I must have been the only one raging about Dragon Ball Legends for the completely wrong reason. I couldn't get into the game as the app kept crashing and it took days to resolve. If you like Dragon Ball you have to play Dragon Ball Legends, but you also have to hate it with a passion at times, it is like a roller coaster ride.
That aside, I have not received a single email alert since February because fanfiction just gave up on fixing issues. Given this, I made a discord server as a nice place to chat instead. Link to server is dis cord .gg/ mgAZ9GGuFG
Trolls and rude people will be booted and banned as this is supposed to be a fun place so let's keep it that way.
It is still small at the moment, but I think it is nice to give everyone a place to talk about things (not just my stories) with other similarly interested people. I do also hope to get some feedback through there as well as I haven't had any for four months essentially.
Dragon Ball Super Hero is also on its way (I am waiting for a good quality sub and dub) and seems like it will be good.
I also have two more chapters for this story prepped so I know it won't be left aside for two years or so again.
Enjoy!
SSJ3 Kyuubi Gohan.
Previously:
Gohan and Broly concluded their battle with Golden Cooler, with the duo of Saiyans overpowering the immortal creation, rendering him immobile. Following the defeat of Cooler, Clyde, a detective, was investigating a string of break-ins at morgues, cemeteries and hospitals, where only clothes had been left behind, reminding him of his failed investigation into a similar incident at Gingertown. Gohan and Lime managed to get some much-needed rest, before heading over to Capsule Corporation for some training. Tarble would bid Gohan and his family goodbye, heading back to Planet Tech-Tech, with the promise to visit. Following Tarble's departure, Bulma would agree for Gohan to study and work with her under the guise of an apprenticeship, while Vegeta took an interest in Lime's potential.
Disclaimer – I don't own Dragon Ball/Z/GT. All I own are my original characters and plot twists.
'Talking'
"Thinking"
"Telepathy"
*expression*
Flashback
Techniques
Chapter 12 – Dullness
'So Gohan, did you have any specific areas of study you wanted to focus on?' Asked Bulma, sitting across from Gohan with a notepad in front of her.
'Biomechanics, molecular biology, and electrical engineering.' Said Gohan, causing Bulma to drop the pencil she was holding.
Shaking her head with a soft chuckle, Bulma smiled at the young boy.
'That was a very specific and prompt response, any reason why those three?' Asked Bulma knowingly.
'I want to try and turn the Androids back.' Said Gohan easily.
'I figured, especially after that business with the remote. I guess I don't need to tell you that the expert on what you are planning is dead of course.' Pointed out Bulma.
'Former expert, aren't you the expert now?' Retorted Gohan, causing the blue-haired scientist to laugh.
'Flattery will get you nothing extra from me, but keep it up.' Said Bulma in amusement.
'I mean, if you were able to develop the remote, remove bombs from inside them and help isolate biological from mechanical components, surely we can do this with a bit of exploration.' Said Gohan.
'True, and turning them back into humans wouldn't be too difficult if that is what you intend to do.' Said Bulma, trailing off thoughtfully and giving Gohan a knowing look.
'I mean, I already spoke about it with them, but wouldn't it be better to make them part Saiyan as well?' Asked Gohan.
'I don't know, that depends on who you ask. You are both human and Saiyan, so you are one of a kind, or at least, you were, before Trunks and Goten. Not to mention, turning an android back into a human is hard enough, turning them into a Saiyan-Human hybrid might be more difficult.' Said Bulma.
'Can't you just use me as a template?' Asked Gohan.
'Well, that might work, but I think the first step is getting them back to human first. It may also be a bad idea to replace all mechanical components simultaneously, we will need to do it in stages and that is assuming we can make it all work.' Said Bulma, with Gohan nodding.
'Ok, let's go have a look at the blueprints then.' Said Bulma, prompting Gohan to hop off his chair and follow the woman.
The pair passed a fairly standard lab set up before arriving at what seemed to be a car garage. Off to the side, Gohan could see some cells of energy and what looked like the beginnings of a time machine.
'Bulma, are you making Trunks' time machine?' Asked Gohan.
'I mean, if I made it in the future, surely that means I can make it now, you know, without the threat of imminent death if I fail. Don't worry, it is just a fun hobby project.' Said Bulma.
