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Previously on Part 17: Kageto has joined the androids in his dreams. It's the same kind of dream that he used to save Vegeta, his brother. In Real Time history is being modified. The story continues.

Part 18

A man was driving his van while whistling to a song on the radio. Suddenly there was a man dressed in a cowboy outfit standing in the middle of the road.

"What the..." the man said.

He slammed on the brakes and avoided a collision.

"Get out of the van," 17 said to the driver.

The side door opened and 18 entered first.

"I'd listen to what he says. He's got a very short temper."

"O-ok, please t-take the van."

The man stepped outside and 17 drove away. 18, 16 and Kageto were sitting in the back.

"17, when we reach the city," 18 said, "Can we go shopping? I need some new clothes."

"What about the ones you have on?"

"I'm a woman, you know. We're not savages who dress in the same clothes every day."

"I agree with you 17," Kageto said, "Why can't you women dress just like us? Do you see this armour? I wash it every week."

"Yes, 18, listen to Kageto. He's the definition of warrior."

"Both of you, shut up. You WILL take me to a store when we get there and that's FINAL!"

"Fine, you don't need to yell," 17 and Kageto said at the same time.

"..." said 16.

"Why can't YOU ever talk?" 18 asked 16.

"..."

"Don't make us regret bringing you along, 16."

"Objective: Kill Goku."

"That's better. Our objectives are the same but we don't really care of what that old man has got to say. We're just living our own lives."

"What's going on in that mind of yours, 16?" Kageto thought, "I'll try to access his memory drive."

Kageto scanned the list of available devices that can be controlled by the Hunter. He found three results. He tapped on 16 and a menu popped up.

"Hmm, Android version #16: action list, objective, memory, configuration, shut down, skills and abilities, these androids have everything. I'll look inside of his memory."

"What are you doing with that thing there, Kageto?"

"Nothing, just something I have to take care of."

"I wouldn't suppose that's another shutdown remote for us, is it?"

17 slammed on the brakes.

"If it was, you'd already be deactivated."

"If it was, you'd already be killed. I'm starting to think we can't trust you."

"Believe whatever you want. I'm here to stay."

"Get rid of that unusual device right now."

"Make me."

18 attacked the Hunter with her fist but Kageto caught her hand in mid-air.

"Don't you DARE touch my stuff."

"Yaaah!"

18 used her free hand to punch Kageto in the face. Kageto grabbed that one too.

"Grr, what's this? I-I can't get out of his grip. 17, help me."

"Right."

17 turned around and punched the Hunter. Nothing happened.

"My Hunter is indestructable. You can try all you want but you'll never break it."

17 decided to punch his face instead. It didn't even budge.

"I'm way stronger than the two of you combined. If I would have wanted to kill you, don't you think I've already done that?"

"Grr, no one is stronger than us."

"He is stronger than both of you," 16 said, "He means no harm. Leave him alone."

"S-sixteen?" 18 said shocked, "W-what do you mean?"

"By analyzing his power level and the percentage he's keeping hidden, I conclude his power level is way higher than the three of us combined. Leave him alone. Don't attack him. If you make him angry he will destroy you."

"Thank you, 16, at least SOMEONE in this van who understands me."

"W-who are you?" 18 asked.

"He is not registered in my database. Obey him or die," 16 said.

"Nah, you don't need to obey me," Kageto said, "I'm just a spectator. I just sit aside and watch what you two do. Believe me, it's very benefitial to have me in your group. Now stop asking about my Hunter and drive. Let's just act like this didn't happen. I'm going to release your arms now."

Kageto let Eighteen's arms go. She just laid back and crossed her arms. 17 continued to drive.

"T-this sucks. Even after his death he's still controlling us."

"I don't have anything to do with that old freak. He deserved to die after ignoring my advice."

"What advice?" 18 asked curious.

"I told him to abandon his evil ways and do something useful with that brain of his."

"What did he do then?"

"He released you and you killed him. That's what I call karma."

"Damn right."

Kageto looked at his Hunter and saw Kid Goku standing next to another Android.

