*AN*
Q. Trickybaby69-do gohan know spirit bomb technique?..n are we going to see ssj3?
A. Well since he did spend a great deal of time with his father and King Kai anything is possible ;) As for SSJ3 it will definitely happen.
Q. Jmac99-Great chapter I'm glad 16 is back he is my favorite android from the regular time line. Great work keep it up, until next time.
A. Hey thanks again for the praise! I'm pretty happy about Sixteen myself. I always thought it was sad how Sixteen sacrifices everything only to cease to exist afterwards. I have some interesting ideas in mind for the big guy so there's that lol.
Q. thedarkpokemaster-So does mean 16 is alive always liked him I mean he was not like the others and even Trunks saw this back in the other time line as well and I think that he will tell Gohan this, after all 16 just wants to keep the earth safe.
A. Yup Sixteen is definitely back! Fortunately for him Trunks will certainly vouch for him considering he's the only android that Trunks probably would have initially given a chance to when he first returned to his own timeline. Gohan will probably not be pleased, but there are certain things he can't understand since he wasn't able to see what Trunks experienced in the other timeline.
Sixteen's eyes flashed a brilliant red color as his hand reached out and gripped the corner of the container. He slowly rose up out of the pod, before tilting his head around as he looked between Lazuli and Lapis.
"Wow he's a big one..." Lapis mused as he stared at the silent giant.
"Sixteen...do you know who we are?" Lazuli asked as she stared at the redheaded android.
The tall android tilted his head to look at the blonde, before nodding his head. "Affirmative you are designated as Android 17 and Android 18." he said quietly.
Lazul sighed. 'I forgot he wasn't much for words...' she thought as she collected her thoughts a moment before speaking again. "What is your programming?"
Almost immediately the android responded in his typical robotic tone. "I was designed for the sole purpose of killing Son Goku. "
"That is impossible. Son Goku has been dead for many years now. Seventeen and I after many years have decided to no longer hurt anyone else on this planet. In fact we want to help protect it now. Is that acceptable to you Sixteen ?" the blonde asked as she tensed slightly incase the Android showed any sign of hostility.
Surprisingly the Tall android allowed for a smile. "I was not programmed with agression in mind. I do not like the idea of harming others. If Son Goku is dead...then I have no reason to harm anyone.
Seventeen crossed his arms as he looked at the tall android. 'That's awfully strange. Why would Gero program a non agressive Android? Despite being built like a tank...this guy seems like a teddy bear...unless it's an act, but what purpose would that serve?'
Lazuli relaxed visibly as a smile spread across her features. "I'm glad to hear that big guy. This might sound strange, but I owe you my life. So I'm glad you're on our side."
Sixteen tilted his head as he inspected the blonde a moment, before offering a somewhat puzzled look. "My records do not show we've ever met."
"It's a long story, suffice it to say...I trust you. Seventeen and I are looking for any information the Doctor may have kept about his research, before we level this place for good."
Sixteen tilted his head as he glanced around the lab for a moment, before speaking. "Doctor Gero kept most of his blueprints and files in his office. If there are any other files they will be stored on the main computer...though it will need to be deactivated as it still continues his work in his abscence."
Lapis chuckled. "I think we trashed his office back in the day when we first busted out of this place."
Lazuli nodded. "Yeah at the time we didn't care to look around or anything beyond getting out of this lab." she mused quietly. "Sixteen do you know how to access the computer without triggering some sort of security in the system."
A hint a smile pulled at the normally stone faced Android's face. "I have each and every encryption and passcode of the Doctor saved in my memory. I should have no trouble."
Lazuli's eyes widened. 'I wonder why Sixteen was programmed so differently than the rest of us. It's possible he couldn't merely be defective, but if that's the case...then why would he have such crucial information stored within his design.' her thoughts were interrupted by Lapis' voice.
"Come on Sis. While Sixteen does his stuff, let's see what the old bastard had hiding in his office."
The blonde slowly nodded her head in agreement as she followed after him.
Ocarin's eyes widened as he tilted his head just as Gohan and Trunks appeared next to him and Dende.
"That technique of yours. That'll take some getting use to..." The Namekian chuckled.
"Trust me I know the feeling. He showed up to my doorstep this morning like that.." Trunks responded with a grin.
