Goku smashed into a boulder, gasping for breath. They had been at this for almost five minutes, but he was already half done. Vegeta didn't seem to be doing any better. The prince skidded along the ground in front of him as Goku tore his arms from the rock. He was too late. The android smashed to the ground in front of him, grabbing him by the neck.

"You do not possess the energy I projected you would. You are no challenge." Just as the bot finished speaking, his head flew sideways and his body followed, dropping Goku to the ground.

"Thanks, Gohan." The young man reached down, helping his father to his feet.

"No problem, Dad. But I'll be honest, we're going to need more than just you and Vegeta if we're going to win this fight. I've got Goten and Trunks up there fusing, and you'd best go Super Saiyan 3 if we want to compete." Goku nodded.

"Right. Just a second." He closed his eyes and energy lit up around him. A bright light emanated from his body, and when it faded his hair had extended down to his thighs.

Back up on the hill where the kids stood, each one of them gasped. Phineas turned to Isabella, his eyes bulging with excitement. "Isabella, can you help me find some parts really quickly?" She blushed.

"You want me to help?" He looked around.

"Sure! In fact, I think we're going to need the lot of us. Guys, bring it in! I'm going to need Ferb's Junior Scientist Electrician Kit, my left handed flange turner, the controllers from our old treehouse robots, and a few other things. Candace, you find the controllers, Isabella, you get the flange turner, Baljeet and Buford, you two grab the kit. I'll get the rest of it." They were already jogging back to the house.

Vegeta walked back into the midst of the fight, trying to tune out the superior powers around him now that Gotenks had landed in the midst of the group, lighting up as a Super Saiyan 3.

The android was back up and moving quickly still, but it stopped as soon as all the fighters had landed. "New input available. Reclassifying opponent threat levels." He started on the far right with Yamcha, moving left to Krillin, Tien, Goku, Norm, Ferb, Gohan, Vegeta, and finally Gotenks.

"New threat levels: Minimal, minimal, minimal, moderate, minimal, minimal, moderate, minimal, moderate." Vegeta's eyes bulged and veins popped all over his body.

"You obviously are missing something. It seems quite clear to me your data bank is ill stocked if you'd classify me as a minimal threat. I am the Prince of all Saiyans! I have destroyed worlds, android! You are nothing to me. You dare rate the Prince of all Saiyans as a minimal threat?! Well, let me show how big of a threat I can BE!" His power exploded as he charged, smashing a fist into the droid's face. He let loose with a volley of punches, skidding the bot back a few hundred yards, each one releasing sparks and oil into the air around them. When he'd had his fill of physically punishing the offending android, he extended one arm so that his palm rested on the android's forehead. "How's this for a minimal threat? BIG BANG ATTACK!" The android's head disappeared in a flash of blue light, and smoke and dust covered the both of them.

Up on the hill, Phineas and the crew had just gotten back. All they could see was that both Vegeta and the robot were gone and there was a strange cloud of smoke in the middle of the field. "Whoa...Did Vegeta do that?" The cloud began to clear and there stood the both of them, Vegeta's hand still extended.

"Yes, yes he did." Buford was, as usual, the only one who seemed able to speak in a moment with this much tension. "Look, nerd. You just had me run a mile carrying a nerd and a nerd kit. You'd better have a reason for it." Phineas jerked back to his inventing.

"Right. Isabella, hand me that flange tuner and that sewing needle."

Back on the ground, the paint on the android's face had been completely melted off on the left side, giving it a very deadly look. It's voice was still the same metallic droning. "Recalculating. Subject threat level increased to moderate. Current power level insufficient. Increasing to forty percent power." They all lowered for a fight as the droid charged again. This time, it seemed a bit more even. Nobody could hit anything. The robot swung punches and kicks wildly in every direction that might have held a Z Fighter, but he never connected. At the same time, the Z Fighters couldn't get close enough to land an attack. He was just too fast.

"Guys, we can't hope to beat him until we get him to his full power. That's when his body will be under the most strain. Is there any way we can at least look like more of a threat?" Goku skidded back, his teeth gritted.

"Gohan, come here! I've got an idea." Gohan rushed over to his father. "If you and I fuse, it should be enough to scare him into using his full power." Gohan's eyes lit up.

"You're right! That's genius!" He was interrupted from his thoughts as a huge kick smashed into his back, sending him flying through a wall of rock. The bot landed beside Goku, throwing another kick at his head. On such short notice, Goku went straight into autopilot.

Duck, block, sidestep, now punch. His fist was caught mid-strike by the huge hand of the android. He used the new leverage point to swing around and slam a foot into the bot's neck. He gasped as he realized the complete lack of effect. The droid reached across, grabbing Goku's face and smashing him into the ground, cracking the ground beneath them. Goku couldn't see what happened, but he couldn't feel the weight on him anymore. He pulled his face out of the rocks and rolled over.

Norm had tackled his brother into the side of the cliff. "Goku, you might want to get back to whatever you were doing. I can only hold him for so long." Goku nodded.

"Thanks, Norm." He spun about, yelling to all his companions. "Guys, we've got to find Gohan! Let's go!" Z Fighters sprung up from the ground like daisies, leaping into the air.

Up on the hill, Phineas lifted his new invention into the air with pride. "Here it is! The Super Sweater!" To everyone else, it just looked like a normal gray sweater.

"While that certainly sounds cool, keep in mind that we have idea what you're talking about." He shook himself.

"Right. If anyone puts this on, it'll increase their energy output by almost ten times normal. All it does is tweak your nervous system. I know ten times isn't a lot for a human, but for one of these guys it could be the difference between defeat and victory." Isabella rushed up, hugging Phineas with pride.

"That's genius! But...How exactly were you planning on getting it to them?" He chuckled.

"No problem. Watch." He slid the sweater over his head and it shrunk, matching his body size perfectly. "Now, grab on." Isabella muttered as she latched her arms around his neck, bringing her face in close to his.

"Twist my arm, why don't you?"

"What was that, Isabella?" She blushed, coughing to cover up her whispering.

"Heh...Nothing!" He looked at her confusedly.

"Well, never mind. Let's get out of here!" He leapt into the air, carrying the lot of them with him.

Sorry this chapter took so much longer than the others, but I've been a bit busy what with the season. A request to those of you who have read my other stories, I'm still waiting for chapter suggestions on My Little Warriors. If you could leave me some in that story's reviews or just PM them to me, I would be infinitely appreciative. Either way, see you in the next chapter!