The Darkness Within
This is the story of the past of Android 17 and 18 and how love saved them from the darkness within. K18, NSFW, TRIGGER WARNING
Disclaimer: I do not own DB/DBZ/DBS or any of its characters. Please take the trigger warning seriously!
Chapter 5
"According to this device your brother is somewhere in France," Bulma said handing 18 and Krillin the device.
"France?" 18 said. "What the hell is he doing there?"
"Don't know but this device is pretty accurate," Bulma said with a proud grin.
"How do you read this thing?" 18 said.
"It's a bit complicated, see you just press this lever to update location and it works like the dragon radar it gives you the location based on geographical locations and coordinates."
18 gave her a puzzled look. "I know how to read it," Krillin said taking it from her. "I'll go with you."
"Don't you have other things to do?" 18 said.
Bulma snorted and laughed aloud. "Krillin doesn't do crap but lounge around with that disgusting old man and hang out with Yamcha. When Goku was alive they'd train together."
Krillin blushed. "I was thinking of getting a job just for fun.
"Don't you need money?" 18 said.
Bulma waved her hands. "I take care of all of them. For saving the world and stuff. They have trust funds that pay for all their needs."
18 cocked an eyebrow. "That's very generous of you. And Krillin is just your friend?" She felt a surge of anger she couldn't understand rumbling underneath.
"Yeah for at least twenty years now," Bulma said with a proud grin. "He's practically my brother."
For some reason 18 was relieved to hear that. She let out a small sigh and said, "well let's go then, it's a long flight."
"You're not gonna physically fly there are you?" Bulma said. "That'll take days."
"Not if we go full speed."
"You may have infinite energy miss android but Krillin here needs food and sleep to survive," Bulma said.
"No biggie I'll just bring sensu beans!" Krillin said scratching the back of his head nervously.
"I got a high speed jet that can get you there in a few hours," Bulma said taking a capsule from a nearby pack. "I can program it to autopilot straight to 17's location."
"Thanks Bulma!" Krillin said taking the capsule.
"And here," Bulma said handing him another capsule. "It's a two bedroom condo so you can sleep."
"I do not require sleep," 18 said.
Bulma grinned. "I studied your brother's blueprints 18, you are still human in there. That means you still need food, water, and sleep to survive you just can survive for months without it and be perfectly fine. But try a year. Two years. Then you'll start to feel the affects."
18 cocked her head. "I...didn't know that."
"Come on," Bulma said with a cheerful smile. "I got a giant buffet of food, come eat with us."
"Uh, what about Vegeta?" Krillin said.
Bulma scoffed. "Even if he was home he wouldn't do anything. He's been in the Hyper Bolic Time Chamber for two days. I'm sure he'll be back sometime next week."
Krillin offered 18 a smile. "Come on. Bulma's food is the best, after Chichi's of course. No offense."
"None taken," Bulma said. "Chichi is literally the best cook I've ever met."
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4 years ago
Lazuli woke up at the sound a clank coming from the doorway. She was still laying on the cold metal bed bare naked with wires all over her arms, legs, and stomach. The circuitry was buried deep into her skin and it felt like fire trickling down her skin. Every moment of consciousness was pure agony. At least Gero had the decency to sleep them during the actual procedures. Lazuli didn't want to imagine the agony of being awake through that.
She looked down at her mutilated skin and grit her teeth in anger. One day he would pay for this. She would make sure of it.
She glanced over at Lapis who was still asleep. She was grateful for that because then he didn't have to feel this excruciating pain. She climbed off the bed groaning as the sharp pain shot down her body. Her legs trembled in agony as she walked over to the door and grabbed the two bowls of slop Gero gave them for food.
They hadn't eaten in days and the overwhelming hunger didn't help ease the pain either. She walked slowly back to the bed and put Lapis' bowl next to him so he wouldn't have to physically get up to get it. She spared him this agony. She sat back down on the bed and used her hands to pick up the slop and eat.
It was disgusting but she knew Gero would give them nothing else. They had tried a hunger strike but then Gero injected food, water, and nutrients into them to keep their bodies healthy. It was useless to resist.
The door opened and Gero walked in with a sinister grin. 18 knew why he was here. He did this often.
"Looks like I gave Lapis a bit too much anesthesia," he said walking to the bed. "I know you don't look good right now but in a couple of months all those wires will be as internal as your veins and your skin will be perfect like porcelain. No one would even know you were an Android."
Lazuli glared daggers at him. "I won't give you what you want."
Gero leaned close to her and purred in her ear. "I don't force anyone, you know that, so you will give me what I want."
Lazuli snarled. "I won't you disgusting old man."
"Let's see if you say that in a few months when I have made you the epitome of perfection," Gero said. "Your hair will be silky smooth, your skin like porcelain, your energy infinite, your strength unmatchable, your skill unattainable."