"Gohan!" Dende called as he smiled at the sight of the blackhaired Saiyan.
Gohan cracked a grin as he nodded at both Ocarin and Dende. "It's good to see you both. We still have some catching up to do Dende."
"No doubt. I'm just glad we're all meeting again under better circumstances." The new Guardian mused.
"Sorry we didn't get a chance to talk much after what happened back on New Namek. There was a lot to deal with in the wake of everything that's happened recently." Trunks said as he folded his arms.
"Don't sweat it. The caretaker... more or less filled in the details. I must say it's interesting the group that is now gathered to protect this planet. Then again the Genie mentioned that the first group of the Earth's special forces was rather strange itself." Ocarin mused.
"I could attest to that. As much as I wish this was just a social call we need to talk about a few matters. I wish I could say it was nothing serious, but that would be a lie..." Gohan started.
"Gohan whatever it is you can tell us..." Dende said as he offered his old friend a smile.
The half-saiyan's lip twitched slightly. "Well let me ask you something first...were you able to restore Shenron?"
Dende bowed his head. "Yes. In fact tells me that this Shenron is much stronger than the one before. He can grant up to two wishes and can revive a person who has died more than once. In addition he can still revive multiple people at a time."
"Well at least that's some good news..." Trunks mused.
Gohan sighed. "At least there's that. Well I'll explain what I've already told Trunks and then we'll figure out our next move from there."
"Super Android Project?" Lazuli whispered as she narrowed her eyes at the notes that lay before her.
"Find something Sis?" Lapis asked as he walked over as he idly flipped through a folder, before discarding it aside.
"Yeah and it's something really bad. There's not much detail listed here, but Gero had plans for another project one that was suppose to originally surpass Cell. It never saw the light of day, because Gero was concerned that it might be too powerful for him to control."
"What are you saying?" The raven haired android asked as he rested his hands on the desk his sister was currently sitting behind.
The blonde lowered the file momentairly as she shook her head. "I don't know...I think that Gero was scared that he would be unable to control whatever this Super Android is. So he scrapped the idea."
"Are you telling me that Cell was a second safer choice?" he asked incredously
Lazuli slowly nodded her head. "Yeah...and Gero seemed to believe this "Super Android" could possibly be hundreds if not thousands of times more dangerous than Cell. I still feel like we're missi-" she paused momentairly as she reached up and touched her forehead as she closed her eyes.
Her brother frowned. "You alright Sis?"
The blonde shook her head after a moment as she opened her eyes once more. "I'm fine...just felt dizzy for a moment. What I was trying to say...is that I think we're missing something important. Between this other version of me Gero seems to be working on and this Super Android Project...there is undoubtly a connection, but to what end?"
Lapis shrugged. "No idea..didn't see much else in the files about that. Though I did learn something interesting about our friend out front."
Lazuli blinked as she sat the file in her hands down. "Well don't keep me waiting."
The blackhaired cyborg ran a hand through his hair. "Well I'm sure you're curious too why he's so strange. I mean look at the rest of Gero's creations, hell look at how we are...or well were I suppose."
The blonde sighed, before nodding. "I know what you mean. What's your point?"
"Well you know due to the programming of how Gero use to be in the Red Ribbon Army and that he hates Goku for leading to it's downfall? Well turns out that Gero actually had a son once that served as a solider in the Red Ribbon Army. Apparently he was a terrible solider as he didn't crave conflict, anyways he was killed at some point during the Red Ribbon's war with the rest of the planet. Sixteen is modeled after his own son, hence why he's so different than the rest of us."
The blonde was quiet for a moment as she processed that. "Though I still hate Gero with every fiber of my being...It almost makes me wonder if he would have ever turned to this if only his son had not died. "
"You think his revenge on the world might be more personal than just about his Red Ribbon Army?"
Lazuli frowned. "Who knows. It doesn't change anything, but at least it explains a few things regarding Sixteen. We should probably take these files to be safe. Bulma might be able to learn more. We should see what the big guy turned up out there."
Lapis merely grunted in response as he tucked a couple of the files under his arm, before he started for the door.
Lazuli stared at the file in her hand a moment, before sighing. 'Damn you Gero. Even in death you torment us..' she thought as she stood up, before following after her brother.
