Chapter 18

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For those of you disappointed that Roshi didn't get chewed out, don't worry he doesn't get away with it for long, and two of the boys don't trust him, and don't guess from their reactions, you won't get it.

Also, I apparently forgot to check the little box on my poll that says "show poll in profile" but now I have and you should be able to access the poll if you go into my profile.

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Gonjin looked back as Roshi disappeared with Veisen and Vegiren. He stared at the spot where the three had stood only moments ago. It was hard to believe that their master was over two thousand years old, and that he had lied to them all this time. He knew that his master had had very valid reasons, and he still trusted his master, but he also wondered why he hadn't told them earlier.

He pulled himself out of his thoughts as his brother, Toryu, spoke to him, "Well, I guess we should get moving. Brace yourself, bro, you know how mom can get when she's emotional." Toryu frowned in worry and stepped off toward the house, Gonjin close behind.

Toryu opened the door and they both stepped in. The floor was littered with tissues and there were also some remains of broken pottery. They stepped into the living room and saw their mother asleep on their old tan cloth couch. Her eyes were swollen and red with crying and she was pale. Her skin had turned pale and drawn back tight over her now gaunt face. Her clothes that had fit her well when they had last seen her now hung loose.

Seeing their mother in such a state brought tears to the boys eyes and the two knelt down next to their mother. Toryu placed hand on her shoulder and her eyes shot open. She stared at them for several moments as if she didn't trust her eyes as to what they were seeing. Both Gonjin and Toryu smiled and instantly she leapt up with an elated scream and enveloped her two boys in a crushing bear hug. She started to cry again but this time they could tell she was crying with joy.

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Capsule Corporation sprang into view as Master Roshi, Veisen, and Vegiren appeared seemingly out of thin air. Luckily, no one was in the yard at the time because it was closed to the public at this time and all of the scientists were in their labs.

They had started to turn around to say goodbye to their master when, suddenly, the automatic doors on the front of the main building whooshed open and their mother came running out, followed at a more sedate pace by a icy eyed female scientist with blonde hair. Vivian threw herself into her two boys, enveloping them in a tight hug.

Roshi smiled at the mother and her and then turned his attention to the other woman. "I'm guessing you told her, Eighteen?"

The android merely nodded and smiled secretively to herself and then signaled back toward the three with her eyes.

He turned and saw Vivian stalking toward him with a controlled angry look on her face. Roshi eeped and started to lift his index and middle finger to his forehead, that look on any woman's face meant horrible pain, but too late. Vivian's open hand slammed into the side of his face sending him spiraling straight through a nearby parked hover car and face first into a lamp post which stopped his flight as it bent around his head.

Veisen's mouth fell open as the damaged car started to smoke and then exploded, since when had his mother known how to do that.

Vegiren also stared at his mother with a shocked expression, but Eighteen smiled proudly, her training had paid off.

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Cell stood behind a large boulder spying on a rock spire several miles away.

Myuu and Gero had been extreemely active the past few days. He liked to keep tabs on the two ever since they had managed to allow him that rematch with Goku during that whole Super Android Seventeen thing. The two had managed to open a hole between HFIL and the living world, and if they had done it once they might be able to do it again. But, for now, he would watch and wait. If two thousand years in this place had taught him anything, it was patience.

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Ow... that had to hurt.

Sorry that this is such a short chapter but the shorter the chapters the more often I can update and this seemed like a good place to stop.

Also, anyone reading this, please answer the poll if you can, I need some help making up my mind on what levels the four main characters should reach in their training.

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