Chapter 13

3 days after Future Goten and Marron´s arrival

Son Goku and the undercover Angel Meerus had started training in the Room of Spirit and Time.

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Meerus and the other Galactic Patrol members, including Jaco had been pretty shocked as they heard that it were time-travellers from the future who informerd them about Morro and about the place where he would strike soon.

Some of them, especially Jaco, were more than a bit sceptical about this story. Even after seeing the time-machines, that as Jaco commented, looked like a very misconstructed type of weather-satellite.

Until they had a run-in with Lord Beerus, who not only confirmed it, but also off-handly suggested to erase them for their ignorance. Any doubts very quickly disappeared.

Meerus on his part knew that time-travel was actually banished by the gods. But if Lord Beerus was informed about it and obviously accepted it in this case, why should he have a problem with it?

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Meerus had also been impressed when he had seen the Room of Spirit and Time and it´s inside. He told Goku that he had used a similar trainings-room before. Only the time discrepancey had been different.

In the other trainings-chamber Meerus had mentioned, the time moved only twice as fast as in normal space, instead of a one day to one year difference like here.

They were together trying to help Goku to manage to enter Ultra Instinct at will when he wanted.

The first stage was getting Goku so far that Ultra Instinct activated... and then let him hold it for a while. Letting his body get used to it.

"You seem to be making progress Son Goku," Meerus stated.

"We have activated it," Goku said, "but it is still far from enough." He was breathing heavily. "I need to be able to activate Ultra Instinct at will."

"I think it will not be long until you can enter and leave the state at will," Meerus told him.

"Okay," Goku replied.

"I wish I could do more than this to help. But as an Angel I can only interfere if it is a matter belonging to the gods."

"And neither Morro or 21 are, I understand," Goku stated. "Do not worry, I am pretty confident we can do this ourselves."

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17 and 18 were by now finished with their time. None of them was sure how strong exactly the two Android twins had become, through their lack of ki. They both told them however that they had made great progress.

17 had returned to his island and returned to watching over it again... until the fight would beginn.

They all had agreed that he and 18 would be the most useful against Morro, since he could not absorb their energy.

At the same time both of them would had actually wanted to go with Marron and the others and help to save their future. But purely logically they saw that they were more useful here against Morro.

Sure - Goku, Vegeta, Gohan and Piccolo should all be able to defeat him right now, at the level Morro should be at the moment. But the problem was that they could not hundred percent guaranty that the saiyans could finish him off before he absorbed too much energy from them.

They were not even completely sure how quickly Morro´s magic worked compared to the Genkidama for example. So it would be better not to even give him that chance.

On the other side they were pretty sure that the saiyans would be able to beat 21 in the future-timeline and the future version of Freeza she was controlling in that time.

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At Capsule Corp, their Freeza had been brought here by his brother Cooler and Goku and Vegeta, before they went to their respective training.

So far Freeza had been completely peaceful... and showed still no sign of remembering any of them at all.

Cooler had announced that they would leave the planet very soon. But still - like 21, neither of them was completely trusted a close eye on them.

Cabba, Caulifla and Kale were waiting for Goku´s and Vegeta´s return and were so long using the chance to train with Vegeta´s trainings equipment. In first line the gravity chamber.

Bulma was still working at the other special chamber he had asked her for.

And Future Marron had temporally moved in with her parents and her younger self.

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Meanwhile Piccolo and Gohan were having a sparring-match, not far away from 21´s base. Piccolo had by now merged with two mindless clones of himself and his power had grown drastically.

But Gohan´s had been increasing as well during the last months.

Both of them were now going at each other with their full strength. Yet they were fighting quite equally at the moment.

Piccolo was using God Ki and Gohan was in his improved Ultimate Form. Their powers were around Goku´s when he was in his Super Saiyan Blue + Kaioken one form, so far above regular SSB.

Gohan had just avoided Piccolo´s stretched arm and attempt to catch him, followed by an one handed blast from the Namek.

"This is fantastic Piccolo," Gohan said. "I hadn´t thought that you had become this strong," he congratulated him.

"The same goes for you," Piccolo replied. "You have made great progress since the Tournament."

And before that as well, they knew. The giant leap Gohan had made in the power of his Ultimade Form, compared to the one he had against Buu, was partly because with 22 years he simply had more dormant power than as a teenager...

... and partly because at this point he started to get a grip on God Ki and was including it into his Ultimate Form.