"I see...it would seem this world is a magnet for danger much like our homeworld was. But if what you say is true we can end the threat of this Majin Buu by simply killing this wizard and his minions, before he can release this creature upon the galaxy." Ocarin mused as he crossed his arms.
Trunks bowed his head. "That's true. We could end it all before anymore innocent lives are destroyed. However we have no idea how to find Babidi. From what Gohan says...Physically he's not that strong, but he's smart. If the Supreme Kai hasn't been able to catch up with him yet, it means we're forced to wait for them to come to us. Which means we have to make sure to stop him when he arrives, before he can release Buu."
Dende bowed his head as he had a terrible feeling hit him.
"Hold on...Maybe we don't have to just sit here and wait for Babidi to come to us after all. " Gohan suggested as an idea struck him.
"What are you thinking Gohan?" Trunks asked as he tilted his head to look at the other half-saiyan.
"I say we test out these new dragonballs. For one we wipe any memory of Lapis and Lazuli from the minds of the citizens of Earth, then we use our second wish to ask Shenron where Babidi is right now. I can use my instant transmission to take us all there."
Trunks eyes widened. "Why didn't I think of that?! We could end this as soon as we collect the dragonballs."
Ocarin frowned. "The Dragonballs aren't so easy to find. It could a long time to find each of them."
"Not necessarily. Back in the day my mother had a device to find each of the Dragonballs. If we use that we could find all of them within a day...a couple of days at most." Trunks said.
"Then what are we waiting for? Babidi himself is weak. The three of us Together should be more than capable of handling this. Let's gather the dragonballs and make our wishes. No one else has to even get invol-" Gohan stopped in the middle of speaking almost like he'd be frozen.
Trunk's eyes widened as he noticed it wasn't just Gohan who was frozen in place. Ocarin and even Dende too were like statues, the ambient sounds in the background were non existent as well. "What in the world is going on?" He wondered aloud as he paced forward noticing that none of the frozen warriors seemed to react at all.
"Discover anything interesting big guy?" Lazuli asked as she and her brother made their way back into the main part of the Lab.
Sixteen was quiet a moment, before he tilted his head away from the computer, before slowly shaking his head.
"Negative. The only things listed within the main computer was information about the various android models both active and inactive. Nothing in regards to any additional research is listed here. If such information existed it's probably contained in those files." He mused as he glanced at the physical files that the siblings were carrying.
"Well...hopefully that old lady can make sense of this garbage. If that's all though...let's get out of here. This is the last time I want to see this place." Lapis mused as he started for the front entrance.
The blonde cyborg next to him nodded her head. "I'm sure Bulma can find something useful here, but I agree the sooner we're rid of this place the better. Come on Sixteen." She said as she followed after brother.
WIthout uttering a word the silent warrior followed after the siblings, before taking to the sky. After a few seconds the blonde stopped as he held out her one free hand. "Lapis let's wipe this place from existence." She breathed as she began to collect energy within her palm.
"Finally a good dose of destruction. Good riddance.." The raven haired cyborg remarked as he began to fire a volley of blasts towards the lab below.
Lazuli narrowed her eyes. As the energy in her hand expanded several times over, before she fired a massive purple ball of energy at the side of the cliff face the Lab was settled in, before a flash of light illuminated the area for a moment. As the smoke cleared the entire cliffside and the Lab along with it were erased from existence.
"Show off..." Lapis chuckled.
Lazuli smirked. "Come on let's get back to Capsule Corp."
"How is this possible?" Trunks wondered out loud as he waved his hand in front of Gohan's face only to receive no reaction at all.
"I guess you could say my powers are more efficient than your Time Machine...Trunks.." A female voice said behind him startling him as he turned to see a short Kaioshin woman standing before him with her arms crossed. The woman herself looked young with pinkish/purplish skin and red hair and eyes. She looked almost like a child in terms of appearance, though it was clear from her presence this wasn't the case.
"What are you talking about? Who are you and how are you doing this?" Trunks asked.
The Kai before him pursed her lips. "This is my domain...time. I can travel through multiple periods of time be it into the past or the future. As you see, I can also stop time, but this conversation will have to be brief. Such an ability will require me to rest for several weeks. I am the Supreme Kai of Time. I personally handle multiple universes and it's my job to safeguard the timelines. You yourself have violated and distorted one of these timelines, by traveling to another parallel universe."