'I think it will be hard to convince others a time machine is a hobby project.' Said Gohan in disbelief.
'And turning androids into Saiyans isn't?' Asked Bulma.
'I mean… yeah, guess you are right.' Admitted Gohan, scratching the side of his face nervously.
'Now come on, before Vegeta blows something up and I have to go yell at him for it.' Said Bulma, leading Gohan to a desk.
'These are the blueprints for Sixteen, Seventeen and Eighteen in that order. This is the remote, and blueprints of the remote that shuts down their mechanical components, this is the remote we used on Cooler, and this is an analysis of Cooler merged with the Big Gete Star before he was extracted.' Said Bulma.
'Why are you telling me this?' Asked Gohan.
'Because the books you're going to want aren't down here and I know how fast you'll read through them, so when you want to get started, you'll know exactly where to go. I'll add you to the staff authorisation portal so you have clearance everywhere, but you can just teleport around if you want, but don't scare anyone.' Said Bulma.
'Sounds good to me, thanks Bulma.' Said Gohan.
'No stress kiddo. I would just advise you to steer clear of Vegeta, he might want to get a few rounds with you if you stick around a lot.' Said Bulma.
'That's okay, it might be fun to spar with Vegeta every now and again, I'm pretty curious to see how Trunks is going too. I hope everything is settled for Future Trunks though.' Said Gohan.
'Well, I'll get that thing up and running and we can go for a visit.' Said Bulma.
'Uh, I don't think that's a good idea Bulma, what if something goes wrong and we get stuck?' Asked Gohan.
'I'm sure the other me would know how to fix it, here or in the future, I'm one smart lady.' Said Bulma, causing Gohan to laugh nervously.
'I better get started on my reading.' Said Gohan, as he walked away from the woman.
'Ok, just let me know if you need a hand.' Said Bulma, waving Gohan off, as she headed over to the time machine components and started getting busy.
As Gohan made his way to the library, he sensed Vegeta and Trunks' Ki with Lime. Breaking off from his original path, Gohan made his way towards the source of their Ki, only to find them in the Gravity Chamber. As Gohan entered the chamber, he noticed the lighting had changed as he opened the door.
'What's going on in here?' Asked Gohan.
'We were just training in two hundred times gravity!' Said Lime, flexing her bicep.
'Two, not two hundred.' Said Vegeta, causing Lime to stick her tongue out at him.
'Really? Two! Are you okay Lime?' Asked Gohan, confusing the girl.
'Yeah, two isn't that bad.' Said Lime in confusion, causing Gohan to blink at her stupidly.
'Well? Either join us or leave?' Said Vegeta, as Trunks pulled on his pants, trying to get his attention.
'Okay then, if you're fine with it. Let me know when you want me to take you home Lime.' Said Gohan.
'Okay, see you later.' Said Lime with a wave, as Gohan closed the door and the room lit up again.
'Lime didn't even need to lie that time, two times gravity for a normal human kid is still pretty amazing.' Mumbled Gohan, as he shook his head, before going back to the library.
Gohan did a quick search and grabbed a few books, before going to sit on a small desk, placing his books in a neat stack as he took the first one to read.
"Guess I better get started then." Thought Gohan, before opening the first book on biomechanics.
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Six months and this investigation had gone nowhere. Clyde frowned as he looked at the report in front of him. Clyde, despite his lack of success with this particular case, had excelled in his others, eventually leading to him being appointed Unit Commander of the West City Police Force. The state of things had continued to develop in the same manner, but now occurred all across the area, no longer any localisation or pattern. His colleagues in East City, after the first incident six months ago, had also started their own investigation and had just sent across their findings to Clyde this morning. It seemed North City had also been involved in the investigation. South City had very few cases if any and had instead passed the investigation over to Clyde and the West City police officers, instead of investigating on their own.
'I want this special investigator in my office this afternoon.' Said Clyde to another officer, who had handed him the report.
'Sir, the special investigator is the one who delivered the report, they are waiting outside to speak with you.' Said the officer, causing Clyde to raise a brow in surprise.
'Really? The special investigator came personally?' Asked Clyde.