But since then he had gotten even better. The question was, would his form reach another limit? And if... when?

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At the same time in the secret basement below 21´s base

The two figures standing next to each other and close to their now opened pods were looking exactly like 17 and 18. There clothes were the same as the two Androids were wearing when they had been activated years ago.

"The connection is active. Signals are being received," the copy of Android 17 stated completely emotionless.

"Connection active. Signals are being received," the second 18 repeated in a similar tone.

While the real 17 and 18 often seemed to be stoic and not betraying any emotion, these copies seemed to be completely void of them.

"We are ready," they both stated at the same time.

"No - not yet," another voice said. It was coming from the computer system. "The power of the enemy is too great. You will form a connection on the first level and stay on it."

"As you command," both Androids answered.

"Model 17 and 18 have surpassed the greatest expectations I had for them by far," the voice stated. "Their current powers are far beyond I thought ever possible."

It was the voice of Doctor Gero, coming from the computer terminal.

"Connect your energy to your original models. Use it to increase your own until your powerlevel is equal to theirs. Only when this task is finished, you will fully establish the mental connection and continue with phase 2 and three."

"Yes Doctor Gero," the two Androids replied nearly simultaneously.

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At the same time - Krillin´s and 18´s home

They had been sitting together at the kitchen table. Eighteen, Krillin and Present and Future Marron, who was currently staying with them.

But then, or a few moments, Eighteen was sitting completely motionless and seemed to be starring empty into the air.

"Is everything alright darling?" Krillin asked.

But 18 was not reacting at all. It was nearl as if she had passed out with open eyes.

"Mom," the younger Marron said worriedly.

"Mother," the elder one said as well.

"I-... I am okay," 18 suddenly answered. "Why are you looking at me like that?"

She was back to normal.

""What? You - You seemed completely absent for a moment," Krillin said. "You were just sitting there and not reacting to anything."

"Really? I have not noticed."

"You did," Future Marron said. "We all tried to talk to you."

"Maybe it was just the stress," Krillin offered.

"Yes maybe," 18 replied.

But she had never reacted like this before. Was there something wrong with her? Maybe she should go to Bulma to ask her for a check-up. But right now they had all already enough to do. She decided to wait for a few more days before she would ask her.

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Many miles away, on Seventeen´s Island, he was experiencing a similar short blackout. Only that with him nobody else was around to notice it. Then everything seemed to be back to normal.

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Two days later - Capsule Corp Building

On the first look, everything was like before.

Goku and Meerus had by now finished their training. They had finished after around three hours (months inside the chamber).

But even after his training with Meerus was long finished, Goku was now still inside the Room.

Shortly he and the Angel had left it, the three Universe 6 saiyans had shown up and wanted to train in the Room of Spirit and Time as well. But since the food and rooms inside were not enough for so many, they trained in pairs.

At first Goku trained four months with Caulifla, then four more with Cabba, then Caulifla trained another two months with Kale and two with Cabba.

In the end Goku had spend nearly another year inside the time-chamber.

"I have to say, this was the best training I ever had," Cabba said after the had left the chamber after his seconds trainings-round with Caulifla.

"I hope that. You were training with me after all," she commented with a grin.

Cabba´s face showed a light blush after this.

Finally the two saiyan girls wanted Goku to teach them the Fusion Dance. That however would only take a short time, most likely a few days. So they had for that time no problem using the Room with three people instead of one or two.

Meerus, Jaco and the other members of the group from the Galactic Patrol had by now left the planet. They would for now return to headquarter and deliver the information that Morro would most likely appear on New Namek within the next week.

Dende meanwhile had telepatically contacted the other Namekians to warn them about Morro´s arrival.

Vegeta was still on Yadrat.

Bulma had now finished her work on the room she called the Blutz Wave Chamber. If everything worked as planned, Vegeta and Goku might be able to reach a new form very soon.

"Bulma." Her mother appeared at the door. "Eighteen is here. She wants to talk with you about something."

"Okay."

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Cooler and his crew were just preparing their ship for the start. It was still landed in a remote area of the planet.

"So I was once a Emperor, you say?" Freeza asked. "And I had ships like that under my command?"

"You had an entire fleet," Cooler said. "And you have lost it all. Your Empire had completely collapsed."

"I guess I had made a lot of bad decisions then," Freeza stated.

