Chapter 10: Unchain My Heart
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Android 22 stood aghast, all his power had been drained.
"How could this have happened? What did I do! I don't deserve this!" whimpered 22. Vegeta and Goku both leapt down from the sky and landed in-between the two rows of towering palm trees.
"Ah!" said 21.
"The targets." Added 23. 21 lined up with Vegeta, while 23 cornered Goku.
"I have an idea Kakarot! How did 22 get strong in the first place?" mused SSJ2 Vegeta.
"Uhh… he absorbed 21 and 23?" answered SSJ3 Goku.
"That is right, Kakarot. And if we destroy 21 and 23?" continued Vegeta.
"We get to eat food to celebrate!?" flippantly answered Goku. This was followed by an anime fall by Vegeta.
"UNGH!! You pea-brained dolt! Android 22 will never be able assume his perfect status again!" corrected Vegeta. Looking back at 21 and 23, they were both leaned back upon the gargantuan palms.
"That is a nice plan, but do you two expect to kill us?" giggled 23. She then faded away, leaving an after-image where she once stood.
"Where did she go!?!" yelped Goku.
"You expect me to know!? I can't sense the Androids!" snapped Vegeta. Goku then fell to his face when a sweeping kick knocked his feet out from under him.
"Right here, Goku? Did ya miss me?" laughed 23. She then grabbed one of Goku's ankles and began to spin him in circles, knocking Vegeta right into Android 21. "Adios, Goku!" she said as she let go of her titan grip sending him crashing into two of the palm trees and dragging them across the Lookout. Meanwhile, Android 21 scraped Vegeta off of him and tossed Vegeta on top of Goku.
"Watch what you're doing! Moron! I could've been injured!" barked Android 21.
"Oh, quit your whining! C'mon, let us exact our revenge upon… WHERE IS 22!" screamed Android 23.
"You let the scoundrel escape, you ditsy piece of junk!" attacked 21.
"No I didn't! It is your fault!" she attacked.
"Oh, shut up!" barked 21 as he slammed his fist into her face, knocking her to the other side of the lookout. "Hahahah!! Look at that!" he added. Getting up, Android 23 shouted from, across the Lookout.
"LOOKOUT YOU IDIOT!!"
"Huh?" he said curiously, but it was already too late, a brilliant oceanic blue beam contacted into his back, sending him flying off the very edge of the lookout. After the dust cleared, 23 saw Goku and Vegeta standing up, and not injured by her assault.
"Am I going to have to destroy these clowns all on my own!" groaned 23. And so, Android 23 began her attack upon Goku and Vegeta, while deep down under the lookout, a new conflict begins.
Android 21 hit the Earth with a grand thud. He dusted off his buzzed-blonde hair, and gazed around.
"Android 22!" he yelped. Android 22 grabbed 21 in a powerful vice grip at the neck, lifting him high above him. "L-le-let me go!" he barked as his feet dangled.
"Actually, I'd rather not 21, you've been separated from me long enough, welcome home!" With his free hand, 22 drained 21 of all his energy, and morphed into his hulking form.
"Very good, Number 22." Announced a female voice. Demi 22 froze with terror; even in this state he still couldn't handle Seiku, nor in his perfect state could he do so.
"Mistress! I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I-I'll never disobey you again! P-please don't deactivate me." He begged as he got on both knees. A vile smile wrapped around Seiku's face. She patted her servant on the head.
"Worry not, You are still useful to me. Follow me." Said Seiku sweetly. And without his consent, a pink aura surrounded them both, and they slowly drifted up. Android 23 came into view, whom was losing the battle. The lookout lie in ruins, while the building where the loved ones were staying remained untouched.
"An inferior model, no, Number 22?" she mused. Demi 22 nodded by reflex, the last time he said no to her, he was obliterated.
"I'll help you, apparently you've been whining to much to accomplish the job." She barked. She slowly hovered right beside Android 23 whom was collapsed upon the Lookout.
"Mi… mistress?" she asked.
"Yes, I'm here child." She said with fake concern.
"WHO is that?" shouted Vegeta.
"Vegeta! Watch out! That is Seiku!" explained Goku.
"Don't make me laugh, Kakarot! A woman? This mysterious god the Androids worship!" He laughed.
"Vegeta… looks can be deceiving." Warned Goku.