Trunks eyes widened. "I had no idea...but I won't apologize for it. I saved so many lives, by going there. I helped them avoid all the pain this timeline had to endure."
"You're right...and it's why I didn't interfere, but you must understand that there is such a thing as the butterfly effect. You noticed that just by merely going back in time you changed things you could never have anticipated by being there. Much like how things in this timeline were changed when I caused you to arrive back to this timeline later than you intended."
"Wait...so you're the reason why I arrived back six months later than I intended. But why? Do you know how many more people died in that time?" Trunks asked with a hint of anger in his voice.
The woman's eyes narrowed as she stomped forward. It was almost comical as she only came up to Trunk's stomach. "Listen here Pal. I don't take any pleasure in watching anyone be harmed, but you have no idea how much better this one event played out versus how it was originally meant to. You owe me...even if you don't realize it yet."
The Half Saiyan blinked. "What are you talking about? Do you know what would have happened ?"
The Supreme Kai of Time sighed. "I watched it play out..but since you're so curious I'll tell you myself. If you had arrived back at the time you intended you would have returned to a period were both of the cyborgs were still terrorizing the planet. Lazuli would have never had a chance to find redemption as you would have killed her and her brother without a second thought and why wouldn't you at that time?"
Trunks swallowed as he thought about it. It was surreal, but true. He knew that everything he felt for the blonde only happened because her eyes had been opened and she had sought redemption. Her sacrifice against Cell...it was all a domino effect one that would have never transpired if he'd arrived when he'd originally intended. "I see your point..." he finally admitted quietly."
"Good, but I'm not done. I may only have a few minutes, but you're going to listen to what I have to say Trunks. You need to know just how important even a small decision can effect something unseen. Because you would have destroyed the androids, you would have never been pushed your limits of Super Saiyan against Cell, because you wouldn't need to against his imperfect form. You would kill Cell and despite the planet being in ruins, you would assume that rebuilding and life again would be possible, but it would be a false hope and you'd be much weaker than you are now."
"You'd arrive on New Namek earlier than in this timeline, but because Bojack and his crew hadn't arrived yet Dende would have elected to stay with his Father as he was the only family he had left and Ocarin would have as well meaning you'd return to Earth after making your wishes but without a new guardian or Dragonballs. Shortly after returning home New Namek would be visited by Bojack who with the help of his crew would have killed the last three Namekians, their victory would be short lived as Broly as in this timeline would have arrived and oblitered them."
Trunk was quiet for a moment. "You've made your point. I think I've heard enough."
The woman sighed. "I'm sorry for being so blunt, but you need to understand how important every single choice you make is. The reason why I'm here now is you need to be warned. You and your friends are about to make a terrible decision."
"What do you mean?!" Trunks asked.
"All of you are underestimating Babidi. Even I with my powers can't see every possible way this could end, and there are certain things I can't tell you without risking changing the wrong things. What I can tell you is...that you must convince the others to not go after Babidi right now. "
"What? But why? what is it we don't know?'
The woman scrunched her nose up. "In all of the scenarios I've seen you all go after Babidi assuming that you'll catch him off guard, but you're wrong. He's prepared for you and in fact he has something that none of you could have predicted."
"What is it?" Trunks asked as he folded his arms.
"Babidi discovered another Majin. In attempting to stop Babidi I've seen you awaken this creature in the process. "
"Another Majin? You mean like Buu?" Trunks asked his eyes widening in horror.
"Yes and though this creature is not inherrently evil, if Babidi is able to control it none of you would stand a chance at this point. "
"Then what would you have us do? and why don't you just tell all of us this ? Why stop time like this and have me try to convince everyone?"
The woman sighed. "Because as I've said merely being in a timeline can distort it. The more you interact, the more you risk changing. My presence more so than others. Because you've dealt with this in a sense, I chose to speak with you. Normally I would have sent someone else in my place to speak with you to avoid risking a direction confrontation, but this is a unique situation."
"Unique how?"
"Let's just stay you're not ready to meet the person I would have sent and I have forbade her from visiting you. Let's just leave it at that. " She said as she began to breath heavily.