"Eighter, NO!"

"Leave it to me, Goku."

"What's that, Kageto?" 18 asked.

16 heard those two lines and he immediately redirected his attention to Kageto.

"I was just curious what was inside of Sixteen's memory."

"You accessed Sixteen's memory? I thought you said that thing does NOT shut us down!"

"It DOESN'T," he lied, "It can access almost every device. You can call it a universal remote. It doesn't specifically control the three of you. It controls everything. And NO, I will NOT deactivate you. Why don't you believe me?"

"You lied to us."

"No, you asked if it disconnects you. I said NO, because that is NOT the only thing it does. By the way, I don't NEED to disconnect you if I can kill you."

"The more reason why we shouldn't trust you."

"I shouldn't trust YOU! You could kill me in my sleep. That would be impossible, but still. How about this? If we both don't trust each other, that gives us more reason to trust each other."

"Hmph, fine, do whatever you want."

"G-Goku," 16 said.

The Hunter was frozen at Goku's face.

"What's wrong, 16," Kageto asked.

"Eighter, Goku, emotions, mission failed."

"What are you talking about?"

"P-protect Goku. Android #8."

"Ok, let's start again. How exactly did you know Goku when he was a child? It's impossible for you to know him then."

"T-time travel."

"Whoa, you traveled through time?"

"Affirmative."

"He's too strong," Eighter said.

"We can't give up!" Goku said.

"Target Goku, stand down, number Eight. Orders from Dr. Gero."

"No, I will NOT stand down. Nobody hurts Goku!"

"T-this is amazing! Sending a machine through time. How did Gero do it?"

"My body has a time machine. It is damaged. It cannot be fixed."

"Oh, well see about that. In the future I'll send you to Bulma. She can fix you right up. On second thought... 17, stop the van!"

17 stepped on the brakes yet again making the van come to a screeching halt.

"What now?!"

"16 and I are stepping out."

"Ok, whatever."

Kageto and 16 stepped out of the van.

"Listen, 18, I'll find you guys later. I can track you down wi

th my Hunter and again, don't worry, I will not deactivate you two."

"Well, I'll see you later then."

17 drove away leaving Kageto and 16 behind.

"Where are we going?" 16 asked.

"We're going to see an old friend of yours. Follow me."

Kageto flew to the north-west. About ten minutes later he arrived at a village covered with snow.

"We're here, 16."

They both landed in front of a house. Kageto knocked on the door. A girl opened it.

"Hello, who are you?"

"Hi, I came to see Eighter."

"Eighter? He never recieves any visit. Why did you come to see him?"

"I have a friend who would like to see him."

"Eighter! There's someone here who would like to see you."

Eighter arrived at the front door.

"Who are you?" he asked.

"I am Kageto, but that is irrelevant. You might remember my friend."

Kageto stepped aside and Sixteen came within view.

"Y-you!" Eighter said astounded.

"I am #16. I recall you being Android #8. You have caused my mission to fail. But, I... Y-you gave me something in exchange. You gave me the ability to judge right and wrong. It's unexplainable. It does not compute. I-I... don't understand."

"I do," Eighter replied, "The doctor gave me emotions. I somehow passed that to you, #16. I protected Goku at all costs. I didn't want him to get hurt. Those were emotions you were experiencing when you couldn't attack. Your emotions overpowered you. Your power level lowered in response because deep down you knew you couldn't do it because it was wrong."

"I-I'm sorry I caused you trouble. If I was in control of myself, I would have killed the two of you very quickly. You didn't even stand a chance. I don't want to fight anymore."

"I'm glad to hear that. I'll tell you what, I'll join you two."

"But Eighter, you have to stay and protect the village," the girl said.

"The village will be just fine. Don't worry about it. I'll be back before you know it."

"Oh, before we catch up with the other androids," Kageto said, "I'll have to upgrade you, Eighter. You'll be stronger and you'll be able to fly."

"I don't want to be stronger. I don't like fighting."

"I know, but sometimes you will be forced to fight, forced to protect, just like you protected Goku from Sixteen."

