The voracious flames of chaos swallowed figures of flesh as the explosions of death and destruction rocked the rebel base in a blinding sea of fiery doom and despair. Screaming echoes of spirits slain rang loudly in the fright filled ears of dying humans. Laser beams gushed forth from Android 16's ice cold eyes, his lifeless orbs blasting away at anything and everything that moved. Trunks and Pan screamed as the base started to collapse in fire.
Massive pieces of ceiling lumber and plaster started to rain down upon them, Goku shouted for Trunks and Pan to follow his voice, they quickly ran to it. Goten slammed his mechanical arm into a burning pile of wood, smashing it to splinters and choking on black smoke as he called out to his fleeing rebels.
"Everyone, hurry, escape through the emergency exit, GO before it's too late" Goten shouted.
Android 16 smirked "It is already far too late organic scum".
Flashing lights and alarms blared as Bulma activated her emergency evacuation signal. Android 16 roared as his massive neon forearms bashed through people's spines like paper, his thrashing forearms crunched through the crumbling base faster and harder.
Trunks gasped "This is insane, we can't just let him burn this place down, we have to fight him Goku".
Pan nodded "Trunks is right, this is our home grandpa. With you, me, Trunks and Uncle Goten we can".
"GET OUT NOW" Goku screamed.
The pint sized Saiyan flashed into his Super Saiyan mode and used his energy to forcefully propel Trunks and Pan to the exit. Goku turned to Android 16 and slammed his fists into the android's emotionless face. 16 snarled and simply grabbed Goku's wrist, crackling steel fingers start snapping Goku's hand bones.
Android 16 said "I was created with the soul purpose of killing you Goku, and now that I have been rebuilt, I can finally complete that mission".
Goku grunted "I'm sorry to disappoint you, but that's going to be a lot harder then you think".
Android 16 scoffed "Your spirit is disgusting".
The red haired android grabbed Goku's arms and hurled him into the wall; Android 16 then charged forward and bashed his knee into Goku's chest.
"UGH" Goku cried out, coughing up blood.
Android 16 smirked "I'll just have to break that spirit along with the rest of your bones".
Piccolo and Vegeta leaped from the flames and charged towards Android 16. Goku begged them to be careful, but his gargled words would prove useless. Android 16 released Goku and turned to face Piccolo and Vegeta.
BAM! BAM!
16's twin rocket fists struck Vegeta in the face, and snared Piccolo by his throat. The twin flying hands suddenly exploded and sent the two heroes crashing to the ground in a heap of sizzled scars.
Goten roared "Heads up".
CLANG!
Android 16's head was smashed off of his body by Goten's powerful cybernetic arm. The mechanical arm crunched through metal plating and severed wiring, 16's head rolled onto the ground as his body dropped down to it's knees with it's headless physique.
Goten sighed "Thank god that's over".
Android 16's head suddenly fired a pair of eye laser beams at Goten's chest, he screamed as blood gushed from a wound located around his rib bones. 16's body aimed his handless wrists towards Goten and suddenly sprouted 2 new fists, both fired towards Goten and knocked him back with incredible force and speed. The android's body clicked its neon yellow, black tipped boots as it grabbed its head and snapped it back into place on its body.
"I'm just getting started Saiyan" Android 16 said.
Pan and Trunks smirked "Good, cause so are we".
The Saiyan teens unloaded a barrage of energy blasts against Android 16, Trunks and Pan fired more and more blasts, quickening their pace and increasing their energy. Android 16 firmly walked into the raging sea of energy blasts and stormed right into the faces of his adolescent adversaries.
Trunks shouted "Pan, get out of OW".
The boy's face was suddenly smashed by Android 16's hammering knuckles. 16 grabbed Trunks by his hair and hurled him across the room like a Frisbee, he then laser blasted Pan into the back of a wall with his eye lasers. The mechanical giant walked towards the fallen girl as she stared in horror, helpless and powerless to stop this juggernaut of twisted science.
Videl screamed "Leave my baby alone you son of a bitch".
Pan gulped "Momma no".
The dark haired woman smashed a steel pipe across Android 16's face, the pipe bent completely in half. Videl then reared back her leg and slammed it into the neck of the android, she gasped in horror to see it had no affect. Android 16's ice cold eyes sparkled with dark delight as he wrapped his Frankenstein sized fingers around Videl's neck and jerked her off her feet. Videl gagged and choked, her arms and legs weakly struggling against 16.
Videl begged "Not my daughter, not again, I won't let you".
Android 16 replied "No creature of flesh and blood will be spared from my master's wrath lowly human, your filthy, insect of a daughter deserves to die just as much as you do.
Videl snarled "You……you……bastard, you can't".
Android 16 eagerly replied "I killed your father Videl Satan, I can most certainly kill his grand daughter".
Pan begged and screamed for 16 to stop as tears continued to pour down her cheeks.
Android 16 frowned "Just like I can kill you".
SNAP!
Videl's neck shattered and her lifeless body was dropped to the ground, Pan's tear soaked eyes widened in horror as she turned her fearful eyes away from her mother's body. Android 16 then aimed his sights towards Bulma and the master computer. The digital woman simply snarled and flashed Android 16 the finger, her monitor sparking wildly from all the damages. Android 16's shoulder pads opened up and revealed twin shoulder rockets.
The rockets launched and completely destroyed Bulma and all of her computer software. Flame covered wires and microchips spewed out of Bulma's computer screen like a Piñata made out of metal, Android 16 smirked and looked around. Videl, Pan, Goku, Trunks, Vegeta, Piccolo, they were all weak and defenseless in their seemingly unconscious positions. The android removed his rocket fists again and prepared his ultimate final attack.
