Gohan could feel it in his mind. It was almost like the time he and Piccolo fused together; an awareness had entered his head and made itself at home. However, that time the awareness had been friendly and settled with being in the back of his head. This time the awareness was trying to shove him aside, kicking him out of his own body.
There was no way he was gonna willingly let that happen.
With his rage, he lashed out at the awareness, catching it off guard, and driving it back. However, that only lasted for a few seconds before it came back with a vengeance, attempting its hostile takeover again.
Had there not been wires holding his body still, Gohan would've grabbed his head and tried to tear his skull apart. Anything that would get rid of that invading mind.
"Gohan!" Goten cried as he watched the electric torture.
When Coten had announced the body snatching ploy, the youngest Son fell into a state of alarm. These human…monsters were trying to take his brother's body and use it against them; not something the saiyan liked.
And from the grunts and screams from his brother, it didn't sound as if he liked it either.
Moving, Goten raced over to Gohan, trying to think of a way to help his brother. Perhaps getting rid of those wires would do some good.
However, Coten wasn't gonna let the young saiyan do as he wished. Seeing Goten running towards the older saiyan, he raised his still open-headed cane and fired another large beam from it, planning on an intercepting course with the fighter.
Catching sight of the beam from the corner of his eye, Goten stopped his rush and leapt backwards, avoiding the red blast. Looking at Coten, the saiyan soon saw the man firing another beam at him; this time causing the warrior leaping high into the air to dodge it.
While Goten would've rather been helping his brother out, he had Coten's complete focus on him, allowing the other fighters to lend a hand. Taking the opportunity, Trunks appeared right by electrified Gohan, his sword drawn and read to use. With a swing, the oddly colored saiyan sliced through the wires easily. A couple more slashes and he had all the wires severed from Gohan's body; allowing the older saiyan to fall to his knees, his hands holding him off the ground as he panted heavily.
"Oh no you don't!" Coten shouted as he turned his attention to the two saiyans, raising one of his hands with his fingers pointed right at them. Suddenly, each finger expanded to unusual sizes before the old man's hand was torn apart, a gun turret replacing it. Without hesitating, Coten began firing his rounds at Trunks.
That was Coten's first mistake. Instead of fleeing from the gun fire, Trunks stood his ground, allowing the bullets to pelt him. To the scientist's dismay, none of the shots fazed him, much less caused any damage. It soon became apparent that the old man hadn't been paying attention to the Saiyo-Earthling War; otherwise he would've known about the infamous bullet-resistance of the saiyan race.
This time, however, it was Goten who took advantage of his opponent's preoccupied attention. Appearing right next to the old man, the saiyan raised his arm up with his hand as straight as a knife, fingers touching and thumb curled into the palm, and slammed it down on the gun turret arm, slicing it right off Coten's body.
Letting our a scream of pain, Coten stumbled backwards, electricity emanating from his arm stub. That didn't stop him from raising his cane once more to fire another beam, though.
What did stop him was Goten being right in front of him, his hand going over the cane's head and crushing it. A small explosion erupted from the cane, causing Coten to be thrown backwards and crash into the ground, crying out as he did so.
"Dr. Wheelo! Help me!" the old man cried out.
In response, Wheelo boomed "Gero! Get in here!"
Almost immediately, Gero appeared in the room, his hands behind his back as he looked on the scene impassively. Behind him, the other three android's stood, each with similar grins on their faces.
"Terminate these intruders!" Wheelo ordered. "But keep the older saiyan's body intact. I have plans for it."
Gero took in the scene before he decided to act. To the shock of everyone except his android entourage, he turned his back on the sight and began exiting the room; his comrades standing aside as he passed by them.
"What are you doing?!" Coten shouted. "You're suppose to kill these intruders, not walk away!"
That caused Gero to stop in his tracks. Glancing back, he said "I may not be able to harm you or Dr. Wheelo, but neither will I stop harm from being done to you. You made a fatal error in not incorporating servitude programs within each of us. And now, we will take our leave of you."
Coten's eyes widened in terror. "You traitors! You would still be dead if it wasn't for us!"
"And I thank you for reviving us," Gero replied. "But you need to work on your people skills in the event you survive this ordeal. Not too many people take to your orders and insults like loyal puppies." And with that said, the band of androids left the chamber, never looking back to their creators.
"That was great!" Tretton exclaimed, still giddy from their mutiny.
"I knew you still had it in you," Angie complemented. "That's Earth's greatest leader for ya."