'They insisted.' Said the officer.
'Fine, send them in.' Said Clyde.
The officer gave a quick salute and stepped out of the room, before exchanging a few words with someone outside. The sound of footsteps could be heard before the door opened and in walked in the special investigator.
'Special investigator Videl Satan reporting for duty sir.' Said a petite girl, with black hair tied up into two pigtails.
'Videl Satan? The junior division champion? What are you doing as a special investigator for the police, shouldn't you be working in a dojo or something?' Asked Clyde.
'I do.' Said Videl simply.
'So what are your conclusions then?' Asked Clyde.
'Is it not contained in the report?' Asked Videl.
'It is, but I want to hear your explanation.' Said Clyde.
'Just under three years ago, similar events were happening across the continent. It was later discovered that the creature, Cell, was behind the disappearances. The disappearances stopped in the lead up to the Cell Games. Approximately one year later, isolated disappearances were reported to the police. Minimal investigation was conducted as it was believed to be the work of grave robbers, before the first case documented in a hospital mortuary. Over the next three months, cases dipped, with no cases reported. Following that, the cases restarted and in far greater frequency, with multiple events occurring in a week, whereas previously a case every few days was documented. All this leads to the conclusion that there is a copycat using the past actions of Cell, to mask a current crime spree for some insidious reason.' Said Videl.
'Videl, how old are you?' Asked Clyde.
'I will be fourteen this year sir.' Said Videl.
'I see. Let me ask you something, you are aware a copycat uses a previous killers MO, correct?' Asked Clyde.
'Yes.' Said Videl simply.
'Now, in the past fourteen years, have you ever seen something like this before?' Asked Clyde.
'No.' Replied Videl.
'Neither have I, not in my twenty years on the force, nor the odd forty I've been alive. I have investigated copycat killers before, as well as cases where the original murderer returned. There are subtleties between a copycat and the real deal. Tell me Videl, did you find any such differences between these cases and the cases in the past?' Asked Clyde.
'The victims currently are either dead or dying.' Said Videl.
'Exactly, which means this is less likely to be a copycat, or they would be going after a similar population group. I suspect you've realised this as well.' Said Clyde, lifting the report he had just read and showing it to Videl.
'Now, Videl, what do you really think is going on?' Asked Clyde.
A silence descended over the pair. Videl scrunched up her face and looked at her feet, while Clyde waited patiently. After a minute or two, Videl looked up and Clyde could see the hint of fear in the back of her eyes.
'Cell, or something just like Cell, is doing this.' Said Videl.
'Yes, and we are going to be way in over our heads one of these days. I know you prefer to offer your services to East City, but I wonder if you would be willing to take a special assignment from me. If you accept, I will see to it that you have whatever clearance and access you need.' Said Clyde.
'If I may sir, why am I best suited for this task, rather than one of your officers?' Asked Videl.
'Have you heard of the like dissolves like principle Videl?' Asked Clyde.
'You mean like chemistry?' Asked Videl in confusion.
'Yes. I find it also applies to people you see, and you are the most suited for this task for that reason.' Said Clyde.
'What is the task?' Asked Videl.
'I need you, a teenager, to find another teenager for us.' Said Clyde, holding a photo out to Videl.
Videl walked to the desk and took the photo, gasping upon seeing the person in the photo.
'You can't be serious?' Questioned Videl.
'I've never been more serious, Videl. I need you to find the one who stopped Cell the first time, I need you to find Gohan.' Said Clyde.
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Gohan stretched as he made his way to the lab with a cup of hot chocolate. Having spent so much time over the past few months with Bulma, the young hybrid had picked up a few habits from the older scientist. Gohan sipped his hot chocolate contently, still questioning why Bulma preferred coffee over it, when the difference in taste was apparent. Gohan stared at the three posters in front of him, showing a model of Sixteen, Eighteen and Meta-Cooler. On the table in front of him was a model of Seventeen and himself. It hadn't been easy getting the Saiyan-Hybrid model pieced together and required more than a few spars with Vegeta for him to allow them to do a full body MRI. Gohan had a scan done himself and they had been able to piece together a model, with some input from Vegeta about the Saiyan tail and differences in retinal structure to humans to enable the Great Ape transformation.
