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Chapter 2

The next morning Krillin was out of bed before the sun showed itself. Eighteen had been moaning and frightened one again that night. He looked at her, right now she was asleep peacefully as she always was around morning.

He stroke a string of hair out of her face and kissed her softly. Krillin went downstairs, careful not to wake anyone. He made himself a simple breakfast and before he went to Goku he left a note on the table:

Dear Eighteen,

I'm sorry but I have a few things to arrange today, I'm not sure how long it's going to take but I may be gone for a few days. I'm sorry I haven't told you more and that I can't tell you more.

I love you,

Please send my love to Marron and don't be worried.

Love, Krillin

Krillin read the note a couple of times to see if he could add anything. But he couldn't, Eighteen couldn't know about this or things might get messy. He wanted to see this by himself first.

He went outside and took of to Goku, in front of Goku's house Goku was waiting for him already.

"I told Chichi I'd be gone for a while, she wasn't to happy but I explained it was to help Eighteen. Does she knows this by the way?" Goku asked.

Krillin shook his head "No, I haven't told her. Eighteen never speaks to anyone about anything of her past, if she'd know that I wanted to see it, she'd kill me."

"I thought she couldn't remember it?"

"She can't, well she can't remember her childhood that is. I think she does know something about what Gero did to her, but she won't tell" Krillin said.

"Alright, lets find the balls shall we?"

Krillin nodded.

The search didn't took too long. Within 3 hours Goku and Krillin collected the seven dragonballs. They gathered them on a place in the mountains where no one lived, at least they thought.....

"What are you guys doing?" A heavy voice asked.

Goku and Krillin looked around and where shocked to see Piccolo standing behind them.

"Gathering the Dragonballs I see" the Namek said "Why is that, you know we can only use them in case of an emergency"

"We know, but this IS an emergency" Goku said.

"Explain"

Goku told Piccolo about Eighteens situation and Krillins plan, during the explanation Piccolo's face softened a little. "Look Piccolo" Goku continued "Would you please stay here with the balls to keep an eye on things?"

"I will"

"Thanks" Goku said "But whatever you do, Eighteen cannot know about this, it might be dangerous for her, and also for us".

Piccolo smirked "I'll watch it here".

"Thanks" Krillin said grateful.

"Alrighty then, lets do this......ETERNAL DRAGON BY YOUR NAME I SUMMON YOU FORTH...........SHENLONG!!!!" Goku yelled while stretching his arms over the balls.

Immediately the sky turned dark and the balls started glowing. Within a few seconds the beautiful snake-like dragon was floating in the sky.

"You have summoned me, name your two wishes and I shall fulfil them".

"Shenlong, we wish to see android Eighteens past can you make that happen?" Goku yelled.

"It is a hard wish, but I can send you to the past, but you must make sure to use the other wish to return, I shall create a gate to the past here that stays open, but someone else must make a wish to open a gate in the past to return to this time" Shenlong spoke.

"Piccolo can you take care of that?" Goku asked.

Piccolo nodded

"Very well" Krillin, who was very nervous, yelled "Take us to her past Shenlong".

Shenlongs eyes turned red and a blue gate appeared in front of the warriors. "But keep this in mind warriors" Shenlong said "You can watch the past, but you cannot under any circumstances change it".

"We won't, thanks Shenlong!" Goku promised and he and Krillin stepped trough the gate.

Piccolo sighted, "I hope Goku can fulfil that promise, the look in Krillins eyes told me something else."

In the middle of a dark, abandoned street, a blue gate appeared. From it stepped two messed up warriors. The tallest one placed a hand on his stomach.

"Man" Goku said "this travelling with time gates is nothing for me".

"No" a pale Krillin said "it's pretty heavy". He paused for a while "where are we?"

"Somewhere in the past I presume" his friend answered.

Krillin and Goku looked around, it was dark and they could barely see, suddenly Krillin jumped up. "Great, couldn't Shenlong send us somewhere more fun?"

"Huh what?" Goku asked, then he looked in the direction where Krillin was staring. "A graveyard?"

"I hate graveyards" Krillin said "Why are we at one anyway?"

