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Chapter 5

Krillin was in doubt, part of him told him, that what he did was right, the other part told him that he was a stupid fool who just changed the entire course of history.

"What else could I do, I love her, I couldn't just let it happen to her"

"Yes, you saved her, but at what cost? Last time you saved her, your best friend died because of it"

"Shut up! This is something totally different, she's innocent here, she doesn't deserves this to happen to her, and neither does her brother, I'm part of the Z-fighters. We save and protect innocents, so why would this be wrong?"

"You can't mess up destiny Krillin?"

"Then what about Trunks who came from the future?"

"Trunks changed the future for millions of lives, you for one.."

"But if I save her from becoming an android, those millions of lives would be spared as well"

"Wake up Krillin, what you did was wrong and you know it!!"

Krillins thoughts where having their own battle inside his head, he didn't know if he did the right thing. Was what he did a sign of ultimate love, or just a selfish act?"

He thought about yesterday, after he told it to her he hasn't spoken to anyone ever since. He ignored Goku, stopped socialising with Crystals friends and he even refused to say anything to Crystal herself. Today was her birthday, she would become seventeen, she would probably be getting presents and eating pie right now.

Krillin sighted, if he wouldn't have warned her she would be a prisoner in a dark lab within 24 hours, no one could agree with that could they?

Krillin was thinking so hard he never heard Goku come in and walk up to him. "What's wrong with you buddy?" Goku asked.

Krillin jumped from the sudden voice behind him. "Oh, hey Goku, nothing's wrong I'm just erm.. homesick, yeah that's it homesick."

"Krillin?"

"Are you keeping something from me buddy?" Goku asked. Krillin tried to look as innocent and nonchalant as possible, but even Goku could see the truth in his eyes.

"Krillin you didn't?"

Krillin looked at the ground "I had no choice Goku, I had to do it"

Goku looked at his best friend amazed, he couldn't believe Krillin actually did it, "Krillin you had to let things go the way they where meant to go" Goku yelled.

"I couldn't Goku! You have no idea what she's been through, things more horrible then you can imagine, she's an innocent and she's in danger, isn't that what we are supposed to fight? Aren't we supposed to protect innocents from danger and those horrible things?"

"Yes we are! But this is different!" Goku yelled.

"Then tell me how it's different because I can't see it!" Krillin screamed back.

Goku was shocked by his friends' outburst and continued in a softer voice "Krillin some things are meant to happen and we can't change that. Have you ever considered that Crystal HAD to become and android?"

"Had to?" Krillin hissed, "According to Gero she had to become one yes, and if you think that way you're NO HAIR BETTER THEN THAT MONSTER IS" Krillin felt sorry after he saw the pain in Goku's eyes. "I'm sorry Goku, but I I love her, and I couldn't let it happen to her. What would you do if someone would do something horrible to Chichi, I bet you wouldn't think if it was meant to be or something. You would do everything to prevail it. I'm sure you would."

Goku doubted, What Krillin said was right. If anything would happen to his family he would try to save them, destiny or not. But this thing with Crystal was different somehow, maybe Goku never thought about her past. He just saw her as an android, -sure one with human emotions and who is also a great mother and wife- but he never thought of it that she used to be human. It was hard to imagine what would happen now that Crystal and Ricardo will stay human, would dr. Gero make other androids? Would Cell be there? How would the world look? What about Krillin and Marron?

"Krillin do you know what kind of effect this can have?" Goku tried again, "Not just on Crystal and Ricardo but on the entire world, Marron will never be born, maybe other androids will come, maybe you've doomed the world."

"Maybe I have. But at least I saved the one I love" Krillin said stubborn.

"But at what cost Krillin? I know you want to save your loved one, but you cannot sacrifice everything for her, the end doesn't always justify the means Krillin, and maybe here the end will be more worse then you can imagine"

"We'll see it when we get back" Krillin said and he flew in the air.

Goku sighted, there was no talking to his friend, he couldn't get trough to him.