That had been two weeks ago, and Gohan now felt comfortable enough that he needed to start testing some of his theories out, which led to his current dilemma, finding the androids. Gohan scratched his head in annoyance, before taking another sip of his hot chocolate and calming down. One thing Gohan reasoned, after he found them this time, he would give the androids a phone each, as they had no way of finding or contacting them without it. Over the past few days, both Bulma and Lime had been helping to search on the ground floor for any trace of the Androids. Gohan had thought about asking Dende for help finding them, but as it wasn't an emergency, didn't feel it was right to get the new Guardian involved, even though it would have narrowed down the search.
'Gohan! I found them!' Said Lime, as she entered the lab, having also been given access last week, after agreeing to help out and on the strict condition not to take anything out of the lab, which she had agreed to begrudgingly.
'What's that Lime?' Asked Gohan, seeing Lime holding a magazine.
'Look.' Said Lime, showing Gohan a fashion magazine of women wearing varying types of clothes and accessories.
'Lime, I thought you meant you had found something important.' Sighed Gohan, placing a hand on his forehead.
'Hey! Look closer, does anyone look familiar to you?' Pressed Lime.
Gohan sighed and move his hand away, before slowly scanning the magazine pages from top to bottom, before noticing something.
'Is that Eighteen?' Asked Gohan, before taking the magazine and looking at it closer.
'See! Told you I found them.' Said Lime, puffing her chest out in pride.
Indeed, on the right page, Eighteen was featured wearing a light-blue denim skirt, red tube top, black leather handbag, and a white broad-brimmed sunhat.
'I didn't think Eighteen would take up modelling, but I guess that is one way to make ends meet without causing too much of a stir.' Said Gohan thoughtfully, handing the magazine back to Lime.
'How are we actually supposed to find her though?' Asked Gohan.
Lime flipped the magazine over and pointed to the location of an upcoming show.
'This is tonight. We can go to the show and meet them then.' Said Lime, causing Gohan to tilt his head.
'So we'd be paparazzi? Doesn't the magazine have info on where their office or studio is?' Asked Gohan.
'Aw, I wanted to go to the show. Yeah, the main office is a few blocks away.' Said Lime, absentmindedly grinding her left foot into the ground in annoyance.
'Aw come on, don't be down, why don't we take Trunks and get some ice cream on the way back? My treat.' Said Gohan, causing Lime to beam, before passing the magazine back to Gohan.
'Okay then, I'll get Trunks. He is in the Gravity Chamber with Vegeta.' Said Lime, before walking away.
Gohan shook his head in disbelief, still confused about the dynamic between Lime and Vegeta. On paper, it made zero sense to Gohan, and Lime had even tricked Vegeta upon their first meeting, but it seemed like Vegeta enjoyed spending time with Lime. Perhaps it was the fact that while she was still opinionated and outgoing, she didn't have the fierce temper that Bulma or Chi-Chi could have, and actually enjoyed martial arts training. Still, for Vegeta, Prince of all Saiyans to take interest in a simple human girl, it really puzzled Gohan, making him wonder if there was something he was missing. Gohan wandered out of the lab and found Bulma relaxing and watching the news in the living room.
'Bulma, Lime and I are going to take Trunks out for some ice cream, is that okay?' Asked Gohan.
'Ice cream? At ten in the morning?' Asked Bulma.
'We might have found Eighteen, it looks like she does some work for a studio nearby, so we thought we would pay her a visit and get some ice cream on the way back.' Said Gohan, showing Bulma the magazine.
'I didn't know you were looking through magazines already Gohan. Do we need to have a talk?' Said Bulma in amusement, watching Gohan flush in anger.
'Lime was looking through the magazine and found the info… and why would I need a talk?' Asked Gohan.
'True, you know marriage isn't food, but I wonder if your mum or dad could even give you a proper talk. From what Chi-Chi tells me, they haven't kissed since they got married… hmm, now that I think about it, did they even kiss… I'll have to speak with Chi-Chi about it.' Said Bulma.
'All of that aside, I don't think I need a talk, Bulma.' Said Gohan, pushing his embarrassment aside.
'If you say so. Even smart people need help figuring things out once in a while.' Said Bulma.
