Chapter 18: Another Threat?
Last time on Dragon Ball Z: Beyond Infinite...
The Z-fighters split up in three groups to combat the androids from all across the world. Gohan and Bra stood no chance against Android 0 a.k.a Raditz. The second group, Piccolo, Tien, Krillin, and Yamcha defeated 2 out of the 3 androids. However, the strongest android was too powerful for them to defeat, and they lost the battle. The duo of Trunks and Vegeta would've beaten the androids they fought, but they were halted by the immensely powerful 16. The androids are now free to do as they please. Where has Raditz taken Bra? What is Super 13 doing? What will the trio of androids do? Find out now!
With Piccolo and the others...
After receiving a vicious beating at the hands of Android 13, Piccolo began to regain consciousness. He sat up, to see Krillin waking up as well. Tien and Yamcha were still out cold for the simple fact that 13 forced them to fuse and they still got beat down.
''Hey Piccolo, that android sure gave us quite the beating didn't he. All that training and we still can't beat these androids,'' commented Krillin on their performance against the androids.
''Yeah, well right now we all need to get stronger. I'm going to go do something and don't you dare follow me! If you ever thought we were friends you are sadly mistaken!'' Piccolo grunted and flew off to god knows where. Krillin just smirked at where Piccolo was going. So he's finally going to fuse with Kami. I wonder how strong he would become as a Super Namekian.
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Piccolo flew straight up past Korin tower and all the way up to the lookout. Piccolo flew down to the look outs surface and he saw a periled Kami, standing there looking petrified. ''Old man, you know why I'm here.''
Kami responded to his other half. ''Indeed, I am well aware of the situation and there is great evil on Earth.''
''Yes the androids, I know. I really hate to be in your presence, but if were going to help save Earth, we need to fuse!''
''But Piccolo, I'm the guardian of the Earth. We may need the dragon balls!''
''We don't need dragon balls, right now we need power! More power so we can protect this planet and stop the androids, besides we can find another guardian.''
''Its not just the androids, there is an evil lurking that is a thousand times more evil than the androids! And your right, I'll make my apprentice the new guardian of Earth when we fuse.''
''What? Who's your apprentice?'' asked Piccolo. Dende stepped from out of the look out with a broom. It appears that he had been keeping the lookout clean. ''I'm his apprentice, Goku came back to our planet to get me because I wanted to come to Earth. Then Kami decided to take me on as an apprentice, so that he could teach me what if was all about to be a guardian. He said that I'm ready to take on the role as guardian of the Earth.''
Kami placed a hand on Dende's scalp. ''Dende, I hereby pronounce you as the new guardian of Earth. You now wield ownership of the dragon balls and everything that I know. Use these gifts wisely, as I know you would make a fine guardian.''
Dende had tears come to his eyes as he was named the new guardian of Earth. ''Thank you, Kami!'' Kami gave him a pat on the head and turned to his oldest friend, . ''Kami, don't go! Please, there must be another way!''
''I am sorry Mr. Popo, but Piccolo is right. The Earth needs strong warriors more then they need me. I can do little to help out as I am, besides the evil that Piccolo once had has greatly diminished.''
''Hmph, so you're finally ready to fuse.'' Kami nodded. ''Use what you'll have at your disposal and use it wisely.''
''We're using my body when we combine, old man.''
''Of course, your body is more suited for fighting and much younger than mine,'' Kami turned to look at his two friends.
''For our fusion to transpire, you need to place your hand on my chest.''
''Farewell, HAAAAAAAAAA!'' A bright light enveloped Kami and Piccolo and Kami's essence was put into Piccolo's. When the smoke cleared, Kami was no where to be seen. When the light subsided, the nameless Namek stood there with his cape moving with the wind of the transformation.
looked at the new Namek and pondered over what to call him. ''Kami, I'll miss you, please be careful,'' mumbled Popo. The nameless Namek continued walking closer to the end of the lookout.
