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Chapter Summary: The episode starts off with Vegeta boasting about how he is better than all the Androids. He then asks which one wants to battle him. Android 16 backs out, so Android 18 takes him on. They both let their fists fly for a while then Vegeta tosses her into a wall and slams her in the face. Android 17 then says how much stronger Vegeta is than in their databases. Though even a Super Saiyan, Android 17 still thinks Android18 is going to win. Vegeta then boasts again and makes Android 18 a bit angry. Android 18 then wants to change his attitude and she flies off and Vegeta follows. Meanwhile Trunks, Tien, Krillin, and Piccolo are flying at full speed to find Vegeta and hope he is alright. Android 18 then leads Vegeta on a busy highway where they fight on top of cars and basically blowing up 5 of them. 18 laughs and flies back to their original spot and Vegeta follows back angrily. Vegeta then tries to blast Android 18, while Android 18 dodged it though the big Paper Clip truck behind her got blasted on accident. Android 18 then head butts Vegeta, knees him hard in the gut, and palm punches him into a side of a cliff. Just then, Trunks and the gang arrive to see if Vegeta is alright. Although bleeding Vegeta walks out as if everything is okay. Vegeta then refuses the help of his friends. Android 17 then comes and says he should help Android 18 out a bit. Android 17 also says that he will let Vegeta fight Android 18 alone but if any of his friends jump in, he will step in as well. Vegeta agrees and the fight continues. Android18 punches Vegeta hard in the face. Angrily Vegeta head butts Android 18 in the gut, fists her into a mountain, and shoots a powerful Ki blast blowing up the mountain. Android 18 is okay but she is all ruffled up. She then taunts Vegeta and Vegeta attacks. Everyone thinks Vegeta is going to win but just then Piccolo says he can't win for with every attack Vegeta is getting weaker and just then it shows as Android 18 slams him in the face, hits him in the gut, and punches him into a boulder. Meanwhile Goku is still resting while Yamcha and Chi-Chi continue to wait and hope. Vegeta then tries one more attack the result is he gets kicked in the face and then Android 18 breaks him arm with one swift kick. Vegeta goes down in pain and Trunks turns into a Super Saiyan and rushes to save him.

Chapter 3: Deadly Beauty

Taking her fighting stance, Android 18 attacked.

Kicks and punches were thrown, with no obvious victor, until Vegeta tossed Android 18 upwards onto the cliff.

Dashing towards his opponent, Vegeta released a right hook, only to have Android 18 dodge the attack and the two combatants took to the air.

"Surprising." Android 17 admitted, seeing Android 18 was knocked back by a punch from Vegeta. "He's got a much greater strength than in the information Dr. Gero provided us. Vegeta, huh? Not too b

bad."

"Android 18 smirked and shot off, causing Vegeta to take off after her.

"Looks like No. 18 is starting to play with him." Android 17 remarked.

Meanwhile...

"Hey, stacking this way is awfully tough for me, ain't it?" Yajirobe complained as Gohan set off again, this time, with Bulma sitting on the swordsman's back.

"Please just hang on for a little while longer, Yajirobe." Gohan requested.

"Enough." Bulma chided. "Can't you do anything but complain?"

"How can you ask a question like that?" Yajirobe protested. "My belly's so empty. I gotta put away some chow."

"Incredible." Bulma scolded, hearing the stomach growl. "You have no class. Yeah, he's such a poor example for you, huh?" she smiled at her baby, only to realize that Baby Trunks had leaked his pants.

"Hey!" Yajirobe snapped. "This ain't funny! Which one of us ain't got class now?", causing Ami to chuckle.

"Please, stop shifting around there, Yajirobe." Gohan requested.

"You hush!" Yajirobe retorted. "I'm getting off. Take us down! Take us down!"

"Whoa!" Gohan exclaimed.

"You're not getting away!" Vegeta released a rain of Ki blasts at Android 18 who merely dodged the attacks.

I sure hope the Androids haven't overtaken Gohan and Bulma. Krillin prayed as the group flew off to fin the missing Saiyan Prince.

Dad... Trunks growled.

On the road...

"What's that?" the pavilion rider of a King truck turned to see Vegeta and Android 18 had landed on the top of the vehicle.

"What's the matter?" Vegeta taunted. "Have you stopping running from me?"

"You guys are just fooling, right?" an automobile driver behind the truck gaped.

After a while, the fight restarted with Vegeta taking the offensive, kicking Android 18 into the windscreen of the car.

Android 18 leapt off the vehicle before it exploded, just as Vegeta jumped off the truck and the two combatants resumed their fight and dodging another incoming car, causing it to crash. The two then jumped over to the other side of the road, with Android 8 taking a ride on the back of a van. Vegeta powered up and shot off, causing yet another traffic accident. Ignoring the van driver's startled gasp when his fist was buried on the roof of the vehicle when Android 18 dodged the punch, Vegeta took off after the Android, leaving the van to crash.

"They've come back." Android 17 noted, after Android 18 and Vegeta landed back where they started.

"There's no way I can tell if you wind-up mannequins suffer damage or not." Vegeta snorted. "As such, I'll just have to blow you to pieces." he readied a Ki blast. "Enough so that you'll never smile again.

"Hey, you numbskulls!" the Paper Clip truck driver demanded, hooking his horn at the two combatants on the road. "What do you think you're doing in the middle of the road? Blithering halfwits! If you don't get out of the way, I'll run over the top of you!"