'Gohan, we're ready.' Said Lime, returning with the now four-year-old Trunks, having celebrated his birthday a few weeks ago, who was wearing a pair of blue shorts and a grey short-sleeved shirt.
'Gohan, are we getting ice cream?' Asked Trunks eagerly.
'Sure are buddy.' Said Gohan, before Bulma stood up.
'Oh, that reminds me, let me get you something before you leave.' Said Bulma, quickly heading back to the lab and rummaging around.
'I've been meaning to give you this, it's an official Capsule Corporation ID badge, that should help you get through any red tape. Also, here are some phones, I've inputted them all with the Capsule Corp direct line, my personal mobile and your personal mobile.' Said Bulma, handing Gohan a laminated card and lanyard, along with three mobile devices, which looked like a small mirror to Gohan, with a small slot at the bottom which made an optional keypad come out.
'My personal mobile? I don't have one.' Said Gohan in confusion.
'You do now.' Said Bulma, giving Gohan another phone, but one which had his name written on the case.
'Thanks Bulma. I guess it would be easier to call the Androids without needing to look for a phone all the time.' Said Gohan, before popping the phones into a pocket, while putting the ID into the lanyard, which he then put around his neck.
'No worries kiddo, just consider it one of the perks of the job.' Said Bulma, waving off Gohan's thanks.
'Gohan, can we get ice cream yet?' Asked Trunks, only for Lime to pat him on the head.
'In a bit Trunks, we still need to do a job before that.' Said Lime, causing Trunks to groan.
'You three be careful now, I don't want anyone thinking this is some kind of teenage family.' Snickered Bulma.
'We're fourteen Bulma!' Exclaimed Gohan.
'Hey, you'd be lucky to have a girl like me at any age.' Said Lime, causing Gohan to look at her in disbelief.
'And how do you explain the kid then?' Asked Gohan.
'We have a magic dragon that can grant wishes, so obviously we wished for a kid.' Said Lime, causing Gohan to slap his face and peer through his fingers.
'I honestly thought you had your lying under control after all that time with Vegeta.' Said Gohan in dismay.
Lime simply stuck out her tongue in response, being careful to do it so Trunks couldn't see. Gohan sighed and started to walk out, gesturing for Lime and Trunks to go ahead.
'We'll be back soon Bulma, hopefully.' Said Gohan, as the three exited the living room.
'So where are we going?' Asked Trunks, once the group had made it outside.
'A modelling and photography studio.' Said Lime.
'Aw, I don't want to sit around taking photos.' Whined Trunks.
'We are going there to meet someone who works there. We won't be taking photos.' Said Gohan.
'Oh, okay then.' Said Trunks happily.
'So what are the chances we actually find who we are looking for?' Asked Lime.
'Not a clue, but at least we have a lead now, I'm sure we can find them no problem.' Said Gohan, as the three crossed the street and made their way across to a large building in the distance in front of them.
'I hope they aren't rude.' Said Lime, fiddling with her overalls.
'I'll beat them up if they are.' Said Trunks, causing Lime to smile.
'That's right, we've got nothing to fear, we're the strongest people around.' Said Lime, pumping her fist, with Trunks doing the same, causing Gohan to groan in mild embarrassment, as some onlookers sent them passing glances.
'You know, no one would believe we're a couple when you act Trunks' age, they'll think I am your babysitter instead.' Said Gohan.
'More like my grandpa, but even he is more fun than you.' Retorted Lime, causing Gohan to raise his hands in a gesture of surrender.
'Okay, okay, but maybe not in the middle of the street when we are looking for someone high profile, they might just think we are crazy fans if you act like that.' Said Gohan.
'Fine, I can be boring until we find them.' Said Lime, causing Gohan to exhale in relief.
'Good, because I think this building up ahead is the studio.' Said Gohan, quickly looking both ways, before the three crossed the street.
Entering the large building, the three were momentarily awed seeing the high ceilings and glass fixtures. Gohan was the first to regain himself and made his way to the reception desk with the two following his lead.
'Um, excuse me miss, I was hoping to ask if Eighteen is in the building?' Asked Gohan politely.