"I guess you're right. You WILL be able to upgrade me, right? I don't really trust you. You are not Dr. Gero."

"Dr. Gero is the one who made you kill in the first place. You should be able to trust everyone except him."

"You're right. Please don't deactivate me."

"I won't."

Kageto landed in front of Capsule Corp. and set Eighter down. They all walked inside and walked to the West lab. No one was sitting at the front desk.

"Now, lay on this table while I modify you, Eighter. Oh, wait, there has to be a few infinite power cores in my ship. Where did Bulma put it?"

Kageto walked to the capsule storage room where a guard was sitting at a desk.

"Excuse me, can I enter the storage room?"

"Depends, are you a spy?"

"No, I am Kageto. I need to find a blank capsule. One that has been added recently. It's very special."

"Oh, you mean the spaceship?"

"Oh, right, how could I have been so stupid. Yes, the spaceship."

"Umm, it's right here."

The guard opened his desk and gave it to Kageto.

"You stored my spaceship in your desk?!"

"Yes. That's the place they least expect the special capsules to be."

"Hmm, that's thoughtful. Anyway, thanks."

"You're welcome."

Kageto walked back to the lab and pressed the capsule. He threw it on the floor and the spaceship appeared. The lab was very big so the spaceship actually fit in it. Kageto entered his ship and moments later he came out holding an infinite power core and some metal parts.

"Don't worry, Eighter, it will be over before you know it. Now to just put you to sleep."

Kageto accessed #8 through his Hunter and pressed the sleep option. It certainly showed it was an old version. Kageto went to work and finished a few hours later.

"That should do it."

"What did you do?" #16 asked.

"I inplanted the power core inside his body. He should be as strong as you or the others. I also modified his energy efficiency. I removed the rockets underneath his feet and put them inside of his upper arm, kind of just like your design. He can remove his arms if he wants to use them. He'll also be able to fly now as a result of the energy core. Now to reactivate him."

Kageto put two wires on the side of his head and started a reactor. An electric schock was all it took to reactivate Eighter.

"Reboot complete. Android version 8.1. Welcome, Dr. Gero."

"Let's take care of this Dr. Gero thing and restore his memories."

Kageto tapped a few commands on the screen and Eighter rebooted.

"Where am I?" he asked.

"You're in my lab. I just upgraded most of your hardware. You're stronger now, Eighter."

"Thank you, Kageto, what do we do now?"

"We rejoin the other androids and then we prepare for war."

"We should get going then. How do we find them?"

"I have a trace on them... They're in North City. Let's go."

Kageto, Sixteen and Eighter flew north as soon as they reached outside. They reached North City in less than five minutes. The androids were rampaging about.

"17, 18, stop what you are doing immediately," Kageto screamed.

"Who are YOU to tell us what to do?" 17 said stubbornly.

Kageto appeared in front of 17 and kneed him in the face. 17 fell a few yards further into a pile of rubble.

"Don't mess with those you can't overpower."

"Y-You! You trashed my favourite shirt!"

"You deserve it. Look who I have brought to help out. This is Android #8.1. You can call him Eighter for short.

"Is that one of Gero's older models?" 18 asked, "The number already revealed that fact. How is HE going to help US? We're stronger than him."

"I upgraded him with an infinite energy core just like the ones you have. He should be as strong or maybe even stronger than you."

"What? Why did you do that?"

"Just assume I have a reason for everything I do and that you are NOT supposed to know."

"You know, you are really starting to piss me off."

18 charged at Kageto and tried to kick him in the face. Kageto moved backwards and caught her leg in mid-air and slammed her to the ground.

"You have a choice, 18," he said poiting his hand at her face, "You listen to me or you die. What's it going to be?"

"Grr, SEVENTEEN!"

"He's not going to help you. I've got my other hand aimed at him. If he comes any closer, I'll vaporize him."

"I don't believe you," 17 said, "You're bluffing, you're not strong enough."

"Am I buffing? Am I really?"

Kageto pointed his hand to the remains of the city.