"She won't LOOK like anything but a smoldering corpse when I'm finished with the wretch" he snapped. Vegeta jumped into action, standing sideways with his hand protruding from his body, and a large orb growing in his hand. Seiku turned to see Vegeta charging one of his most powerful attacks. She began to chuckle and slap her knee at his weak power level.
"You dare challenge me, Vegeta?" she asked.
"Not challenge, DESTROY! BIG BANG ATTACK!!" Vegeta spread his fingertips and the orb shot out at Seiku.
Seiku instantly threw both of her arms out infront of her, and a flashing neon-pink hexagon formed infront of her. The Big Bang outsized Seiku, but was still nothing to her banishing attack. The azure orb slowly shrank when it contacted with the hexagon, until it was the size of a marble. Seiku then poked her finger at the once great Big Bang and popped it like a bubble.
"How did you do that? Foul witch!" barked Vegeta. Who was aghast that she took such an attack, and crushed it as if it were a mere child's toy.
"How did I not do that? That attack could be dispatched by a four-year old!" she heartily chuckled. "But now… it is my turn!" giggled Sieku has she leapt into the air.
"Look what you've done Vegeta! Now your going to get us killed!"
"It's not my fault Kakarot! How could I've predicted she'd use that foul trick!" snapped Vegeta, trying to defend himself.
"Grr! Just listen to a friend once Vegeta!" attacked Goku.
"You're a rival Kakarot! Not a friend!" snapped Vegeta again.
"You all can argue all you want, but I'm afraid now is the time you die." Seiku already had a pulsating pink orb in her left hand. "SEIKU MASENKO HA!!" shrieked Seiku, as she tossed the powerful blast at Goku and Vegeta. In a flash, a pink dome had engulfed Vegeta and Goku. After the globe receded, Seiku had another Ki bolt in her hand.
"Yes? Mistress?" shakily requested Android 23. Seiku then thrusted her arm forward, and the Ki bolt morphed into a lasso and captured Android 23. "Wh-what are you doing to me!?"
"I'm sorry darling, you were my favorite of creations, but now, you shall become part of a perfect being." Said Seiku with a fake frown.
"What!? You're turning me over to Android 22!" she inquired quickly. She nodded wearing he fake frown. "NOOO!!" she yelped as Demi 22 thrust his fist through her heart. The same breathtaking event occurred, as Super 22 was formed yet again.
"Hahahaha! It feels good to be complete again." Said Super 22 happily.
"Yeah, yeah, whatever. Come Number 22!" and so, Super 22 and Seiku flew back to their lair on the isolated Amenbo Island. A few hours later, Android 18 flew up with Bulma and Bra in her arms. Android 18 landed on the ground, as Bulma and Bra rushed to Vegeta and Goku.
"I'll be back… I'm going to get Krillin, Marron. Err… I'll get Roshi too." Announced 18 nonchalantly, and she flew off in the direction of Roshi's Island.
"C'mon Bra! Help me get them inside!" instructed Bulma. They carried Goku and Vegeta to the rest room, and laid them alongside Trunks. Instantly Chi-Chi began to bandage up her husband and Vegeta with haste. A few hours later Bra sat on the edge of Lookout, peering at the twilight sky. Gazing into the heavens, pondering what would happen next. Trunks, Goten, Goku, and her own father, all destroyed by Seiku's merciless wrath.
"Hey." Greeted Gohan, sitting beside Bra.
"Don't do that!" Bra snapped. Gohan had broken her pensive daydream.
"Sheesh! Sorry." Said Gohan.
"I'm sorry… I was just sad." She said.
"Well, it's okay. Crying is good sometimes." Admitted Gohan.
"We're going to all die, aren't we, Gohan?" she asked.
Gohan froze. Never before had he been asked a question of this magnitude.
"Nah, we'll make it. Don't lose hope Bra." He lied. Gohan knew deep down in his heart, Seiku would win.
"You're lying… I can see it in your eyes." She admitted.
"Look Bra… let me tell you what I came here to say. I think by tomorrow, Goten and Trunks will be well enough to fight. I also, want to take you Bra. I mean, you've been through a lot. I know deep down, you have a great power. A power that can be unlocked, and anything could be possible for you… I'll be going now. Think about It, please. G'night." Stated Gohan. Gohan got up from off the ledge and walked to bed. And so, Bra finally went sleep.
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Well, I don't know if you got the "Unchain My Heart" title, but I devoted it to this last section where Bra poured out her thoughts and feelings. I feel that always from the start Bra has been an isolated character, so… I poured out her heart.
Chapter 11: A Puppet is All You Are