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Note: This story takes place in and altered version after the Future Trunks timeline. The character called Neo is 18 years old.
Neo landed in a crater near the Z-fighters. He turned his head to look at them. Trunks stepped back a little; he looks like android 17.
Krillin showed visible signs of fear as he slowly moved behind Goku. Vegeta gritted his teeth and clenched his fists, as if preparing for a fight. Piccolo and android 16 stared at Neo with curious expressions on their faces. Gohan, Tien and Yamcha had serious expressions on their faces.
It was Goku who broke the silence. "Hi there," he jumped down from the rock face and walked over to Neo, "my name's Goku." Goku stretched out his hand and Neo shook it. "Thanks for beating Cell for us." The others relaxed and decided to go in for a closer look.
Neo smiled, "you're welcome, but could you tell me what Cell was?"
"Cell is an android created by Dr. Gero," said android 16 in a monotonous voice, "he was created from the Cells of the most powerful fighters in the universe. The form you just fought was his perfect form. He attained this form by absorbing androids 17 and 18."
"Did you say he absorbed 17 and 18?" Neo bowed his head and clenched his fists. The others were all surprised by his reaction.
Trunks was partly horrified and partly confused. Does he know those monsters? "How do you know 17 and 18?"
Neo paused before responding. "18 is my mother."
The others were shocked to hear that. Just then, the news crew that had been filming the Cell games arrived to get an exclusive interview. "Why don't we talk back at the lookout," suggested Piccolo. Everyone nodded and flew towards the lookout. As they flew, Gohan couldn't help but stare at Neo. He seemed very familiar, though he didn't know how. When they got there everyone became serious and stared at Neo.
Vegeta was the first to speak up. "What sort of rubbish is this! How can an android be your mother? You are clearly of saiyan blood and we all want a clear and truthful answer as to who you are!"
"I told you already," replied Neo, '18 is my mother…and she's not really an android." Everyone raised an eyebrow. "She's a cyborg. She and her brother used to be humans until Dr. Gero took them against their will and turned them into cyborgs. He left their reproductive system intact though."
16 spoke up, "that may be possible. 18 once told me that she and her brother were built from a human base. She could have meant what you said."
"Preposterous!" boomed Vegeta. "The androids were only activated this year, how could someone your age be their descendent, and what saiyan in their right mind would pollute their lineage with her like that?"
Neo clenched his fists, but controlled his anger. He didn't like Vegeta insulting his mother like that. "I can answer all those questions for you." Neo took out the capsule containing the time machine and opened it. Everyone gasped when they saw the time machine. "I came from a time 31 years in the future. In my timeline my mother and uncle killed most of you in a battle on an island. My father survived and got my mother pregnant thirteen years later. A year after I was born a horrible monster called Glorft showed up. His power is amazing, I am nothing next to him." His statement humbled all the Z-fighters. "My mother taught me to fight, and I tried my best to protect the earth. Glorft has a cruel, but effective strategy. He ravages a planet to a certain point and leaves for a period of time. The people rebuild their cities and he comes back to repeat the cycle. My father and uncle were both killed by this beast. This monster is virtually unbeatable. I found a time machine and used it to come back to this time."
"Did you come here to run away or to tell us that we're doomed?" asked Piccolo.
"Well…my tail holds the key to any victory I could possibly achieve against him. I can't control myself in that form, but if I can I might be able to defeat Glorft once and for all. I came here to find Vegeta and ask him to train me to control my tail." Everyone remained silent.
Trunks had been listening to Neo's story while examining him carefully. We're just alike. Trunks sympathized with Neo because of their similar situations. He then noticed something that shook him to his core. He recognized Neo's face to some extent. Someone from his childhood looked similar.
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