Krillan was sitting lazily on the couch when the phone rang. He stumbed over and picked it up.

"Hello?"

"Krillen! Get the Chi-chi's house NOW! #18's in trouble!"

He didn't answer back. He slammed down the phone and blasted out the door.

"Oh no. We better go after him Mr. Popo. They may need our help."

"What about the Dragonballs Dende?"

"I'll look after them." Master Roshi said as he walked in the door.

Dende nodded and flew out the door on Mr. Popo's carpet.

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Gohan was looking up and down but still no sign of his mentor.

"Picallo! We need your help! Where are you!?"

"Gohan?"

The namek flew up to him.

"Picallo, we got a HUGE problem."

"I know. I've been sencing a strong ki but the signature can't be right."

"Let me guess: Bulma with a dark ki mixed in."

"Yeah, you senced it too huh?"

"Senced it isn't the word. I saw it. It's Future Trunks' mother. He came here with her. First she tried to destroy the Dragonballs, now she went after #18. Vegeta says the power she has isn't natural. Do you think somethings controlling her?"

"Not something, someone. We have to hurry. Let's go."

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Krillan landed at Chi-chi's house and franticly started looking for his girlfriend.

"Krillan! In here!"

He followed the source and found Chi-chi and Bulma sitting with Trunks on the front room.

"Guys, where's #18?!"

"She's alive, for now." Vegeta said and he came out from behind the door.

"Vegeta. What did you do? #18 apoligized for breaking your arm."

"She also tried to apoligize to my elder son's mother, landing her in a battle."

"I have to go help her!"

"Your going nowhere. Bulma attacked her own son. She won't hesitate to take you out as well. #18 needs backup, not a distraction."

"What are we supposed to do? Wait til she gets killed!?"

"No, just until the Nameks get here. Then were going to find them. If #18 hasn't lost her touch, she'll still be alive when we get there."

"Check off one Namek." Dende said as he walked in with Mr. Popo.

"The Dragonballs are safe with The Turtle Master." Mr. Popo said, thinking ahead to the group question.

"Dende, you said Bulma was hurt by your healing power right?" Krillan asked.

"Yes, but I don't know why."

"I do." Picallo said as he walked in.

"There's the other one."

Ignoring Vegeta's slide comment, Picallo went on.

"Only a being of pure darkness can be hurt by Dende's power. Centuries ago, the power was used not only to heal but to drive evil spirits from Nameks, eradicating there darkness and making Nameks a race of goodness. I hoped she would never surface again."

"Who?"

"Eries."

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#18 and Bulma faced off again, each with increadible strength and speed. The female factor was non-existant now, they didn't care how bloody they got, as long as they won. Bulma had a black eye, bruses on her chest and side, and multiple sore spots. #18 didn't look much better. Bulma flew above her and manifested a flet of buzz saws. They fired at #18. She swerved and curcled, trying to get them off her tail. Finally they cornered her against a rockwall. She covered her face with her hands.

"HA!!!!!"

Two strecks of blue light disintagrated the buzz saws. Elder Bulma looked down to see Krillan and Gohan standing in the familiar stance. Vegeta stood behind them, arms crossed but with a look of disappointment on his face. Disappointment at her.

"Stay out of this!"

"We intend to," Vegeta said, "Until you try to kill #18. Then, we stop you."

Picallo steped forward with Dende and Mr. Popo.

"That goes for us too."

"So you want to stop me? You couldn't stop me before Kami. Yes, I know it's you. I can smell you from here."

It wasn't Bulma's voice they heard. It was much darker. She held out her hand with the bracelet and manefested a tool to take down the new pests. It looked like a harmless wratchit wrench, until she extended the end out to a full size staff. She spun it in her hand. Her face was twisted into a sadistic smile. Her eyes turned to #18.

"You die now."

#18 braced herself for anouther relentless attack from Bulma. The staff pummeled the poor blonde's body. Bulma twisted it around her own body and knocked #18 across the side of her head. A gash appeared and bleed across her face. #18 fired a ki blast point blank at Bulma. The blast only managed to get bunted out of the way by Bulma. The staff was stabbed into #18 chest and she was thrown up and over Bulma. #18 recovered right before she would have hit the ground. Bulma lunged at #18 again, sharp end of the staff out.

"That's it. I've had enough."

Dende leaped in the way. Bulma recoiled for a second, giving him a opening. He put his hand infront of her face and blasted her with a wave of his healing energy. She flew backwards and landed in a pile on the ground. Her face looked like it had been chard. She could barly open her eyes, let alone see.

"You filthy Namek bastard! I'm blind!"

She raised her arm holding the bracelet in the air and fired a huge dark blast straight at Dende.

"NO!!"

#18 jumped infront of him as the blast struck. Bulma fainted with satasfaction on her face.