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Chapter 6

Inside the dark woods laid a trembling figure. He hugged himself. He was terrified because of what just happened to him. He failed, an it nearly got him killed. He couldn't think of what would happen if he failed again.

Jack pulled his knees closer to him. This Gero guy was seriously insane. Jack met general Tao on the streets, they just bumped into each other.

They started talking and it turned out that Tao worked for a man who needed the people that Jack hated. A perfect deal, Jack would get a huge amount of money if he would lure the twins in a trap, "but" –and Jack could still hear the threatening in Tao's voice- "if he would fail, he'd regret it".

He couldn't fail, he couldn't. There was now turning back now, part of Jack (the little bit of conscience he still had) demanded that he'd warn Crystal and Ricardo, but fear, arrogance and the graving for revenge took the upper hand of him.

"That bitch" Jack whispered. "First she turns me down and then she nearly gets me killed, I'm not sure what that crazy scientist wants with her, but I swear she's going to pay. Her and that annoying brother of her, they'll both pay, no one messes with me."

The lights, the music, (the smoke and drinks) and all the people around drove everybody crazy.

A large group of people was dancing on loud live guitars, dark sounding drums and the low voice of the male singer. Crystal, Ricardo and their friends loved this, the dancing in combination with the music was a form of very intense mediation. It brought you into a trance you couldn't and wouldn't get out of. It was an amazing feeling.

"I'm going to get some water" Ricardo yelled to his sister and he bounced to the bar to return with two bottles of water a little bit later. "Here" he said while handing his sister the bottle.

"Thanks" was Crystals reply.

She took a sip from the bottle and continued to dance, somehow it felt like this night would last forever. She and all the others danced like it was their last night on earth.

"Now tell me the truth Goku" Krillin began "what would you've done if you where in my place?"

"What would you've done if you where in mine Krillin?" Goku asked.

"I asked you first" Krillin said.

"I know" Goku said softly "and I can understand you, truly but.."

Goku and Krillin both where silent. They have barley spoken together since Krillin warned Crystal, but now they got back together.

Goku started to realize why Krillin did what he did and Krillin wasn't as angry with Goku as he was before.

Krillin was invited to the party as well, Crystal asked him to come. But Krillin thanked for it. He and Goku planned to return to their own time this night, and they preferred to do it without anyone knowing. Crystal would understand what was going on, but still, it was better this way.

Goku and Krillin sat on the rooftop for a couple more hours, talking and discussing things. Especially what they would say back at home, Krillin didn't know what he would tell Eighteen about this, and he also didn't know how to call Eighteen once he was back home again.

He didn't even know if Eighteen would actually be there.

Suddenly the silence was disturbed by loud singing.

"Oh midnight Special, shine a light upon me"

"Oh midnight speciaiaial shine a light upon me"

Crystal and Ricardo walked into the square. Clearly the party was over but they where both still in the mood to continue the part here.

They kept singing.

Krillin laughed, "look at them Goku, they're innocent, I know, they're rebellious and they may disturb the public rest and Ricardo is singing horribly but they're still innocent."

Krillin looked at his friend.

"What did they do to deserve a fate so horrible as what happened to them in our time, nothing isn't it?"

"I know Krillin" Goku said softly.

Krillin took one last look at Crystal and then he stood up "Let's go home."

Goku nodded and both warriors flew into the air.

Meanwhile downstairs Crystal and Ricardo where having a lot of fun, bit suddenly it was disturbed in a cruel sort of way.

Soft explosions came from around them and before they knew it the twins where surrounded by dark figures.

"What the..." Ricardo began.

"No...no, this can't be" Crystal stuttered.

"Hello love, time for some payback for what you did to me" Jacks voice came.

Inside Crystals eyes, fear could clearly be seen now. She thought that they'd escaped this.

"Hey dr. Can I have my money now?" Jack asked in the direction where and old man stood.

"Tao" dr. Gero said.

The old Red Ribbon Army General looked at Jack, and shot a beam right trough Jacks heart. The twins looked up in shock.

"Very well Tao, now get them!" dr. Gero ordered his robots.

Crystal and Ricardo took a fighting stance and tried to keep the robots away from them, but it soon became clear that the robots where too strong for two humans. Crystals mind started to cry for help.

"Krillin, please come here please" she thought.

"Come on Krillin we need you, that doctor is here"

"Ready to go back home Krillin?" Goku asked.

Krillin nodded, and Goku tried to make contact with Piccolo for a new gate. Suddenly Krillins' voice stopped him.

"Wait"

"What's wrong?"

"We have to go back"

And before Krillin finished the sentence he already flew into the direction where he and Goku had come from. Goku followed him, wondering what was going on, but within a minute it became clear.

Inside the square, Crystal and Ricardo fought a battle against a group of robots, a battle already lost.

On the side stood dr. Gero and General Tao, watching how the robots began to overpower the twins.

"I have to help them" Krillin said. He started flying towards the battle scene but he was stopped. Goku held him.

"Krillin, I'm sorry" Goku said softly.

"No..No Goku NO!!!!!" Krillin screamed. "I won't let this happen, I CAN'T let this happen, and neither can you!!"

"Krillin look at it!" Goku yelled. "It's happening again, what more proof could you want that it was meant to happen."

"I don't care Goku I have to change it" Krillin yelled.

"No you don't" another voice came.

Krillin and Goku turned around and where shocked to see Eighteen standing behind them.

"You can't change this Krillin, and you know it" Eighteen said.

"How did you get here?" Goku asked.

"Piccolo opened the gate, we have to get back now before it closes" Eighteen answered. Her eyes where focused on the scene downstairs. She watched herself getting pushed to the ground and tied up. Eighteens face darkened when she saw dr. Gero walking up to the twins in the square.