Goku's eyes weakly opened as he saw yellow energy circling around 16's open wrists, bright lights started to flash as 16 powered up. Goku realized that Android 16 was going to use his Hell's Flash attack to vaporize the base with everyone in it.
Goku nodded "Not if I have anything to say about it".
Android 16 prepared to fire his Hell's Flash attack, when suddenly a raging young voice screamed out from behind him. Goku jumped onto 16's back and grabbed him by his neck and red Mohawk styled hair. Blue colored energy was forming in Goku's hands as he held onto Android 16.
16 snapped "Stupid monkey, what the hell do you think your doing?"
Goku smiled "Measuring up, let's see if your blast can match mine at pointblank range".
Android 16 gasped "Brainless baboon you'll kill us all. If you fire your Kame Hame Ha wave at this range, you'll blow us all up including yourself".
Goku laughed "Funny, the exact same thing is going to happen if I just let you nuke our home base. But at least this way if we have to go down, were not going down alone".
"NO STOP" Android 16 shouted.
"Ka……me……Ha……me……HA" Goku said.
The entire base went white as the conflicting energy attacks merged into one and created a devastating explosion that engulfed the smoke scorched skies of the Earth of the Future. A mushroom cloud shot up into the sky like a water fountain. The base had been completely destroyed and everyone in it seemed to be either dead or buried. Flame covered debris and soot stained bodies were strewn all along the vaporized base, virtually no signs of life.
Pepper and Lance gasped as they returned to the base, only to find a graveyard of fire and buried stone instead. The two synthetic Saiyans were sent out on a food run mission for the party. Lance and Pepper had returned with leftover food supplies remaining in the abandoned grocery markets, and empty houses they were fortunate enough to find in their searches. But as Pepper and Lance quickly looked around the area, they had very little hope.
Lance blinked "Hey, look over there, I see something moving".
Android 16 grunted as he stood upon his fractured legs, gaping holes of circuitry and wiring sparked out of his wounds. Goku was lying unconscious on the ground in front of the android. 16 snarled his cybernetic teeth as his metallic, skeletal hands wrapped around a large rock and lifted it high into the air. Android 16 was going to kill Goku, even if it killed him.
Lance shouted "NEO FORCE".
Pepper followed "THUNDER PLASMA.
The spiraling, multicolored energy beams swirled into a blinding sea of raw energy. Android 16 screamed as the blasts slammed into his back and vaporized the juggernaut android. Lance and Pepper winced their eyes shut as 16 exploded, the Synthetic Saiyan duo quickly rushed to Goku's aid amidst the graveyard that was once their base, their HQ, their home.
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Meanwhile back at the RR HQ……
"HA, HA, HA, marvelous, there's nothing more satisfying then seeing your enemies disappear into a mushroom cloud" Mastermind cackled.
The wicked machine ruler had been watching the fireworks from his tower at the main Red Ribbon base, gloating over the apparent destruction and downfall of his human rebel foes. Also inside the room was Android 19 and 15.
Android 15 chuckled "See, I told you that tracking device would pay off. That blockheaded human lead us right to the rebel base".
Mastermind nodded "Indeed, we were quite fortunate in this turn of events. Shame that we had to lose such a valuable warrior like number 16, but alas, such is the price one must pay for war".
An unsettling silence set upon the dark, cold, and metallic room. Android 19 nervously stood in silence as he awaited instructions from his dark master.
Android 15 said "Now that's there no one left to stop us boss, why don't we rip off the gaskets and have our self a jamming party? The planet is ours for the taking".
Mastermind frowned "The only thing I plan on taking Android 15 is the trash (turns to 15) out that is".
The purple midget gasped as Mastermind's armed suddenly transformed into a gigantic, multi-barreled chain gun. Hundreds of small, red dots circled Android 15's yellow sunglasses and neon green hat.
"B-b-b-b-but boss, I done good, I gave you the location of the human base, why the hating?" Android 15 asked nervously.
Mastermind scowled "Incompetent toad, did you REALLY think that would excuse your embarrassing performance at the chemical plant?".
Android 15 asked "Say what?".
Mastermind continued "I have monitors installed in every one of my facilities you twit, I make sure I can see everything that happens. You foolishly wasted two of my expensive Omnibots while trying to destroy the beast, Kakkarott. Not only did you fail to kill him, you also ruined all of my toxic chemicals and poisons in those containers.
It took me YEARS to rebuild those viral cells after Vegeta ruined them, and now I'll have to start all over again".
The midget sized android continued to protest, his purple hands shaking as he begged forgiveness from his master. Android 19 looked away in horror.
Mastermind smirked "Failure will not be tolerated nor excused in my empire lowly drone. Android 15, as of now, you are TERMINATED".
Android 15 screamed and turned to run for the door.
BAM! BAM! BAM!
Thousands of bullet smoking barrels unloaded into the now shattered and torn, crippled carcass of Android 15. The robot looked like Swiss cheese. Mastermind grunted and reformatted his arm back to normal, Android 19 gulped and slowly backed away from the bullet riddled body of 15.
"Commander 19, pick up that junk pile and dump it into the incinerator. His body is staining my carpet" Mastermind said.
Android 19 squeaked "Yes sir, will there be anything else?".
Mastermind nodded "Indeed, prepare all available units for launch sequence in precisely 6 hours. I want my shuttle fleet fully fueled and ready for takeoff as soon as my soldiers are loaded up, along with the tanks, jets, and Omnibots".
The white android once again replied "Yes sir".
Mastermind cackled "With the human resistance crushed, there is no reason for me to remain on this desolate wasteland anymore. I will cast my iron hand into the stars above, spreading my robot storm troopers across the galaxy. Planet after planet, system after system, they will all fall before me. And soon, the entire universe shall belong to the great Red Ribbon Empire".
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To be continued……