"You could say it like that," Cooler replied. "You were overconfident. You thought you were the strongest and attacked people and got into senseless fights... until you met people you could not win against."

"I hope I will make better decisions in the future."

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Capsule Corp

"Eighteen," Bulma greeted her. "What can I do for you?"

The Android had just arrived a few minutes ago. As a friend of Bulma, the staff had just let her pass and she was standing in the corridor leading to the labs.

"Bulma - I have heard that Son Goten is here - the one from the future," 18 said. "I want to talk to him."

"Goten? Yes he is here. Why do you want to see him?"

For a split-second 18 seemed to just look at her expressionless... before she answered.

"I just wanted to talk with him about Marron," she said. "You know, the two are together."

"Oh - yes, right. I hope you don´t give him a hard time," Bulma commented.

They were just on the way to the room where Future Goten was staying in.

"I won´t as long as he cooperates," the Android replied stoically.

"What? Eighteen - are you listening how you are talking? Maybe you should calm down a bit. By the way, what are you wearing?I have never seen this outfit before."

18 was in fact clad in a replica of the old jeans outfit she had been wearing when she had been activated. Not that Bulma was able to tell for sure, since she had never seen these clothes with her own eyes.

But the fact that there were two Red-Ribbon symbols on her outfit, one on the front and a very large one on the back, would catch everyone´s eye.

"I kept these clothes around and just decided to wear it today. Where is Goten?"

Bulma was starting to get a bad feeling. Eighteen was acting like a person she did not even knew and... No, that could not be. A thought came to her mind. But was that even possible?

Goten and Marron had said that there were copies of 17 and 18 in the future. But 21 had claimed that she had not created them... yet.

But that were just 21´s claims.

Bulma started to get really afraid. If only Vegeta were here.

In this moment Goten came out of his room, walking towards them. Just great.

How strong could a copy of 18 be? As strong as the real one, then they had a great problem.

No - by what Goten and Marron had told them, the copies were far from the strength the real 17 and 18 had reached. But could they be so sure that this would be the case in this timeline as well?

"Bulma, 18," Goten greeted them. "You wanted to talk to me?"

"Yes," 18 answered. "I am curious about the time-machine you have come with. I would like to take a look at it."

"Why?" he asked confused. "And why don´t you simply ask Marron? Bulma had build two of them and Marron has the other one?"

"I did not know that," the Android replied flatly. "Still, since I am already here, would you show me your time-machine?"

Why would 18 be so interested in the machine when she had never been before? And why would she not know that Marron had another one?"

"I have it in a capsule," Goten said.

"Why are you suddenly so interested in it?" Bulma questioned.

"Give me the time-machine," the Android said, her tone now cold like ice.

"I think not," Goten replied. He transformed into SSJ. But with great effort to control his energy, not to accidentaly damage the building.

"Get away from here Bulma. I think this is not 18," he called out.

"Yes - I think the same," she shouted, running to bring distance between them.

Son Goten jumped forward to attack. If this was one of the copies he had encountered in the future, then he should be able to deal with her quite easily one to one.

But to his shock his fist met the fake 18´s face and... she did not even flinch.

Was this the true 18 after all? Or...

His thoughts were cut off by a kick in the stomach that nearly forced him out of his SSJ form.

Goten gritted his teeth. He made his next move by making a wide leap out of the closed window at the end of the corridor. The window shattered like nothing and he was outside. And the Android would follow him.

She did. Before that however she was approached by one misguided security guard.

"Take your hands up lady," he said with his gun pointed at her. "Don´t try to resist."

The 18 clone move with a speed no normal person could follow and snapped his neck.

Then she left the building. In opposite to Goten however she just moved upwards and crashed through one floor of the Capsule Corp Building after the other, before she finally burst out of the roof.

Now outside, Goten powered up into SS2. But his side hurt. He believed he had maybe broken a rip.

The Android now attacked him again. He blocked her punch, but that nearly broke his arm.

He was breathing heavily.

Then she raised her arm... and shot him right through the chest. Behind them the blast continued it´s way and in a few hundred meters distance, impacted into the city and leveled a few buildings.

Was it possible that the copies could somehow use the power of the real 17 and 18? Goten asked himselff. In his time the real ones were long gone when these copies appeared. But here...

He knew he was dieing. He could not move, he could not longer feel.

All what was still holding him up was the Android, who was searching his pockets, until she took out the time-machine. Then she let his lifeless body fall to the ground.