'I'm sorry, do you mean how to get to the eighteenth floor?' Said the receptionist in confusion.
'No, Eighteen, she is a woman. She's tall and has shoulder length blonde hair.' Said Gohan, causing the receptionist to blink.
'Sir, this is a modelling and photography studio, tall with blonde hair doesn't exactly narrow things down.' Said the receptionist.
'Oh, wait, I still have it here somewhere.' Said Gohan, rummaging through his pockets and pulling out the magazine, before showing the receptionist the photo of Eighteen.
'This is her.' Said Gohan.
'Sir, if you are a stalker, I'm afraid I will have to call security.' Said the receptionist, causing Gohan to balk.
'I'm not a stalker, look, I even have a Capsule Corp ID badge.' Said Gohan, showing his lanyard.
The receptionist eyed Gohan's lanyard suspiciously, before Lime caught sight of something out of the corner of her eye.
'Isn't that her?' Said Lime, pointing off to the side.
Gohan turned in the direction Lime had pointed and quickly jogged over to the woman, after noting her lack of a Ki signature.
'Eighteen.' Said Gohan, causing the woman to look at him strangely.
'I'm so sorry Miss Lazuli, I was just about to call security on them.' Said the receptionist, as she made her way over to the pair with Lime and Trunks.
'That's okay, we're old friends, Eighteen is just a nickname, no need to call security.' Said Eighteen coolly, waving off the receptionist's concerns, who quickly bowed and returned to her desk.
'Lazuli?' Questioned Gohan.
'Well it is kind of hard to get a driver's license under the name Android Eighteen.' Said the woman.
'Why Lazuli?' Asked Gohan.
'It is my real name.' Said Eighteen, causing Gohan to stammer apologies.
'S-sorry, I didn't know, but I guess I should have known you would have had a real name once.' Admitted Gohan.
'Come on, I was just out to get something to drink, why don't you come with me, all of you?' Offered Eighteen, to which the group nodded.
Eighteen lead the three to a small café down the road, before getting a table for the four inside.
'What will you be having?' Asked Eighteen.
'Oh, I don't know.' Said Gohan looking to the other two he had brought with him.
'I wouldn't mind an orange juice if that's okay.' Said Lime.
'Yeah, me too.' Said Trunks, adding a please after a moment, when Gohan gave him a look.
'I'd be happy with a hot chocolate if that's all right.' Said Gohan.
Eighteen nodded and a moment later a waiter appeared.
'Could we have two freshly squeezed orange juices, one hot chocolate and one iced tea, thank you.' Said Eighteen, as the waiter went to fill their order.
'So Gohan, who are your friends?' Asked Eighteen.
'I'm Gohan's partner and this is our son.' Said Lime, causing Gohan to groan and pressed his hand to the side of his face.
'Your pretty young to be a mother already.' Said Eighteen, playing along, causing Gohan to mentally groan.
'I'm strong enough for it, I can even endure ten times my body weight, a kid was no problem at all, isn't that right, Trunks?' Said Lime, causing a twinkle of recognition in Eighteen's eyes.
'Yeah, Lime trains with me in ten times gravity and Gohan is the best, he's getting me ice cream as well as a reward for my hard work.' Added Trunks.
'That's impressive, I hear it takes a lot to be the wife of a Saiyan, they have a lot of stamina from what I know. You must work very hard to keep up.' Said Eighteen, causing Gohan to groan and flush in embarrassment.
'Of course, I have more strength in my arms than most people do in their whole bodies. I can endure anything.' Said Lime missing the hidden connotation of Eighteen's words, causing Gohan to bury his face in both of his hands, before their drinks arrived.
'Are you done now?' Asked Gohan, only for Lime to stick out her tongue.
'What's your name?' Asked Eighteen to Lime.
'It's Lime.' Said the girl, causing Eighteen to smile.
'Well Lime, you need to work on your lies, since I already know that Trunks there is Bulma and Vegeta's kid. Was anything she said true?' Asked Eighteen, turning to Gohan, as Lime pouted at being caught out.
'Well, she actually can train in ten-times Earth's Gravity, and we are going to get ice cream afterwards.' Said Gohan.
'What flavour?' Asked Eighteen.
'Blueberry!' Said Trunks.