The nameless Namek heard what Popo said and responded without looking back at Popo. ''I'm no longer Kami or Piccolo, I am a Namek who has long since forgotten his name.'' The Namek stopped at the edge of the lookout and turned back to Popo. The Namek simply smiled at him. ''I must go,'' with that said, Piccolo jumped off the lookout and flew down past Korin tower, to where the mysterious disturbance was.
With Vegeta and Trunks...
Vegeta had just woke up and flashed Super Saiyan and getting alert. He didn't know what hit him and he was infuriated. ''RAAAAAAAAGGGH! Where the hell are those babbling washing machines. I swear when I get my hands on them, they won't know what hit 'em.'' Vegeta was absolutely furious. He had 17 right where he wanted him.
''Hey dad, that 16 sure packs a punch,'' shouted out Trunks to his father. Vegeta dropped back down to Trunks. Something else was bugging Vegeta. The fact that he sensed a distinct power while fighting 17 that was much stronger than his own, bugged him a bit. ''So it was the silent tall android. Should have known.''
Trunks saw Vegeta stare at the sky for a moment trying to ponder the power he had sensed while beating the tar out of 17. It had to be a Saiyan's power, but Kakarrot is out of commission and I'm the strongest Saiyan on this mud ball... unless it was Kakarrot's brat! He must have ascended to a level beyond that of a normal Super Saiyan! I must attain that power for myself, I won't let some half breed surpass me!
''Father, whats the matter?''
''Nothing Trunks, its just that I've found a level beyond Super Saiyan, I just have to know how to achieve it.''
The idea made Trunks a little skeptical. ''A level beyond that of a Super Saiyan?!''
''Yes, Kakarrot's retched brat reached the level while fighting an android.''
''Okay, so what're we gonna do now?''
''What do you mean we? Your pathetic performance in not executing the android while you had the chance was pitiful. You have no killer instinct, your no Saiyan! I'm going to find out how to attain this form and don't follow me. Your presence will be a burden to my goals.''
With that, Vegeta took off from where he was, leaving Trunks to eat his dust. Trunks wondered what he should do, until he sensed Goku's ki from a short distance from where they were. How strange, I feel Goku over there, I feel Piccolo and even King Cold!
Trunks jumped up and shot off to the direction of the city where the wielder of the mixed Ki's were. What the heck is going on, I feel another Piccolo who is also there!
With Raditz and Bra...
Raditz sensed the other androids energy from across the globe and was pissed. He was supposed to be the strongest android in existence, but he was replaced by this android 13. That meant a change of plans, instead of kidnapping Vegeta's future brat and ''using her'', he would have to train to get stronger.
He was going to kill Android 13 and then take his fury out on the Z-fighters. All his past life, he'd been called ''Raditz the weakling'' or ''Raditz the low class''. But no more of that, Raditz would prove that he was the strongest in the universe. Bra however, would be in his captivity. Either she would be a factor in his rise to greatness or she will be a mere punching bag for the former planet trade soldier. Bra didn't have any choices and decided to help Raditz train. Besides, maybe she can become stronger too plus she didn't want to be a tool to Raditz.
At the moment, Raditz was pushing Bra far beyond her limits. Infact, he wasn't holding back at all, he was showing absolutely no remorse for her frail body. He was holding back enough as to not kill her, but he would get a close to killing her as possible. ''Get up woman!'' Bra tried pushing herself up but she couldn't, she was too beaten and exhausted.
''I said GET UP,'' the shaggy haired Saiyan yelled while picking her up and throwing her against a cave wall. Bra tried to get up after that, but she was caught in an energy ball from Raditz.
Bra looked up, but was punched in the face by Raditz. Raditz narrowed his eyes and he had the eyes of total hatred. Raditz grabbed her by the throat and spoke to her venomously. ''If you don't fight back this instant, you won't make it to see your pathetic friends and family before I crush them. Do you understand?'' Bra nodded, but it wasn't enough to answer Raditz's question.