Goku and Krillin didn't saw each other the rest of the day. And even when the night fell they staid away from each other.

Meanwhile.

It was two a clock at night and Crystal was asleep peacefully until she woke up from the annoying sound of her cell phone.

"Hi" she said in a blurry voice.

"Crys, hey, listen I need you're help" a nervous voice said.

"Who'stis?" Crystal asked yawning.

"It's me Jack"

Crystal was awake right away, "Help yeah right. You mean selling me and Ric to science" she thought.

"Ok where are you?" Crystal said sweetly.

"South City, and take your brother with you" Jack said.

"Ok, we'll come" Crystal said. "In your dreams", she continued after she broke the connection. Crystal laid down her phone and continued to sleep.
The next morning.

Crystal went to the headquarters right after breakfast. She wanted to thank Krillin for warning her. When she arrived she saw him sleeping on an old bed.

"Rise and shine" Crystal yelled.

"Huh erm..what?" Krillin stammered.

"Good morning, you where right, Jack called me last night, said he needed help, yeah right" Crystal said and she dropped herself on the bed next to Krillin.

"Oh, that's erm great you should be save now"

"You don't sound too happy" Crystal said surprised.

"No erm...I just had to think of the consequences" Krillin said.

"You mean our daughter?" Crystal asked.

"Yeah, and some other things"

"Well, I have a solution" Crystal said happily. "You're a warrior right? That means that you'll participate in the world martial arts tournament."

"Yeah, but I don't see your point" Krillin said confused.

"Well, because I'll stay human, we'll should never meet in this timeline. But I think that sucks. Now if you are at the tournament, then I could be there and we might accidentally meet each other" Crystal said it all like it was so simple.

Krillin smiled. "You're right".

"I really like you Krillin, you're a nice person" Crystal said.

Krillin laughed, "I just realize that I'm much older then you are actually you're still underage."

"Who cares, do you mind?" Crystal asked.

"Neh" Was Krillins reply. He now knew it for sure, he hadn't made a mistake by coming here and doing this. Crystal had to be saved, as well as her brother. They didn't deserve the horrible fate dr. Gero was planning for them. This way they could have a normal life as normal human beings. Krillin smiled a little, everything was fine.
In a dark forest near South City.

"Please sir, please I beg you" a pleading voice screamed.

"You beg me? Pathetic, you're a failure human. You can't even do you're job probably" a half robotic man shot a couple of beams at a terrified boy who was crumbling on the ground.

"General Tao please, I don't understand it either. They they should be here right now, I called the girl and she said that she and her brother would come." The boy was Jack, the one who'd betrayed the twins. He expected them to be here by now, so did general Tao. But off coarse Crystal and Ricardo didn't show up and now general Tao was –to say the least- cranky.

"I'm sure you're just too stupid to do something like this, they must've seen you trough."

"No General that would be impossible!" Jack whined while dodging a few more energy waves. "I haven't done anything that could make them suspicious, I was very careful. Please give me another change".

"You won't get another change, you wasted it. Goodbye" general Tao prepared to fire the final blast at Jack but he was stopped by a cruel voice.

"General, wait"

"But, but dr.?"

"You don't seem to understand just how important these kids are for my plan. They are crucial, and if this excuse for a human being thinks he can deliver to me anyway maybe he should receive another change."

"Yes, yes dr. Gero. I can give you Crystal and Ricardo, I don't know how this went wrong, but I know something else and they can't escape from you then." Jacks' voice was desperate. He knew that it would mean his dead if he failed this time. But this plan couldn't fail, he just needed the doctors' robots.

"Tell me, what is your plan?" Gero asked.

"And trust me boy it better be good" General Tao added.

"It is, tomorrow night there will be a party, and Crys and Ric will attend it. It's near their home so they'll be walking, in order to get home they must walk a little while on a desert place, alone, in the middle of the night."

Dr. Gero smiled evilly. "Very well, you'll get a second change, but this is the last, I'm not a very patient man."
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