"At what cost?" Lazuli snapped. "Pain and torture? Fuck you old man. You will pay for what you've done to us."
Gero scoffed and backed away from her. "Maybe I should force you, so you know what a real man is."
Lazuli lifted her arms defensively. "I will not let my virginity be taken by you Gero."
Gero huffed. "Forget it, I like easy sex."
"You say that every time but you always come in here and try to get me to be with you," Lazuli said.
"I was gonna go easy on you Lazuli," Gero said. "There's ways to make this less painful. But since you won't cooperate I guess I'll have to make your experience as painful and agonizing as I can."
Lazuli spat at him. "One day we'll kill you Gero."
Gero laughed aloud. "Kill? Please! Once you two are complete you will cease to be Lapis and Lazuli and be androids 17 and 18. You will be under my complete control like android 16 was."
Lazuli growled. "We will fight! We will resist!"
Gero just turned on his heel and walked out of the room laughing. After the door close Lazuli threw her empty bowl against the door. A strength she didn't even know she had sent the bowl flying so hard it shattered into millions of pieces the moment it hit the door. The door creaked slightly from impact.
Lazuli didn't even register to torturous pain out of the shock. She looked at her hands all wired up and cut everywhere. The strength she felt in them was...inhuman.
She clenched her fist tightly and said, "one day Gero. One day. We will kill you."
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She had slept for over nine hours on the capsule Corp jet before the memory of that horrible pain jolted her awake with a loud gasp.
Krillin who was sleeping on the other chair jolted awake at the sound. 18 panted anxiously trying to fight the memories away and Krillin walked to her side immediately.
"It's okay, it was just a nightmare," Krillin said.
"It wasn't," 18 said fighting the anger and the tears. "It was a memory."
Krillin sighed. "Oh."
18 stood up and circled the key in frustration. "I can't take this anymore Krillin! Everyday I have more and more of these memories and I want them gone."
Krillin stood up. "Our past is what makes us who we are 18. It may not be pleasant but it's the foundation of every single thing we do. How we think. Why we do the things we do. Why we fear or love the things we do. And it's what pushes and motivates us to fight for a better life."
"A better life?" 18 said bitterly. "I've never had a good life ever!"
Krillin stepped forward and said, "you told me about your brother Lamel. You said you had a lot of great memories of you together. And what about when your parents were still alive? Weren't those good memories?"
18 hesitated. "Well...yeah."
Krillin gave her a smile. "See you've known happiness too not just misery. Those are the memories you have to cherish and push you to rise above all the negativity. All the bad stuff is in the past, now you have to move on from it and find happiness."
18 was stunned. She knew the meditation Krillin had been doing made him more enlightened and at ease but she didn't think he was so wise.
Krillin turned to return to his seat but then paused on the way over and said, "oh and 18?"
"Hm?"
"It's okay to cry you know."
18 felt her breath leave her body. Without thinking she walked right up to Krillin, turned him around by the arm, gripped the back of his neck, and kissed his lips with as much passion as she could muster.
Krillin didn't even hesitate to kiss her back. He gripped her hips I'm surprise but he responded to the kiss the moment their lips met.
18 never even kissed anyone before. She's only ever been around her brothers, Android 16 who was her mentor, and Gero. She didn't know what to do but Krillin was good at guiding her.
Their lips moved together slowly and then Krillin gently swiped his tongue inside her mouth. 18 felt a surge of something she couldn't explain and just let him continue guiding her.
His tongue swirled around with hers as he pressed even more tightly against him. The terrified Krillin she met on the highway that she teased with a little kiss was not the man who was with her now. This Krillin was assertive, confident, and dominant.
She melted into his arms and let him guide her to his seat where he sat down and she straddled him. His hands were still firmly on her hips holding her there as hers roamed down his neck to his shoulders.
Without even thinking she found herself grinding against him and moaning and their kiss grew more intense.
18 has never felt this kind of urgency before. All she wanted to do was take off his clothes and feel every inch of his skin. She wanted his lips on her. Everywhere.
She broke the kiss to moan as he kissed down her jawline to her neck. Her legs start to tremble as he gently sucked on a spot on her neck that sent tingles down her spine. She slid her hands into his hair as he kissed down to her clavicle.
"Arriving at destination."
Krillin and 18 parted with a gasp at the computerized voice that spoke from the intercom. They felt the plane descent and 18 glanced at Krillin who was red in the face and had slightly darkened eyes.
She looked down between them and saw her current position with her crotch against his, and more importantly felt the closeness of the position.
Her face flushed bright red and she climbed off of him quickly. She turned away from him immediately not wanting to look him on the eyes.
What the hell just happened?