Eighteen called the waiter back and a few minutes later, Trunks had some ice cream to go with his orange juice.
'You didn't have to do that Eighteen, I was going to buy him some ice cream myself.' Said Gohan.
'It's fine. Interesting drink choices though, kind of reminds me of something about drinking juice to get stronger someone once said. Interesting choice by the way. It's kind of cute seeing you drink hot chocolate.' Said Eighteen, gesturing to Gohan's drink.
'I just can't get into coffee like Bulma, this just tastes better.' Admitted Gohan, scratching the side of his face with his index finger.
'There's nothing wrong with that. I guess you have been drinking your juice sometime though, considering how much you've grown. You're almost as tall as me now.' Commented Eighteen.
'I mean, I was a kid when you saw me last time.' Said Gohan.
'Oh? I guess that's right, you must not be a kid anymore since you have a wife and kid of your own already.' Joked Eighteen, taking a sip of her tea and causing Gohan to flush momentarily.
'When did you get into modelling?' Asked Gohan, changing the subject.
'I don't remember, somewhere between running out of good in-season outfits and seeing a new outfit I liked. Can't just walk out of a store without paying these days.' Remarked Eighteen.
'Of course not, stealing is bad.' Said Lime, causing an amused Eighteen to turn to her.
'And lying isn't?' Asked Eighteen, only for Lime to shrug.
'What were you looking for me for? Hopefully not to give you and your wife the talk?' Asked Eighteen, causing Gohan to exhale in frustration.
'Why is everyone talking to me about the talk, first Bulma and now you?' Questioned Gohan, causing Eighteen's eyes to twinkle in amusement.
'So does that mean you had the talk, or do you still need it?' Asked Eighteen.
'I don't need the talk… *sigh* I've been studying human anatomy since I was five, I don't need the talk.' Said Gohan.
'Ok then, what about you then?' Asked Eighteen, looking to Lime.
'Why would I need the talk, Gohan groped me the first time we met anyway?' Said Lime, causing Gohan to blush.
'I was saving you from drowning! Besides, you said you accepted my apology for that already!' Whispered Gohan in mortification.
'Oh? So, I guess you don't need the talk after all then.' Said Eighteen with a small smirk, causing Gohan to bury his face in his hand again in embarrassment, before fishing out the phones Bulma had given him.
'Here, these are from Bulma. They are for you, Sixteen and Seventeen.' Said Gohan.
'A cell phone huh? This looks different to some of the cell phones I've seen around.' Commented Eighteen, picking up the one marked with her number.
'Bulma made them, they have the Capsule Corp direct line, Bulma's mobile and my mobile already programmed in.' Said Gohan.
'Why?' Asked Eighteen.
'Well, after everything with Cooler, I realised we didn't have a way to contact any of you since we can't just sense your Ki to find you. I guess Bulma had the same idea since she gave me these even before I got to ask her, I was going to see if we could actually find you today first.' Explained Gohan.
'I see and why were you hoping to get in contact with us, is there another emergency?' Asked Eighteen.
'No, but I was hoping to find you and Seventeen for a theory we want to test out.' Said Gohan, causing Eighteen to narrow her eyes.
'That's not something we would be interested in, we don't have the fondest memories of people wanting to test out theories on us.' Said Eighteen sharply.
'Sorry, I probably shouldn't have said it like that, I've been working out how to turn you back from androids and think I've worked it out.' Said Gohan quickly, causing Eighteen to raise a brow in surprise.
'Really? All by yourself?' Asked Eighteen.
'I got some help from Bulma and Vegeta for working out some blueprints, but otherwise, yeah, is that a problem?' Asked Gohan.
'No. I guess we didn't pay too much attention to all of your collective smarts when it didn't really apply to combat. You are a smart one though, aren't you?' Asked Eighteen.
'You bet he is! Gohan's is almost as smart as my mum and my mum is the smartest person in the world!' Chimed in Trunks.
'Hmm, I guess she kind of is now, all things considered.' Said Eighteen, causing Trunks to beam in pride.
'So, do you think you would have some spare time to come by Capsule Corp?' Asked Gohan.
'Sure, I can come by at four tomorrow, it's a date.' Said Eighteen.
