Standing outside Goku's house, 21 wore her new outfit which consisted of a white long sleeved t-shirt, and a navy blue jacket with black pants and shoes. She waited next to the van while 18 checked the inside of the house and 17 looked around in case somebody was actually here. It didn't take all for 18 to search the house as they all could hear her complain.
"Empty! Goku's long gone. How could we have missed him," 18 said in a sarcastic tone.
"Chill out." 17 said before he turned his attention to 16 who was staring at the nearby wildlife. "What about you? Have anything on that radar of yours?"
"I do not detect Goku's power signature. However, the two most logical places to hide would be the Capsule Corporation or the island where his master, Roshi, can be found." 16 answered.
"Well, okay. Which ones closest?"
"The island is closer. Approximately 1600 miles to the southeast."
"Alright, let's fly!" 17 said.
"It's about time." 21 watched as 16, 17, and 18 flies up into the air before heading off in the direction of Master Roshi's house. 21 looked at the van before shrugging and following her Android companions. It took a few seconds for 21 to catch up and she slowly decreased her speed until she was right next to 18. 18 glanced to the side once she noticed someone next to her.
"Yeah? What is it?"
"I was just wondering something? Do you remember anything before becoming an Android?"
"Yeah, some things. Why?"
"Oh, because I can't really remember anything before Gero turned me into an Android."
"I see."
An Hour Later
It took a while from the pace they were going but they were finally able to see a very small island coming up. Everyone slowed down a little before descending to the island and once 21 landed she stared at the small pink house that had the letters that spelled Kame House. Not long after arriving someone looked through the large window near the door. The person happened to be Piccolo who looked shocked and not pleased that they are here.
"16, is Goku here?" 21 asked,
"No, I do not detect his power level here." 16 answered.
"Seriously...?" 17 said.
"Where is he then?" 21 asked.
"Next possible location is the Capsule Corporation." 16 answered.
"Why don't we ask those inside the little house?" 17 said.
Shortly after three other people came running out with Piccolo walking right behind. The other three happened to be Goku's other friends, Yamcha, Tien, and Krillin. Piccolo glared at the Androids before speaking. "Goku's not here, so I'll ask you once to leave quietly," Piccolo said in an intimidating voice.
"Scary. Tell you what, we'll leave once you tell us where Goku is." 17 said.
"So just like that, huh? You think we'll talk?"
"Well, yes. This could be very easy, or very painful. Your choice." 21 looked up at the house and noticed two people staring at them, one was an old man who could only be Goku's master and a woman right next to him who's Goku's wife. 21 looked back down towards Krillin and the others, and 21 noticed the smug smile on Piccolo's face.
"Alright, if it's a fight you want. Over there. There's another island, we'll have more room."
"Whatever, it is your funeral." 17 said.
"The rest of you stay here. You'll only get in the way if you come."
21 let out an amused chuckle after hearing what Piccolo had to say. "Get in the way? He's quite confident. I wonder what he plans do by himself, being so weak?" 21 said to herself while the other Androids and Piccolo flew off to the island he mentioned. 21 flew after them once she noticed the nervous looks of the others when they noticed she didn't follow them right away.
Following Piccolo, the Androids eventually arrived at the island he mentioned and 16 stood on the sidelines watching the wildlife while 18 walked away to sit on a nearby rock. 21 turned towards 17 before speaking up. "So, who gets this one? 18 doesn't seem interested."
"I'll do it. You had the last one, remember?"
"Right... Alright, I'll leave this to you." 21 said before turned around and walking to a somewhat safe distance from the fight. While she walked Piccolo started to prepare himself for his fight with 17. 21 crossed her arms while Piccolo powered up enough to be able to give Android 17 a tough time. 16 stared at Piccolo after protecting the birds he was staring at, and after a little while, he noticed something was wrong.
"Something is wrong here! This Namekian is not Piccolo!" 16 shouted.
"Then who is he?!" Taken surprise by what 16 said, he was elbowed in the back of his head, and it seemed like Piccolo had the upper hand, but 17 was able to recover. They punched and kicked each other with both sides blocking every attack they could. Eventually, Piccolo was able to kick 17 into the ground leaving him lying there.