"Crys...Eighteen, it's not too late. We can still save you and your brother" Krillin said, amazed that Eighteen didn't want her life to be changed.

"I know, but we can't. We're not allowed to" Eighteen answered softly.

"Eighteen come on!! You can be spared from all those terrible things! All the nightmares you've had, you're erased memories, it doesn't have to happen." Krillin was now nearly pleading.

"Yes it does Krillin, it does" Eighteen said.

Goku and Krillin looked up to her in awe.

"It can't be changed, it has happened and that's the way it is. Changing it has too many consequences." Eighteen looked down, Crystal and Ricardo where lying on the ground and dr. Gero walked up to them. First he injected Ricardo with a clear fluid and then Crystal. When it happened Eighteen looked at her arm, where a small red stain appeared.

"We need to go home" Eighteen said firmly, she took one last look at her past self, and then she flew in the air, Goku followed her, and he pulled Krillin with him.

In front of the gate Eighteen stopped. "It'll be open for one hour, will you two wait for me, I need to do something?"

"Yeah sure but what?" Goku asked.

"Something private"

Eighteen walked trough a street, she remembered it, just vague. She stopped in front of a house, looking at it like it was a castle.

She gave a push to the door, it was open, slowly she walked in, in the living room she stopped, on a chair was a woman with black hair"

"Hi" Eighteen said softly.

The woman looked up, two pair of the exact same blue eyes looked at each other. "Cryssie, I thought you where at a party?"

"I am gone mom" Eighteen replied.

"What do you..?" Jewel asked.

"I'm not exactly the daughter that went to the party last night, I know it sounds horrible but that daughter is gone, something has happened to her and her brother last night, I can't tell what it is, but it's something bad, and I'm afraid I'll have to tell you that you won't see us again."

"Crystal what do you mean? You are here now, and you are my child aren't you? There's something different about you but.."

"Mom, I'm more different then you can imagine. I'm from the future, I know that sounds hard to believe, but it's the truth. But you must know that everything will be all right, although we are gone, we still love you, and we'll see you again, in After Life or something."

Jewels eyes where now filled with tears. "NO" she screamed. "No Crystal, this is bullshit. This is either a sick joke, or true but then it doesn't has to happen. If you are from the future then you know what has happened and you can change this somehow!!"

"Mom please don't"

"Come on Crystal, I see in your eyes that this is true, but you can't want this to happen, why won't you change it?"

"I can't mom, I'm not allowed to, that's fate, no matter how cruel it sounds. It's hard for me as well, but you just..you must know that I'm perfectly fine in my time, I'm married, I have friends and the cutest little girl you can imagine, I'm fine really. Destiny is cruel, but this has to happen, otherwise the world will be messed up."

Jewel cried. "Oh honey.."

"I have to go mom, I just wanted to tell you this, otherwise you'll be wondering what happened to us for the rest of your life, I can not give you the entire truth, but just know that we'll be all right after all."

Eighteen was crying now as well. Jewel put her arms around her daughter, "I love you Crys..."

"I love you to mom" Eighteen took a step back "I'm sorry, I have to go."

"Goodbye"

"Goodbye mom, I'll see you again, once" Eighteen turned around and walked out of the door, whipping the tears from her eyes. After that she flew back to the gate, back to her own time.

The trio stepped out of the blue gate, back into their own time. Piccolo was waiting for them.

"So, you found them?" he asked Eighteen.

Eighteen nodded. "Krillin, we need to talk" she said.

Krillin didn't reply, he just stood there. Piccolo laid a hand on Goku's shoulder, giving him the time-to-leave-clue.

"I'll come tomorrow" Goku said before taking off. Piccolo didn't said a thing, he just flew away. Leaving Eighteen and Krillin behind.

"How did you...?" Krillin started.

"I found the note on the table, I went to Chichi with Marron and asked if she knew anything. Then she told me that Goku had left to do something with Krillin, I remembered you two talking together at the party so I started suspecting something. After I found Piccolo next to Shenlong it wasn't hard to figure out. Piccolo told me everything."

"I did it for you, I wanted to save you from that fate. You didn't deserve it." Krillin said softly.

"I know Krillin, but fate can't always be changed. You saw it, no matter that you warned me, it still happened. And even if it didn't happen, that means that maybe some others became androids, and what if they weren't weird enough to fall in love with an opponent and discover emotions"

Krillin looked up at his wife, trying to control a smile. He wanted to say something but Eighteen shut him up.

"Krillin it happened. And no matter how much I hate it, it happened. And we are not allowed to change it, I love you and Marron and without this I may have never had you two. And some one else would have my fate, and I wouldn't grant that to anyone" Eighteen looked like she meant it.

Krillin sighted.

"I simply need to accept it Krillin, if I do, the nightmares may end as well. I've been trough hell, but if I can accept it, I can create heaven out of it with you."

"You really mean this huh?" Krillin asked.

Eighteen nodded, "but you know....it means a lot to me that you've tried it. It was the best thing someone could ever do for me" she smiled.

Krillin smiled back.

"Marron's with Chichi I guess?" Krillin asked.

Eighteen nodded. "Why don't we enjoy this day of freedom. Because I can still enjoy life this way."

Krillin smiled again "you know I have to confess something, I kissed someone in the past."

"You what!!!!!!!!!!?"

"Yeah, a girl named Crystal, she fell hopelessly in love with me."

Eighteen looked at his innocent face and smirked. "You're a jerk, my jerk, but still a jerk."

"I love you"

Eighteen pressed her lips against her husbands' giving him her reply..

A/N: Well, that was it, short story but what did you thought? Did it suck? Was it all right? Please give you're opinion and constructive criticism/flames (but with arguments) are welcome.

Love you all and bye for now.

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