'Hey, you can't just make a date with my husband right in front of me!' Said Lime.
'Strongest in the world and second smartest, you better be ready for lots of competition if you want to make your lies come true.' Joked Eighteen, causing Lime to pout.
'You aren't as fun to tease.' Said Lime.
'Like I said, you need to work on your lies better, or just focus on the gravity training, that's actually impressive you know.' Said Eighteen, causing Lime to beam.
'Of course, just you wait, I'll be up to twenty by tomorrow.' Said Lime.
'Uh, are you sure Lime?' Said Trunks.
'My own son doubting me!' Said Lime, only for Gohan to softly bop her on the head.
'Oops, I mean sorry about that Trunks, I was just talking tough, you know we need to build up bit by bit over time.' Said Lime, causing Gohan to send her approving nod.
'I need to rein her in when her lies start to involve others.' Said Gohan, causing Eighteen to smile in amusement.
'I'll try and pass the phones on to Sixteen and Seventeen later, I was planning to see them next week.' Said Eighteen.
'Wait, you aren't living together?' Asked Gohan.
'No, a few months ago we both got interested in different things. Seventeen has gone off to some wildlife preserve and took Sixteen with him. I decided to move to the city for the clothes and the money, I doubt they can support themselves without me and the fashion isn't great out in the boondocks.' Said Eighteen.
'I guess that means you are the responsible one then.' Commented Gohan.
'Perhaps. I just enjoy having fun in different ways than those two. A full body massage is always a worthwhile experience.' Said Eighteen.
'That does sound nice, but I don't think I could sit still for that long.' Admitted Gohan.
'That's right, this thing is always moving.' Said Lime, poking Gohan in the side of the head.
'Plus dad wouldn't let Gohan just sleep all day if he could be sparring with us.' Added Trunks.
'Well, I guess at least try to have some fun when you can then, all work and no play makes Gohan a dull boy.' Joked Eighteen.
'I'm not dull… am I dull?' Said Gohan, before turning to Lime.
'A little, but it's part of your charm, the simple genius saviour of earth, working title.' Said Lime, causing Gohan to smile.
'Thanks.' Said Gohan.
'Well, let me know if there is anything else, otherwise I should be getting back eventually.' Said Eighteen.
'Oh, sorry, I didn't mean to waste your time.' Said Gohan, only for Eighteen to wave him off.
'It wasn't a waste, it was fun chatting with the three of you, normally I just come here alone.' Admitted Eighteen.
'Why don't you come to Capsule Corp then, it's just down the road?' Said Trunks.
'Now Trunks, you can't just go around inviting others without asking for Bulma's permission. That being said, I'm sure she'd love to have some company, it's just the two of us in the lab most of the day and we don't have a lot of great conversation outside of what we are working on.' Said Gohan.
'And would the prince be happy with me coming by? Last time we spoke, I don't think he was too happy by the end of it.' Joked Eighteen.
'I mean, I fell on him when I was a big monkey and he kneed me in the gut a bit later, I don't think Vegeta holds grudges unless your name is Frieza… but he might want to spar with you to prove he is stronger now.' Said Gohan thoughtfully.
'Do you think he is stronger now without needing to bulk up?' Asked Eighteen curiously.
'Eh…' Floundered Gohan, unsure how to answer.
'That's fine, I'm pretty sure I can tire him out.' Said Eighteen.
'Didn't you say Saiyan's have a lot of stamina though?' Interjected Lime.
'True, but mine is unlimited, I can keep going long after they stop.' Said Eighteen.
'No way would my dad lose, he'd catch you before then.' Said Trunks.
'Hmm, we'll see, maybe. See ya.' Said Eighteen, waving to the group.
Gohan led Trunks and Lime away from the table, before turning back and giving Eighteen a quick bow which made her smile, before the trio left. Eighteen sighed to herself, drinking the last of her iced tea, before popping some Zeni on the table. While Eighteen wouldn't say it out loud, she did miss the constant presence of Seventeen and Sixteen, even if she did find herself exasperated by the former at times. Eighteen watched as the last of the ice in her drink melted, looking at the cups in front of her.
"That was fun." Admitted Eighteen, before standing up and leaving.