"That's enough!" Gero barked. "That wasn't for your entertainment. That was to boost the moral of the saiyans, in case you have forgotten."
Angie rolled his eyes. "Yeah, yeah, I know. I doubt they needed it though, with their warrior's pride or whatever. You sure they'll get rid of Wheelo and Coten?"
"They killed us," Gero replied. "And they already had that worm Coten begging us for help. It won't take much effort for them to dispose of him and that oversized brain of Wheelo."
"But now what are we to do?" Cell brought up. "Those saiyans will surely destroy half the base just to find the relic; and they already have two others."
"That's quite alright," Gero said. "We already know where we need to go for the next relic. We'll just meet them there and dispose of them. Taking their own keys will be a cinch after that."
"Always thinking ahead, aren't cha Gero?" Angie commented.
That caused the older android to stop. "Gero is dead," he said after awhile. "I am nothing more than just a machine that looks like him, so stop calling me by that name."
"Then what are we suppose to call ya, Pops?" Tretton asked.
That made the man formerly known as Gero think. "I believe I'll be following our old friend Jericho's example. Call me Twenty."
"Well, looks like you're all alone chump," Goten gloated over Coten. "Don't worry, you won't have to feel that way for long. I'll deal with you first and then track down your boss. We have unfinished business after all."
"Silence your meaningless babble!" Coten shouted. "You won't be dealing with anyone!"
"You bad guys just never stop talking do you?" the saiyan noted. However, before he could continue, there was a loud gasp that sounded behind him. If Goten had to say it was anyone, it had to be Trunks and he didn't gasp that loud without a reason. Actually, now that he thought about it, did his friend ever gasp? Turning around, he soon found out what had the saiyan prince's attention, as well as Gohan's and Sixteen's.
The wall that had previously been completely black had now been lit up, revealing an huge brain inside a glass barrier; a weird liquid within it. Well, you didn't see that everyday.
"I've had enough!" the brain shouted, eerily sounding like that Dr. Wheelo fellow. "I'll just handle you all myself!"
Suddenly, the wall surrounding the brain began to bulge; the sound of metal groaning as it was being torn apart. In an instant, an arm burst from the wall, followed by another on the opposite side of the brain. Gradually, a large body worked its way out with the brain tank situated near its top.
With a thunderous crash, two legs settled on the ground; a huge mechanical body standing for all to see.
The surface of the thing was a dark blue, possibly from the metal. Two toed foot held the legs in place as they joined a hump shaped body. Arms with pincers for hands sprouted from its shoulders while a bulky tail hung limp behind it..
Abruptly, bolts of electricity danced from the mechanical giant, lashing out soon after as the bolts tore into the walls, floor, and roof of the room.
Due to the erratic dance of the electricity, Goten, Trunks, Sixteen, and a newly recovered Gohan had to leap out of bolts' paths; everything the jolts of power touched being destroyed.
Unfortunately for Coten, he was unable to get out of the way of one.
"Dr. Wheelo!" the man screamed as he was struck, his body being torn apart slowly. A sudden flash covered the man, and when it died down, only a robotic body was left, slowly short circuiting as it weakly said "Doc-ter…Whee-e-lo…"
As quickly as the electricity had struck, it had disappeared, leaving the smoking robot lifeless.
"Watch where you're throwing those!" Trunks reprimanded at the towering robot. "You almost killed everyone!"
A chuckle emanated from the brain. "That was the idea."
At that point, Goten decided to go on the offensive, using a burst of speed of disappear, reappearing right in front of Dr. Wheelo; one of his hands drawn back and ready to punch the daylights out of the thing.
However, Wheelo's mechanical suit was much faster than any of the warriors had anticipated. Just as Goten had appeared, the tail of the body flung itself from its immobile stasis; causing Wheelo to lean to a side as the appendage slammed into the saiyan. The next thing anyone knew, the tail had rammed Goten right into the ground, pressing further into the surface.
"Goten!" Trunks cried out, charging with this sword ready to slice the metal appendage.
"Got ya!" Wheelo exclaimed as he raised one of his pincer-handed arms. Opening the pincer wide, an ominous yellow glow emanated from within the opening before a large beam was fired at the oddly colored saiyan.
That counter hadn't been what Trunks had expected as he looked at the incoming attack like a deer in the headlights. Gohan, fortunately, had him covered as he swooped in and broadsided the beam with a devastating punch; the beam flying towards a wall and exploding on it.