''I SAID DO YOU UNDERSTAND!?'' Bra nodded more frequently out of fear that time and was thrown to the ground. ''Now I'm going to train you to be a formidable fighter so that you can help me gain the strength I need a lot faster. And to get stronger, we're gonna take a trip to a planet I encountered during my former life, with extremely intense conditions. Stay here and rest up, I'll be going to hijack a space ship manufactured by Vegeta's mate.''
Bra had a level of concern arise, ''wait d-don't you dare... go to m-my mother,'' shouted the drowsy half Saiyan. Raditz ignored her heeds and flew to get a ship. Afterwards, he was going to train to crush all his oppositions, Android 13, the brat, Vegeta, the Namek and especially... Kakarrot.
Bra could only lay there and drifted off into slumber. Its not everyday you experience training like Bra just did, most people would've died within the first few seconds.
With Gohan...
Gohan regained consciousness after three hours of being unconscious with his face in the water. He was aching all over and was sore an many places, but his Saiyan healing factor was allowing him to at least stand up. He then took the skies, even though Gohan was in very bad shape. His left leg was broken in battle with Raditz, but that didn't mean he couldn't fly.
''I need a senzu,'' Gohan commented on himself. Luckily, he wasn't too far away from Korin tower. All he had to do was fly upwards, and he could get the help he needs. Soon, the son of Goku reached the top of Korin tower and fell on the floor of the peak.
''I n-need a senzu bean,'' announced Gohan as he was in critical condition. Korin took note of this and grabbed a senzu bean from his pot. He popped the bean in Gohan's mouth, and Gohan felt instantly rejuvenated. Korin sighed in relief. ''Whew, all better. For a minute there, I didn't even recognize you.''
Gohan smiled at his longtime friend Korin. ''Thank you Korin, I feel better than ever. Now do you know if my father is awake or not,'' asked a curious Gohan. Korin walked to the edge of the house on the top of the tower where the fences were. ''Yes, I sense him in a desolate city, with Piccolo there. Its over there in the west of here,'' Korin pointed in the direction.
''Thanks, I'll be off now.'' Gohan hopped over the fence and used his ki to start flying to the vacant ghost town. Korin only saw a golden streak of light until Gohan completely disappeared over the horizon. He reminds me more and more of his father everyday. Just as pure and a helluva lot smarter too.
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Gohan soared among the skies, excited to see his father again. When he reached his destination, he swooped down to the ground and saw Piccolo and what was supposed to be his father. It turns out that the creature looked nothing like his father.
When Gohan touched the ground, he got a clear view of the creature. He had dark green outer skin, with black spots on his skin, lighter green skin on the inside of his outer layered skin, black shells on his nucleus and torso, orange skin under that, an orange mouth, cockroach wings, a crest of his head, and a large long tail with a stinger that the end. Needless to say, an exotic creature in Gohan's eyes.
''Piccolo, who is he,'' asked a curious Gohan at what was going on. Piccolo replied back, ''I have no clue, he said that he would tell us when everyone arrives.''
Just then, Trunks flew onto the scene along with Krillin and Tien. ''Hey guys, whats that thing? I sensed Goku and I figured he was awake so I came to check it out. I also sensed King Cold and Frieza coming off of him, so I came to see what's happening. And Gohan, where's Bra,'' asked Trunks.
When Trunks mentioned Bra, Gohan held his head down in shame and anger. ''Piccolo told me that the thing wouldn't talk unless everyone arrived to here the explanation. and Bra...,'' tears welled up in the young Saiyan's eyes. ''She was kidnapped by my malicious uncle. I couldn't stop him, he was too powerful. I'm so sorry Trunks, I was too weak,'' finished Gohan.
Trunks nodded himself before he punched the ground. ''These androids are making me so appalled! Its okay Gohan, we'll get her back. You don't have to beat your self up over it.''
''Yes I do, I wasn't strong enough and that was the result. I swear I will get her back though Trunks, I must!'' Gohan exclaimed to his future friend who could only smile at his friends determination. Vegeta just now made it to the scene and the creature walked towards them. As the creature was walking, the Z-fighters in the area tensed up, ready to strike.