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Tien Shinhan´s Dojo

Tien´s students had assembled in the yard and were lined up to go through their regular trainings routine. More advanced training would follow later.

Under them was also Yurin, who had become one of his students after her assault on the dojo.

Master Roshi was also once again here on a visit as well, acting as `honorary´ teacher. That meant of course he was there in first line to watch Yurin.

Suddenly however they were being interrupted, as three figures appeared in the air above themand were landing on the roofs.

One of them was a tall muscular man with black hair that he was wearing in a long ponytail. He also had an strange greyish skin color.

The second was similar strange looking. He was a dwarf, at least as small as Krillin, with an large hat and sun-glasses. His skinn color seemed to be purple.

The last one was looking far more normal. He was tall, had shoulder long white hair, ice blue eyes, was wearing a opened jacket that left most of his upper body free and had a cap on his head.

"Hey look," one of the students called out.

"Who is that?" Yurin asked.

"They can fly, just like Master Tien!"

"Master Roshi - that..." Tien said.

"Yes - no ki," the old man replied, "and the Red Ribbon Symbols on their clothes. They are Androids."

"Damn - it seems this 21 character is not as harmless as she seemed," Tien said.

"It looks like it," Roshi commented.

"Run!" Tien shouted to his students. "They are dangerous."

"We can help," Yurin exclaimed.

"No - you have no chance against them, flee," Tien replied.

In this moment the three Android started to let a reign of blasts down on the dojo-yard.

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One hour earlier

Gohan was now resting at the cliff of a mountain-side not far from the area where Cooler´s ship was.

Piccolo and 16 were standing together in the forest surrounding 21´s base. The Z-fighters were still taking turns to keep and eye on their guests.

Sixteen kept telling them that 21 - the real 21 - was a good person. But given the information about the future, even he was getting insecure.

Was 21 about to be taken over by her split-personality?

Suddenly someting happened what none of them had expected.

They saw a group of figures leaving the bases entrance. Two of them looked very familiar.

"17 and 18? Impossible," Piccolo hissed. "Seventeen is back guarding the island and Eighteen returned home with her family. And beside that, we would have for sure seen them returning here."

"This are not 17 and 18," Sixteen said. "I have scanned them. On the outside they look practically identical, but there are differences in their construction."

"Differences?"

"For one these two seem to possess more mechanical parts," 16 explained.

"Okay - we will follow them," Piccolo said.

They saw that the that the Androids had split-up. The copies of 17 and 18 were flying in one direction, the three other into another.

"I go after the ones who look like 17 and 18, you after the other three. I will also send out a telepathic warning to the others."

"As you wish," 16 replied.

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At the same time inside the bases sectret basement

21 was confused and scared.

She was right now standing in front of a computer console in a part of the base she had never seen before. Or did she?

And connected to it, swimming in a jar, was a human brain.

She knew. She knew this was a cloned brain of Doctor Gero. Years ago he had cloned it from his own braincells and transfered his memories into it. It had been a failsafe in case his true self would ever be killed.

How did she know this? She asked herself afraid.

"All is ready now My Love," the computer said to her with Doctor Gero´s voice, thoughts coming from the cloned brain.

"We will finally kill Son Goku and his group and then we will take over the planet and form it into what it was always meant to be. And you will help me as well."

"No, I - I don´t want this."

`Why not?´ another more aggressive voice asked inside her head. `It is what we were created to do after all.´

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A short time later Piccolo was still following the two Clone Androids in some distance. He had hoped that they would not notice him if he kept his energy at a minimum.

But instead the one who looked like 17 turned around in his direction, while the 18 copy continued on her way.

Piccolo stopped and fell back. If this copy was even close in power to the original, he knew he had real problems.

He could sense Gohan come in his direction however. It seems he had gotten his message and came to help.

He could only hope it will be enough.

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Now

16 had just arrived in the air above Tien Shinhan´s dojo. He saw that it was under fire.

This is the newest chapter.

After a few chapters of build-up, the fights are starting again.

Like already hinted versions of Super 17 and 18 are appearing. They will be slightly different from the one in GT. Aside from being much stronger of course since everyone is on a higher level here.

The other differences will be explained later.

Their first victim is Future Goten.

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The idea of the clone of Doctor Gero´s brain is developed from the one in the englisch version of Movie 7, where the computer is programmed to think he is Gero.

This time it in a sense is really a living version of him, but not the original.