"You're mine now!" the oversized brain announced as it raised both of its arms over its head and swung them down on top of the saiyans. In reaction, both warriors raised their own arms to catch the large masses of metal. The results varied as Gohan held his attacking arm decently while Trunks was steadily forced towards the ground.
It was at that time that Sixteen chose to make his appearance, popping up right in front of the glass dome that held the brain. With one arm held up and the hand balled into a fist, the android shouted "Rocket Punch!"; the arm disconnecting and impacting the glass.
Unfortunately, the fist didn't create the desired reaction, merely bouncing off harmlessly. Though startled, Wheelo called upon his tail to defend him, the tip slamming into Sixteen from the side and sending him flying.
However, that move allowed Goten to emerge from his body imprint in the ground, pissed off, and ready to rumble. "You want to play dirty?!" he yelled as he gathered his energy. "Then take this!" he shouted as he threw both hands out and fired a ki blast; the blast impacting on the suit's leg.
That too, didn't have much an affect. A low growl emanated from the brain, just as he swung the arm that Gohan held to aside, catching the saiyan off guard and flinging him away. With the newly-unoccupied arm, he opened the pincer and fired another beam from it right at Goten.
And like a pissed off saiyan, the Son boy took the beam head on; crossing his arms in front of him as the energy enveloped him. Moments later, the blast died down, revealing a singed Goten, still with his arms crossed in front of him. Casually, he straightened his posture as he brought them to his sides. "Ha! That wasn't so tough!"
A second later, his eyeballs rolled into his skull as he leaned backwards, falling to the ground.
"Damn it, Goten!" Trunks reprimanded as he continued to struggle.
"Not so tough huh?" Wheelo commented. "We'll just see who's tough." With that said, the brain raised the arm battling Trunks, the saiyan releasing his hold unlike Gohan. Before he could react though, Wheelo used his suit's core to gather energy; releasing a shockwave that stunned the fighter where he stood.
Drawing his leg back, Wheelo swung it quickly, kicking Trunks away. Turning his attention back to Goten, the evil doctor chuckled. "Now there are no more nuisances in my way."
That was when Wheelo leapt into the air, intending on smashing his foot down on the helpless saiyan.
Luck, however, decided to favor the unconscious Son boy. After recovering himself from the blow he had received, Sixteen had moved himself into a prime position for a sneak attack once more. Standing a small distance away in front of the leaping Wheelo, the android had his still handless arm up in the air; the stub glowing brightly.
"Blaster fire!" Sixteen shouted, sending his charged energy blast at the brain; the blast making contact with the bottom of Wheelo's foot just before it could smash Goten. Caught off guard, Wheelo was pushed off his balanced and toppled over, falling onto his back as he cried out.
"I'll get your for that!" Wheelo threatened as he rose the top half of his suit. "Take this!"
A moment went by as a ball of energy formed in front of the suit's chest. Then without warning, a large blast was fired at Sixteen, making the android dive for cover as the blast raced past him.
Once the attack died down, Wheelo forced himself back onto his feet. However, before he could do anything, a golden glow flew over his head, making a U-turn out in front of him. The next thing the brain knew, the glow had rammed itself right into his suit's chest, forcing it off the ground and into the wall far behind it. A loud war cry sounded off shortly after that before a bright explosion erupted.
Then out of the flames, a figure came flipping out, stopping some yards away from the blast; revealing Gohan in his Super Saiyan form. Getting tired of some insane intellectual, the saiyan had transformed and taken matters into his own hands.
Keeping his eyes on the dying explosion, he let his ears take in the surrounding sounds. Some groans from Goten told the older Son boy his brother was waking up; a good thing since the battle's end wasn't certain. Some footsteps alerted the warrior to both Trunks and Sixteen moving about.
All good things with the exception of Wheelo's present condition. That would be revealed shortly as the smoke from the wall, though thick, was dissipating. Soon the smoke was gone, revealing Wheelo's metal suit to be in shambles. There was a large hole in the chest cavity, showing the wiry insides of it.
"Agghhhh," Wheelo moaned. "Look…look at what you've done to me. You almost killed me."
"That was the point," Gohan replied.
A growl came from the suit. "You haven't beaten me yet monkey. I can still fight."
"Not with the damage you've sustained," the saiyan countered. "You're pretty much stuck in the wall right now."
"Just watch me! I'll kill you yet!" the brain shouted. At that moment, Wheelo's suit began to glow a deadly red color, uneasiness starting to well up in Gohan. "Unlike you, I don't need air to survive. I'll just blow up the Moon leave you to rot in space!"