''Where is Kakarrot,'' asked Vegeta who just flew in on the scene. ''He's still resting up, this thing who's walking towards, fooled us,'' answered Tien. The creature began to run its mouth. ''Now that your here Vegeta, let me explain to you all who I am.''
''My name is Cell, I am a molecule still developing into a Eukaryotic cell. I was created by Dr. Gero and I am an android. For my evolution to be complete, I need to absorb both Androids 17 and 18. Absorbing them will turn me from a molecular compound into a complete cell. However, there are other android's on this planet who are far stronger than me. These drones are taking out my power supply, the humans. You need them out of the way, so lets make a truce. I get rid of the drones, and you will let me absorb Android's 17 and 18. After that, I will kill Androids 13 and 0 when I'm perfect. After that, were back to square one while I kill you all.''
Trunks flashed Super Saiyan, ''There's no way we will just make a truce like that. We would be offering you power just to fulfill your desires.'' Gohan glared at Cell, ''Trunks is right, we won't allow you to absorb those androids. With that much power, you would probably attempt to take over the universe!''
Cell smirked to himself, he knew that his one sided truce wouldn't work. He did it just to be amused by their antics. ''Okay, you refused my offer, you should have taken it while you had the chance. Now I'll have to kill you all!''
Cell raised his power and only used the DNA of Goku at the moment. It attracted unwanted attention, as Android 16 sensed Goku's ki. The trio of androids got out of their truck and flew to the battlefield in hopes of getting to kill Goku. The bad news was that, they were only 100 miles away, so it would take approximately 2 minutes to get there.
''Like you could kill us, based on your power you could only pose a threat to baldy over here,'' Vegeta pointed to Krillin. Krillin got a little mad, but washed it away as Cell raised his hands close to his head. ''Guys, close your eyes!'' Krillin got out the word and Trunks covered his eyes, while the rest were caught in the illuminating light.
When the light subsided, Cell was no where to be seen, it seemed he had fled while he had the chance, and supress his power level while doing so.
Trunks hit the ground in a rage. ''Dammit! We let Cell escape! We need to find him and kill him or destroy the androids first.''
''True, I will be leading the search for Cell,'' commented Piccolo. Vegeta looked at the sky and then grabbed Gohan by the scruff of his gi. ''Brat! Show me that power you gained earlier by fighting that android. I need to see for myself!''
''Okay Vegeta, l-let me go.'' Vegeta narrowed his stone cold eyes at Gohan and dropped to the ground. Gohan stood up and let his Super Saiyan aura flow from out of him. His golden aura intensifying at the second as Gohan's muscles bulked a bit and he let out an earth shattering scream. ''HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!'' Rocks and debris flew away from him as his aura was blowing winds like no other.
When Gohan was finished, he spoke to Vegeta. ''This is the power I unleashed against the android.'' Vegeta looked at Gohan and surprisingly was unimpressed while everyone else was in shock and pondering Gohan's power. Vegeta noted the flaws of the form and saw that the bulked up muscles were a bit of a disadvantage. He also saw the strain Gohan's facial expression and thought to himself. What if I could make Super Saiyan more efficiet and less power consuming than that form the brat is wielding. I want to try that theory for myself.
Vegeta flashed Super Saiyan and relaxed his power as much as he could. ''Your power is incredible, but you lack in speed and your energy will burn out of you quickly. That form is a disadvantage, you couldn't beat me in that form. Your lack of control is pitiful, too pitiful to be used in a true battle.''
Gohan raised a brow. What exactly was Vegeta talking about? ''How? I'm surely stronger than you so how could I not beat you?'' Vegeta only laughed at the boy's imcompetence and obliviousness to his new form. ''I can prove my point, come at me!''
Gohan looked at Piccolo and received a nod, Piccolo was just as curious to see what Vegeta was trying to imply. Gohan crouched down, before making a mad dash towards Vegeta, making his long, unkempt hair flow with the speed at which he was travelling.