"Well, maybe Eighteen has been dug up, like the Frankenstein Monster" Goku said in an attempt to be funny.

Krillin gave him a lethal glare, "Well, Shenlong knows what he's doing, lets check this place out" He walked towards the graves. Goku lifted his shoulders and followed him.

"Do you see anything?" Goku whispered after a couple of minutes of walking.

"Lots of stones" Krillin said. "Wait...I hear something".

"Me to, someone is coming"

"Let's hide ok?"

"But Krillin we don't have to be afr...."

"I know, but I think we should try to stay out of sight" Krillin whispered annoyed.

Goku and him jumped behind a large tree, suddenly a small figure walked towards a grave. It was a child, not very old, at most 7 years. It was wearing a black skirt and a black jacket with a hood. The hood was put over the child's head so it's face couldn't be seen.

The child stopped at a grave a touched the stone for a while. "Hey daddy" a small female voice said. "I know mom doesn't want me to go out at night and visit you, but it feels more safe now".

"It's a little girl!!.." Krillin whispered.

"Do you think its....?" Goku started. But all of Krillins attention was back on the child.

The girl moved her hands towards the hood over her head and put it off. Long blond hear was visible, as well as an pale face and two blue eyes. "I miss you dad, my did you have to go?"

"It's Eighteen!" Krillin said amazed. "But, then as a child."

"She's an exact copy of Marron do you know that? Or Marron is a copy of her off coarse" Goku said.

Krillin nodded, "her father is dead" he suddenly said in a voice full of pity.

Goku nodded, "Maybe we should.." but he accidentally stepped on a stick that was lying near his feet.

That made the girl jump up and take a fighting stance. "Who's there!"

"Do you think we should show ourselves?" Krillin asked.

Goku nodded. The two warriors came from behind the tree with their hands in the air. "Don't worry, we do not wish to harm you" Goku said.

"Who are you guys?" the girl spoke.

"I'm Goku and this is my friend Krillin, and you are???"

"Crystal".

Krillin smiled "That's a beautiful name."

"Thank you" Crystal replied.

"Is your father lying there?" Goku asked looking at the grave where Crystal stood.

"Yes" she said in a small voice "he died when I was 5."

"How come?" Krillin asked.

"The doctors say he had an heart attack, but I'm not sure......it seems so stupid that he left just because his heart wouldn't beat anymore, he was too strong to die from something like that" Crystal said.

"I'm sorry for you" Goku said.

It was silent a while, suddenly Goku continued to speak. "Look, when you heard us, you took a stance, where've you learned that?"

"I've been doing all kinds of martial arts for a while now, Ricardo and me always wanted to learn how to fight."

"And Ricardo is...?"

"My little brother, well we're twins but I'm older" Crystal said proudly.

Krillin laughed, "shouldn't you get home, soon your mom will find out that your gone"

"Yeah, she'll get mad at me if she finds out. What time is it?"

Krillin checked his watch "almost 5.30".

"Crap, I need to get home in 15 minutes, the sun will come up then".

"Do you want us to take you home?" Goku asked.

"Can you guys run so fast then?" Crystal asked amazed.

"Hold on to me" Goku said, pointing out his arm to Crystal.

Crystal took Goku's hand and before she knew what happened she was floating in the air. She gasped and looked around.

"So, where do you live?" Krillin asked.

"There" she said pointing in south direction.

Five minutes later Goku, Krillin and Crystal where floating before Crystal's bedroom window. Crystal handily climbed in. "Thanks" she whispered.

"Your welcome" the two warriors said together.

"Can I see you guys one more time, you're cool" Crystal asked in her best I'm-an-innocent-little-child-voice.

"Don't worry, we'll meet again" Krillin said with a smile on his face, and he and Goku flied away.

"She was cute" Goku said.

Krillin nodded, suddenly the blue gate appeared again. "Looks like we'll go further" Krillin said.

Goku gave a small nod, and together Krillin and Goku stepped into the gate, to see more of Eighteens past, not knowing that what they might see could change anything.
A/N: Well? Please tell me in a review, I'll accept anything.