Gohan's eyes widened. What was it with him and running into guys who would destroy a planet just so they wouldn't lose? It was starting to become a habit; one he didn't like in the least.
A moment later, two power levels increased behind him, alerting the saiyan to Trunks and Goten gathering their ki to counter Wheelo's attack. Leaping up into the air, Gohan landed a small distance behind the two, finding Goten crouched with his hands cupped to his right side, blue energy radiating; and Trunks with both arms raised at shoulder height with orbs of yellow ki in his hands.
"Take this!" Wheelo shouted as huge red beam fired from his body.
Simultaneously, Goten and Trunks shouted "Kamahamaha!" and "Big Tree Cannon!" respectfully; thrusting their energy covered hands in front of them and firing a blue beam and a yellow beam.
All three blasts raced towards each other before colliding between the groups. However, Wheelo's attack was slowly beginning to overtake Trunks and Goten's beams, edging its way towards the two saiyans.
That was when Sixteen appeared in between the young warriors. Holding his other detachable forearm in his armpit, the android held both stumps up at the approach blast. With both arms glowing, Sixteen shouted "Blasters fire!"; the command sending his own attack into the fray.
The additional power from the Android's beam immediately helped the saiyans. Though they weren't overtaking Wheelo's beam, they had managed to halt his, much to the brain's surprise.
"Im-impossible!" the scientist cried out.
Watching the stalemate, Gohan saw his opportunity to end this whole charade. Holding his right hand out in front of him, he gathered his ki until a bright blue orb of ki appeared, swirling around the saiyan's hand.
Leaping high into the air, Son boy saw he had a great vantage point of Wheelo's head. Pulling back the arm with his ki attack, Gohan shouted "Final Spirit Cannon!" and threw the ball; the orb flying towards its target.
The moment the ball hit the mechanical suit, it exploded. Wheelo didn't have enough time to scream as the attack made contact with his glass front; completely unaware of it until the flames broke into his watery tank, the brain was consumed within a matter of seconds.
And because of the unexpected attack, Wheelo's own beam cut off immediately; the red blast vanishing into thin air. Without the beam holding them back, Trunks, Goten, and Sixteen own blasts raced into the metal suit, exploding upon contact.
Smoke covered the detonation zone for awhile but finally, the smokescreen dissipated. Only bits and pieces of debris was left of Wheelo's suit. About the only thing that was relatively intact was the backside of the brain's tank; empty from its owner's demise.
After the battle, the four weary fighters gave themselves a little time to recover. Once they caught their breaths, and Sixteen found his discarded arm, then went in search of the stolen Time Milieu key. The first room they had entered though, was the control room. Good news since they could have Sixteen access the mainframe and find where exactly the key was being held.
It didn't take long after that for them to find the key sitting on a stand in the middle of a room. The chamber itself was plan and dull with a circle outline surrounding the key stand on the floor.
That's when things went wrong.
Approaching it, Gohan picked the key right off the stand, causing the room to be covered in red light and the sound of an alarm going berserk. Suddenly, a glass barrier descended from the roof, closing in on the circular outline on the ground.
Reacting as quick as he could, Gohan flung the key passed the closing glass; the key being caught by Goten. There wasn't much more the older Son could do as the barricade touched down on the ground, sealing him inside.
Yet the alarm didn't shut off; not until the glass wall broke off from the roof and disappeared into the ground, taking Gohan with it.
"Gohan!" Goten shouted; followed by Trunks yelling "What's going on?!"
Tapping the connection he maintained with the base's computer mainframe, Sixteen delved into the electronic files as red flashes emanated from his eyes. Finding the data he sought, the android growled. "That was the security feature of this room," he reported. "Any intruder that enters that circle sets it off. The trespasser is then sealed into a rocket and launched out of the base."
"Where's he heading?" Trunks demanded.
More red lights blinked in front of the giant's eyes. "Earth."
To Sigfried Wild: And yet another cliffy! I'm horrible sometimes, I just know it lol.
Hey guys, sorry this took so long to come out with. Had a bit of a writer's block, still do as a matter of fact. But I've still have a couple more chapters written so you can expect another chapter a week from now, that being the worst case scenario. If I do get out of this block thingie, you can expect another update sooner than that.
Once again, I'd like to thank everyone that reviewed last chapter. It gives me that warm feeling inside to know people actually like what's going on with the story, and tell me what I need to do better with it.
On a side note, for those of you wishing for a laugh, I have completed a co-authored fic with Takuma under the name "Fangirls Go Wild!"