Gohan swung at Vegeta, but missed as Vegeta evaded to the side. Gohan's muscles were putting a strain on Gohan's body as he turrned to try to catch Vegeta with a powerful kick. Vegeta blocked the blow, and replied with his own strike. BAM! Gohan went skidding across the ground.
He didn't take any serious damage from Vegeta because he was stronger, but Vegeta was indeed winning the fight. Everyone looked on in intrigue and shock, how was Gohan losing to Vegeta? Gohan got up and shot off at Vegeta, trying to strike him with a flurry of fists. They all seemed fast to the Z-fighters, but Vegeta thought they were rather sluggish.
Gohan threw one power fist, which connected with Vegeta's stomach which doubled him over in pain. POW! Gohan gave a swift uppercut to Vegeta's face, making him leak blood. Gohan flew behind Vegeta and prepared to slam him back to the ground. Vegeta saw Gohan behind and vanished from thin air.
Gohan's strike hit nothing but air, as Vegeta reappeared in front of him and backhanded Gohan into a building. Gohan tumbled through the innards of the building before stopping in the kitchen of the fast food restaurant. Gohan smelled the food and nearly forgot about the battle at hand to grab a bite to eat.
Gohan was stopped from his thoughts when Vegeta crashed into the building. ''I told you you couldn't defeat the prince of all Saiyans in that form. Release the new form and go back to the norm. I want a real spar, a real test of my abilities. I'm going to prove I am the strongest Saiyan in the universe!''
Gohan reverted back into his normal Super Saiyan form and felt all of his stress relieve. Gohan stood up and still couldn't figure out how Vegeta was able to beat him. ''How did you beat me in the first place?''
Vegeta snorted and spat on the ground, ''I defeated you as if it was nothing because your power may have been even greater than mine, but the stress and power consumption you dealt with was mind boggling. Your not big enough yet old enough to contain muscles like that. Plus since you are still a brat, the muscled up form is not meant for you. Your attacks were sluggish and easily predictable.''
All of a sudden, it hit Gohan. The toll his new form was taking on his body was severely taxing. That's the reason he wasn't able to beat Vegeta. But now, that advantage had just disappeared. Gohan and Vegeta's strength were nearly equal with Vegeta being slightly stronger, and now the real battle was soon to commence.
Gohan let his aura flow widly and and as did Vegeta. ''Hey Vegeta, lets take this somewhere else. If were going to train a bit, then why don't we do so where there's more open space. I don't want any major collateral damage in this city, or to harm my friends.''
Vegeta smirked deviously, and thought about training in the gravity room. ''Whatever brat, follow me.'' Trunks flew down to them and signed himself up for a bit more training. ''I would like to spar with you guys.''
''Heh, join if you like but nobodies gonna hold back on you. Brat, son, follow me,'' Vegeta commanded as he flew off and the other two followed him throught the skies.
Piccolo from where he was standing immediately fortified a plan. ''Okay, with the Saiyans training and Goku recovering, I think its time we try hunting down Cell. We should split up and search arounsd this area. He couldn't of gotten very far from here without flying and alerting us. Raise your ki if you find him and the rest of us will be there to assure the threat has been killed. Lets go!'' With Piccolo's leadership, he and everyone else in the group shot off to search for the new menace known as Cell.
Wallah, I know this was a relatively short chapter in comparison to the other chapters which were above 5K (though this chapter is barely above 5K in length), but its here nontheless. I have finally found a beta reader by the name of kalebxdd so give him a round of applause. He will start beta-reading as of Chapter 20 unless you guys can wait patiently for the next update, like a week and a half or so. And on to the question of the day on most of your minds, how did Gohan lose to Vegeta? Well 1st off, Gohan was new to the power consuming form. 2nd, Gohan doesn't have the raw experience of Vegeta when it comes to battle. 3rd off, Gohan's a kid at the moment so the ASSJ form really doesn't go well with him. I just wanted to get that into everybodies mind. Remember, any comments, concerns, advice, suggestions, requests or idea's are always implemented into the review section below.
