclaimed. It had been six years since she had first come into this hideout.
"Happy Birthday to you," Taminia, her best friend, sang as she walked up to her. "HAPPY BIR-R-R-R-R-R-R-R-THDAY-Y-Y-Y-Y-Y-YY T-T-T-TT-T-TO Y-Y-O- O-O-O-U-U-U-UU-! HAPPY BIR-R-R-R-R-R-R-R-TH DAY-Y-Y-Y-Y-Y-YY T-T-T-TT-T-TO Y-Y-O-O-O-O-U-U-U-UU-!"
"Thank you Taminia," Patricia said, royal like and bowing down as if she were a queen. Today was her birthday and like very other birthday she had since the Androids invaded, it was nothing.
"Your welcome," Taminia responded in the same manner.
"How old are you again?" Tiffany asked. "10? 8?"
"13," Patricia mumbled in respond.
"Well, looks like my little sister is all grown up," Tiffany cooed, pinching her sisters cheeks like a grandma.
"Stop it!"
Tiffany stopped and went to go help Gohan polish the weapons. Patricia climbed up her bed and and sat down. Taminia came up right after her and did exactly what she did.
"Well, what can we do today?" Taminia asked, laying down on Patricia's bed.
"I-"
"Want to go train?" Trunks burst out.
The two girls looked at him and then, to each other. They shrugged and got off the bed. They followed Trunks to where Gohan and Tiffany sat with the swords.
"Can we borrow 3-"
"4," Patricia corrected.
"Four swords," Trunks asked Gohan.
Gohan handed Trunks and Taminia each a sword and then, gave Patricia two. They walked into the middle of the room and took there fighting positions.
"One...Two...Three!" Orlando counted off. Patricia spun around and hit Taminia in the arm.
"Oh, no! My arm!" she said dramatically. "Help! Someone sew it back on!"
"Oh, please sis," Orlando said. "You're out and your arm is just fine."
Patricia looked through the corner of her eye and saw Trunks coming after her. She took her two swords and put it in front her. They clashed with Trunks one sword and the two of them pushed as hard as they could to get the other off balance. Patricia pushed as hard as she could, but Trunks was much stronger then her. She fell on her back against the hard floor and lay there.
"I win," Trunks grinned at her.
"All because your stronger," Patricia whined. "Someone help!"
Trunks picked up Patricia and took her to Bulmas bed and she lay there. Taminia came back with a pack of ice. She put it under Patricia and waited.
"We should have mats," Patricia said.
"I know."
Bulma looked at the food storage, "We're running out of food."
Gohan walked over to the little room, "Your right."
"Look's like we'll have to go out ad search for a market," Derek said.
"Yeah," Gohan whispered.
"But, isn't that dangerous?" Tiffany asked. The two men nodded. "Oh."
"So, who's going?" Annalesi asked.
"I'll have to go," Gohan declared.
"I'll go with you," Tiffany said.
"It'll be dangerous."
"So."
"Just stay here."
"I'm going!"
"You'll stay here," Gohan said, trying to keep his voice low.
"I'M GOING!" Tiffany shouted.
"NO YOU'RE NOT!"
"YES I AM!"
"FINE! GO!'
"FINE!"
The two turned there backs to each other and crossed there arms over there chests.
"I'll go to," Derek said, uneasily not wanting the other two to shout at him.
The three walked in silence to the ladder and climbed up. When they reached the surface they looked left and right.
"Well, I guess we'll have to go north," Gohan said.
"All right," the other two agreed.
They flew low going up north. Soon they saw an abandoned village in front of them. They flew into the small market place and started filling the bags they brought with canned food.
"Come here to do some shopping?" someone said from behind them.
They turned around and gasped.
~*~

Tiffany came down the ladder shaken and terrified. The others in the room looked at her. They all walked up to her and asked what was wrong and where the other two boys were.
"Tiffany!" Patricia gasped. "What's the matter?"
"Orlando...Gohan!" Tiffany said taking a breath between the two names. "Androids..."
"What happen?" Bulma asked, quite concerned.
"Fought hard..." she gasped. "Dead..."
Annalesi gave a shriek and went to sit down in her bed.
"Must... get... out!" Tiffany shouted.
"Why?" Taminia and Patricia asked in unison.
"Followed... me... here..." Tiffany said a bit faster. "Let's go!"
Bulma took out a capsule and threw it to the ground, where it turned into a submarine. Everyone got in and took there seats. Bulma pressed a button and a wall opened up. Water came flooding in and took the submarine into the ocean. When Tiffany had caught her breath she told the story as they floated through the ocean.
"We were stuffing our bags and they came from behind," she explained. "Gohan fought hard and Derek joined in. Gohan told me to run and tell the others. That's when they killed him. Derek went to help me out, but they killed him, too. I flew as fast as I could. They were on my tail and catching up fast. I did everything to distract them, but they followed me to the cave. Luckily, they didn't get in."
The memory came back into Tiffany's mind as tears came down her cheeks. She stare out the window and remembered...

"I see we're doing some shopping," #18 said.
Gohan, Tiffany, and Derek froze in there spots.
"#18 I think there scared," #17 taunted. "It'll be quick and painless if you follow our instructions."
"Never," Gohan whispered.
#17 in a flash grabbed Gohan's neck.
"What was that?" he asked.
"We'll fight you two,"Gohan said, bravely. "Until you kill us."
Gohan kicked him in the stomach, in return he got a punch in the eye. The two began to fight.
#18 walked up to Derek and put her arm around his neck and grabbed his arms(she stood in the back). He kicked her and she fell to the ground. He walked towards Tiffany, who stood horrified at the door, but was tripped by #18 and fell to the ground. #18 got up faster and grabbed his arm. She stood up and shot him in the back. He let out a scream from the pain and then, his eyes slowly shut and blood poured out of his mouth.
Tiffany took a step back as #18 came towards her. It was her turn to die. Why hadn't she listened to Gohan and stayed? Her body began to shake uncontrollable and her heart begun to beat faster and faster every second.

"RUN TIFFANY! TELL THE OTHERS!" Gohan shouted. Tiffany looked up and saw that Gohan was running towards her.
"I don't think so," #17 taunted and he shot Gohan through his chest.
Gohan gave a scream and then, fell to the ground in front of Tiffany's feet. She bent down next him.
"Run," he whispered and then shut his eyes.
Tiffany looked up at #17 and #18 who were walking up to her. #18 quickly grabbed her arm and squeezed it. Tiffany let out a scream, but it was no use. They were going to kill her now. She would die like the others. No! She wasn't going to give up. She kicked #18 in the leg and flew out of the store.
She flew towards the cave that she and the others were hiding out. Tiffany looked behind her and saw that they were catching up to her and fast. She couldn't fly towards the cave, it would put the others in danger. She needed to get to them, though. 'But how?' she thought. 'I guess I'll just go in.' She flew into the cave with #17 and #18 on her tail.

A/N: Well, there u have it chapter four. Ur probably asking why I just killed off Gohan and Derek, well just read the next chapter when I put it up, k. Well, cya next time!