"Just keep smiling while you're still able." Vegeta smirked.

"Hey, didn't you hear me?" the truck driver barked.

"Go ahead, try it." Android 18 taunted.

"Hey!" the driver snapped when Vegeta released the blast, disintegrating the truck when Android 18 dodged the attack.

"It looks as though you're faster than I thought." Vegeta turned to Android 18 who had landed on the road behind him.

"You still haven't been giving me your all, have you?" Android 18 asked.

"Of course not." Vegeta replied "If I give it my all, it would destroy the Earth."

"I haven't been giving it my all, either." Android 18 admitted. "Could you tell?"

"In that case, don't hold back." Vegeta demanded. "You'd better give me your best while you still can or you'll regret it later."

"Well, then, I will." Android 18 smirked and went on the offensive. She rushed towards him and head butted the Super Saiyan.

Growling, Vegeta charged towards the Android who simply hammered a knee kick into his stomach. Using a finger to push him up before he fell over, she slammed him to the cliff with a palm slap, just as the rest arrived.

"Are you alright, Vegeta?" Trunks shouted.

Upon hearing the teen's yell, Vegeta emerged from the rubble, still in his Super Saiyan mode.

"Vegeta!" Trunks was relieved.

"Unbelievable." Vegeta stated. "You're such a bunch of pests. You guys think you're any help against an opponent like this?" he asked the rest of the Z Senshi.

"My goodness." Android 17 sighed. "Could it be time to lend a hand? Not even No.18 would be able to take them all on. Nothing left for me but to get in there. Unless, No. 16, you want to go?"

"No, I'm not going." Android 16 replied.

"Not going, huh?" Android 17 echoed. "You really are slipshod. Just what were you built for, anyhow?"

"I thought I told you." Android 16 reminded. "To kill Son Goku."

"My, my, how nice of you to be so carefree." Android 17 stepped up to the battle.

"Hey, No. 17 is heading this way." Tien told the group.

"Let's get out of here, Vegeta." Trunks suggested. "If you get killed, your pride won't be worth crap. Please!"

"You want another beating?" Vegeta threatened. "You're in our way! Get lost, now!"

"If you want to run, you're free to do so." Android 18 shrugged. "We don't have any interest in that which flees."

"Don't be ridiculous!" Vegeta snapped. "Why should I find it necessary to run when I'm about to obliterate you? Get this straight. If it comes down to fighting alongside Earthlings, or Namekians, or Kakarot for that matter, I'd rather fight by myself and die."

"Very nice commentary." Android 17 applauded. "Coupled with your fighting style, you're every bit worthy to be Prince of the Saiyans."

"It's not for you wind-up dolls to say so." Vegeta snorted. "Particularly a kid like you."

"However, in the hopes that each of you hold the code of Bushido dear," Android 17 added. "I'm putting you on notice. I don't think anyone here would interfere in Vegeta and No. 18's one-on-one fight, but if you do, I will have join in as well."

"Those guys are cowardly pacifists." Vegeta retorted. "You don't have to trouble yourself for them to stay out of it."

"Fine then." Android 17 replied.

"Shall we keep going?" Android 18 inquired.

"Of course we will." Vegeta accepted the challenge.

"That's my boy!" Android 18 declared and dashed forward, hammering Vegeta with a right hook.

The Saiyan Prince dodged the attack and leapt up the cliff, making Android 18 follow him. Using the cliff as leverage, Vegeta head-butted the female Android and sending her crashing into the cliff, before adding a Ki blast for good measure.

The blast hit Android18 head on; she had not bothered to dodge. When the dust settled, Android 18 stood there, half of her jacket torn off, but still unhurt.

"You're getting me irritated, pretending like nothing's happened." Vegeta retorted, landing in front of his opponent.

"You surprise me." Android 18 admitted. "Even being an alien, I didn't think any man could push me this far. Is the man Son Goku even stronger?"

"Don't be absurd." Vegeta snorted after Android 8 ditched her jacket. "He may have pulled ahead for a while, but now, as it should be I'm stronger than he is."

"You don't say." Android 18 noted. "Then, you're not all that great, either one of you."

"What was that?" Vegeta twitched and attacked her in fury.

"This is getting bad." Tien remarked. "Go get her!"

before her and swore that he would destroy her.

Incredible. I hadn't realized that Dad was so incredible. Trunks was stunned. He's actually holding his own against one of those terrible Androids.

"He's going to get himself killed." Piccolo remarked. "Vegeta, ti mean. Watch. It's just a little bit each time, but the Android is starting to get the upper hand." he explained. "His opponent hardly loses any power." he added as Vegeta was slowly being forced back. "But for every move Vegeta makes, his stamina drops proportionately"

"Shoot!" Trunks cursed, as Vegeta was quickly knocked back by Android 18's rapid movements.

Goku, what should we do? Krillin wondered as the group watch Android 18 pummel Vegeta.

Crashing into a rock, Vegeta looked at his approaching opponent and charged at Android 18, only to have her dodge the kick and return a high kick on his chin. Another sharp kick by Android 18 broke Vegeta's left arm.

"DAD!" Trunks screamed and joined in the frenzy at the sight of his defeated father.

"No, you fool!" Tien shouted at the enraged teen.

SailorStar9: Phew, another chapter down. And as you guys can already see, I suck at fight scenes. Stay tuned for Chapter 5: No Match for the Androids.