Power levels:
Gohan (base): 5,800,000
Gohan (SSJ): 290,000,000
Gohan (ASSJ): 435,000,000
Vegeta (base after Zenkai): 5,900,000
Vegeta (SSJ): 295,000,000
Trunks (base after Zenkai): 5,750,000
Trunks (SSJ): 287,500,000
Piccolo: 250,000,000
Kamiccolo: 450,000,000
Cell (right now): 245,000,000
Bra (base Zenkai after fight with Raditz): 5,200,000
Bra (SSJ): 260,000,000
Android 0 (Raditz): 11,000,000
Raditz (SSJ): 550,000,000
Kami: 440
: 406
Krillin: 2,500,000
Tien: 2,500,000
Yamcha: 2,000,000
Dende: 100
Review Section:
C: AWESOME
A: THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!
C: I wouldn't mind being a beta reader if you need one I assume they read the story ahead if time and let you know any mistakes or changes that should be made and I'm pretty good at that stuff plus I like this story and it deserves to be the best it possibly can be
A: Well I had found a Beta before you had asked so I already have a beta-reader. But, you can still beta read chapters that I produce ahead of update time. Thank you for volunteering and I'll send you a documentation with future chapters on it.
C: Trunks keeps going on rants. Trunks is the silent type. Not the angsty whiny type you seem to be portraying.
A: Well, he's been more angered in this story than in canon over 17 and 18 killing his mother. Also, he hates the androids with such a passion he would show no mercy. I also tried to portray him as kind of a villain for that scene.
C: So Trunks was very close to extracting revenge but couldn't since Android 16 was there. Not a bad scenario and I like what you plan to do with the androids. It fits 17's style to take down the competition before going after Goku. How will Cell fit into this I wonder. Will Cell absorb three androids this time? I can't wait for the next chapter!
A: You will have to wait and see my friend, just wait and see. I can't spoil what will happen next.
C: First I wanted to address something in your review sections, Gohan doesn't have to stop training just because he doesn't have the same love for it that the other full Saiyans have. Loving the sport of fighting doesn't always mean that only those people fight or train. I believe Gohan can certainly train because it's his obligation. He doesn't have to love it, in fact he can even despise it, but at his very core he knows it's the sacrifice he must make for the better of the world. It would even provide a dynamic and clash of ideologies between Gohan and Videl (given we are talking about canon Videl not the one you created here). While canon Videl believes in training and fighting to protect other with a smirk in place, Gohan has seen the dangers war and what fighting brings. He knows it's not all shining rainbows and praises. Sometimes your sacrifice is rewarded with a spit in the face by the very person you are saving, but he does it because he know it's the right thing to do.
All in all, my opinion is that Gohan's motivation should be the protection of his family and he doesn't need something more than that to keep fighting. I am all for a SSJ3 Gohan, and I hope you go through with it regardless of the result of the Cell Games.
As for the chapter, I think it was pretty interesting that Trunks essentially looks like the bad guys here. He is pinning the crimes of others onto these androids. I wonder what will happen next.
A: I was just saying I could give him an even bigger reason to train, not just his familial motivation. And about SSJ3 Gohan, it could happen, but still. In the PM box you said Gohan could use the Pendulum room or the HTC a.k.a the Room of Spirit and Time. But why would Gohan waste the one year of training that he would have left. Plus, the pendulum room wouldn't really do anything. He wouldn't know at what point in time to go back to to face very powerful enemies. And the Pendulum room only handles mental strees, which is something SSJ3 doesn't require. It needs an extrememly durable body, which is something Gohan doesn't have in comparison to his father, who had an advantage with a dead body. However, I may be able to get Gohan to that level off of the lust and need for power. Personally, I just don't exactly mean to make Gohan the main character like most Gohan stories do. I just want him to be one of the main characters who's a huge contributing factor. Not too OP but not too weak. I hope you understand where I'm coming from.
Thank you for reading this chapter, and check out the poll that is on my profile. Vote now before the poll closes. Right now Videl is winning the vote, 4 to 1 for each of the other girls. Have an awesome day, Deuces.