"BIG BANG ATTACK!"

The entire city was wiped from existence in seconds. The only part that was left was the south part which is where Kageto and the androids were.

"Does that prove my strength? If it doesn't, let me use YOUR body as target practice."

18 used this opportunity to lean back and kick Kageto with both her legs. Kageto stepped back by the force of the impact but it didn't damage him at all. He just adjusted his aim and had 18 again in his view.

"I came to protect you and you treat me like this?"

"Protect us from what?" 17 asked.

"Gero's latest creation. The perfect android."

"What? Perfect android? When did he do that? We killed him."

"His computer has been giving it the life support it needed. He then stole a time machine and came here. He'll pop up anytime and will try to absorb the two of you. To prevent having two of those parasites wandering about, I killed the one in this timeline by deactivating his life support."

"Stop whatever you're doing, right now!" Vegeta said as he descended along with Trunks, Tien and Krillin.

"Well, if it isn't my beloved nephew."

"K-Kageto! What are YOU doing here? You're supposed to be in the future!"

"Wait, what?"

"You went to the future with your crew. Destiny didn't want you around because the timeline is too unstable, at least that's what Bulma said."

"Oh, so THAT'S what I needed to remember. I'm NOT in Real Time. I'm dreaming a new future with my will. That's why everything feels so familiar. How could I ever forget about Fasha, Bardock and Thorah? How could I have not realized they weren't here?"

"What are you doing with the androids?" Vegeta asked.

"I'm not doing anything at the moment."

"When were you planning to tell us that you were part of Goku's circle of friends?" 18 asked, "Or we just have to trust your lies again?"

"I haven't lied in my entire life. I will never lie either. You are the one who keeps backstabbing me, 18."

"We don't trust you. Why don't you leave the three of us alone?"

"I am not part of your team. I trust Kageto. He's been a friend. I believe I can speak on behalf of Eighter too."

"Fine, have it your way. Me and by brother will leave and do what we want. It's us against the world. Nothing can stop us."

"Except Cell," Kageto said with a grin.

"Cell?" 17 said, "He's nothing but a fake. He can't possibly be stronger than both of us."

"Listen to me, Seventeen," Trunks said, "Cell is very strong. He has to absorb the two of you to achieve his perfect form. We can't allow that to happen. Please don't underestimate him."

"We don't need you help. Eighteen, let's get out of here. We can take care of ourselves."

Seventeen and Eighteen flew away to an unknown destination.

"Quick, we have to follow them!" Trunks screamed.

"No, let them leave," Kageto said.

"But, why?"

"It's Fate, Trunks."

"What if following them is our Fate."

"If it was, we would be following them now, would we?"

"But I just told you to follow them and you said NO!"

"Because Fate wants us to stay."

"NO! Because you TOLD us to stay."

"I am in charge of Fate, Trunks. If I told you to stay there is nothing you can do about it."

"GRAAAAH! They're getting away!"

"That's what they're supposed to do."

"Cell will get to them before we do!"

"Fate says otherwise."

"How do YOU know that?"

"I hate repeating myself. I'm out of here. Sixteen, Eighter."

Kageto flew away and the two androids followed him.

"How can you live with him?" Trunks asked Vegeta.

"That's easy, I don't. But if I did, I guess I'll have to say he's my uncle. He's the only family I've got. He knows everything. He told you what he knew but you didn't accept it."

"It's because it doesn't make sense."

"Everything he says makes sense. You'll only understand what he means when the time comes. Let's go home."

"Yes, dad." Trunks said a little calmer.

"Why is he like that? Why have I never met him? Why did my mother never mention him. He's hiding too much. Who is this Kageto, my great uncle?"

End of Part 18

My speed is decreasing. I guess my head slowed down a bit. The fast posting of chapters had to do with my head filled with millions of ideas. I guess I got most of them on paper or in this case on screen.

Anyway, Trunks... What will you do next? What about Cell? When will he step in? Find out in the next chapter of Kageto: The Supreme Saiyan and The Fate Protectors.

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