"16? Is he one of the power levels you detected before?"
"Yes..." 16 answered as Piccolo charged up for an attack and launched a powerful Ki blast at 17, but he was able to get away by retreating into the air. Piccolo chuckled a little before he continued his fight with 17. 21 watched his battle with the Namekian with interest since the battle is lasting a lot longer than it should. Piccolo launched multiple Ki blasts at 17 only for him to dodge it.
"So, 17 was just overconfident about our power. I wonder how he got so strong in such a short time?" 21 said.
Eventually, for reasons that 21 didn't understand, Piccolo kept up his assault of Ki blasts and 17 eventually stopped dodging. He also wondered why he kept up his attack since none of them actually hit. 21 and 17 gasped a little once they realized what he was doing as all the Ki Piccolo launched had stopped completely surrounding 17 in every direction.
"How will 17 get out of this? This looks like it will do quite a bit of damage."
Piccolo brought both his arms together which caused all the Ki blast to fly into 17 one after the other. The attack was so intense that it caused a blinding light and destroyed the island they were fighting on. The dust cleared and what he saw shocked him since 17 protected by a force field from his attack. "N-No! A force field?!" Piccolo said in shock.
"Nice try! But still not enough,"
"Hmph! Just you wait! I'm still getting started!" Piccolo said.
"Good! Now, follow me. We'll need a new island since someone gone and blown this one up. Heh, some people have no respect for nature." 17 said as he led everyone to the new island.
Everyone landed on the new island which happened to have a volcano on it and 17 stared at Piccolo for a few seconds before speaking. "You have a surprising amount of power for a pure organic. You're not really the same old Piccolo, are you? Not that it matters. Whoever or whatever you are now, I don't really care. The only thing I want to know is where I can find Goku. Are you ready to tell me that, I'm all ears? No offence."
"You really think I'll make it easier to find him just so you can kill him? Well, forgot it! You'll get no help from me!"
"Fine. Let's pick up where we left off." 17 said while getting into his battle stance and resumed his battle with Piccolo.
"So, 18?" 21 said.
"Yeah? What is it?"
"You and 17 are brother and sister, right? How is it... to have a brother?" 21 asked while 17 and Piccolo were having their intense fight.
"Annoying. He always does things at his once pace trying to have fun, and dragging me in too."
"Yet you stick together through thick and thin. Quite the family bond. I wish I had something like that." 18 didn't say anything after that deciding to ignore 21 and focus on the fight which happened to cause the volcano to erupt and they're battle went from the air to under water.
"We're gonna run out of islands if they keep this up." 18 said.
"Maybe we should clear from the volcano." 21 said.
They watched as a large bubble of extremely hot water started to form and shortly after a bright light which caused an explosion. 17 and Piccolo burst out of the water and they both flew off into the distance still continuing their battle. 18 watched as they slowly disappeared and she followed them with 21 and 16 right behind her.
When they arrived at the next island, 21 and 18 watched as Piccolo and 17 wasted no time continuing their fight. Each side blocked each other's attack, but 17 was able to get a hit in and sent Piccolo flying into a nearby hill. 17 caused the area around Piccolo to explode but he was able to block most of the attack. Piccolo charged at 17 and tricked him with an afterimage, and he punched into the hill. Piccolo wasted no time and launched a Ki blast at him. 17 tried to surprise attack Piccolo by appearing behind from underground, but it didn't work as Piccolo blocked his attack. 21 watched both 17 and Piccolo were able to get a few good hits on each other. 21 noticed that Piccolo looked like he was out of breath and she let out a chuckle after finding that out.
"Looks like he can't keep this up for much longer. Though it is impressive that he was able to damage 17 this much." 21 said. In the corner of her eyes, she noticed something big and green on top a hill. She looked towards and gasped in shock at what she had just seen. She didn't know what she was staring at, only that it looks bug-like and it has a long stinger-like tail. She could tell that whatever it was, it wasn't friendly since it was glaring at 17 menacingly.
"What the hell is that?" 21 said.
AN: If you have any questions ask away. Also, the next chapter is very close to being finished so expect it to be done soon.