Trunk's brow furrowed as she seemed to offer more questions then answers. "What then...what should I do?"
The woman raised her hand. "You have three months. In that time Babidi will make his way into the Northern Galaxy and find out that his target is on Earth. Make your preparations and fight him on your terms. Even if you manage to stop Babidi from releasing his Majin...this battle will test you all. Whatever you do...do not underestimate him nor your allies. Make no mistake it will take all of you to succeed. That much I've seen." She said as she faded from existence without another word.
"Wait!" Trunks called out only to recieve a strange look from Gohan and Ocarin.
"What's wrong Trunks?" Gohan asked his brow furrowing.
Trunks looked around a moment, before he sighed. 'Dammit...how in the world am I suppose to convince them to listen to me.?'
A few minutes passed at the Half-Saiyan tried to figure out how to approach this situation.
"As strange as this sounds, I don't think going after Babidi is a wise idea. I think it would be smarter to wait for him to come to us. " Trunks started.
Ocarin blinked. "Didn't you just agree with us that going after him was the best course a few moments ago ?..."
Gohan folded his arms. "Yeah what gives Trunks?"
The Half-Saiyan gritted his teeth as he tried to think of some way to explain himself, only to hear a male voice interrupt his thoughts from behind them.
"It's because he was visited by none other than the Supreme Kai of Time."
The group turned to see the Supreme Kai standing there with a serious look on his face.
"Supreme Kai?" Gohan asked startled. "What are you talking about? and Who is this Kai of time?"
"She visited you didn't she ? I'm right aren't I Trunks?" The Supreme Kai asked as he stared at the lavendar haired warrior.
Trunks stared at the kai, before slowly bowing his head. "Yes..." He admitted.
"I knew it...I felt her presence even though it was for only a moment. If she left her normal realm to come here...there must be a reason. It's why I came to investigate."
Trunks nodded. "This sounds so strange coming from my mouth, but when she appeared the rest of the world stood still. All of you were frozen in time except me.." he said as he looked between Gohan,Ocarin, and Dende.
"Amazing..." Dende murmurred while Ocarin looked puzzled.
"So you're saying you had a conversation with someone who stopped time...and none of us even noticed anything?" Gohan asked disblief in his voice.
"I know how it sounds. I asked her myself why she refused to just approach all of us, but she seemed to believe that the more personal interaction she had with us would cause more things in this timeline to change. She apparently has the ability of seeing multiple parallel universes and can see how different events in time can play out, she warned me against us heading straight after Babidi. "
"As outlandish as it sounds..I can attest to her powers. If she came here and risked a meeting in the first place, it would be wise to heed her advice." The Supreme Kai suggested.
"Then what in the world should we do?" Gohan asked exasperated.
Trunk's brow furrowed. "She said that in a matter of three months Babidi would arrive on Earth to find Buu. We have that much time prepare and she told me that it would take all of us to handle this threat. But there's something more all of you should know, something that changes everything."
Gohan sighed as he reached up and pinched the bridge of his nose as Ocarin spoke up. "Well what is it?"
Trunks let out a sigh. "Babidi discovered a second Majin, it's with him and he intends to release it alongside Majin Buu."
*Powerlevels*
I'm sure there is a lot of conflicting information on various sites that says otherwise, but since this is only suppose to be a comparison, please don't flame me too much about the powerlevels! Their not meant to be 100% accurate anyways I just want a tool people can reference to see how different characters in this fic compare to one another!
Trunks: Base Form: 22,000,000/Full Powered Super Saiyan: 1,100,000,000/Super Saiyan 2: 2,200,000,000
Gohan: Base Form 20,000,000/ Full Powered Super Saiyan: 1,000,000,000/ Super Saiyan 2: 2,000,000,000
(Trohan) Base Form 4,000,000,000/ SSJ: 200,000,000,000
Lazuli: 50%:375,000,000 /100%: 750,000,000
Ocarin: 50%: 1,000,000,000 /100%: 2,000,000,000
Zangya: Base Form: 275,000,000 /Transformed: 400,000,000
Lapis: 50% 175,000,000/ 100% 350,000,000
Android 16: 50 % 200,000,000/ 100% 400,000,000
Pan: Base Form: 2,400,000 /Super Saiyan: 120,000,000