A/N: Sorry it took so long….
Chapter 8- the return of an enemy and the secrets of friends
Were we left off last time…..
"Well I have an idea" They all turned to see who said that. The Z Warriors eye's widened at who they saw.
Krillin muttered with shock and fear leaking out of voice "Y-You're…"
Now the story…
Krillin paused in fear but soon he continued "Y-You're…You're…Android 17!" Android 17 smirks at Krillin's stammering. 18 quickly rushed at 17 and slammed her fist into his face. 17 quickly recovered and dodge another punch from 18. Android 18 quickly stepped back and began firing ki blast at the black haired android. Android 17, seeing this coming, charged energy around him.
"ANDROID BARRIER!" He shouted as energy was surrounding his body, making a circular energy orb, shielding him from the ki blast. "18, I'm not here to fight!" He said to his raging sister. 18 stops firing ki blast and then looks at him confused. 17 sighed and put down the barrier, seeing that she wasn't going to do anything anymore, and slowly started walking to her and Z-Warriors. Vegeta moved forward but was held back by Bulma's hand on his shoulder. "Listen….I came here to help I-."
"WHY SHOULD WE BELIEVE YOU?" Vegeta shouted at the male android with hate in his voice. 17 looked down for a second then looked back up.
"Because I know how to defeat the four androids" Everyone looked at him with shock. 18 back up 'Damn it 17 shut up!' she thought. "You see they, like us, have a self-destruct program in their programming. Dr. Gero made sure that all the androids he created had a self-destruct program so that if they ever betrayed him he could always destroy them. He used this as a threat if we didn't do whatever he said."
"Well what are you waiting for? Tell us the self-destruct code or something" Gohan said to 17. 17 shook his head, causing Gohan's smile to fade.
"The thing is that I don't know the code and neither does 18. Dr. Gero hid the codes somewhere in one of his many secret bases" 17 said which lead to disappointing stares.
"How many bases are there?" Piccolo asked.
"150 I think" He said but soon wished he didn't. Vegeta got out of Bulma's grip and walked to android 17.
"WHAT THE HELL DO YOU MEAN 150 AND I THINK?" Goku kept quiet but was silently panicking. "HOW ARE WE SUPPOSE TO DEFEAT THEM NOW?" It took all of his will power to not beat the wires out of Android 17.
"Well I thought about this small problem and I think that if we go to the ones that the four of them were created then maybe their self-destruct programming codes could be found. This makes about 4 bases to check." 17 concluded.
"And why should we trust you?" Vegeta shouted at 17
"Because I'm the only one who has a decent plan!" He shouted but soon kept his cool.
"He is the only one with a decent idea one the enemy" Videl, whole was standing next to her father and Buu, said. Vegeta moved back with a scowl on his face. Goku smiled and patted 17 on the back.
"Wow 17! That's sounds like a great plan!" 17 nervously laughed and slowly rubbed his back 'Damn he can pat hard!' He thought. "Well we should all get some rest for tonight. I (yawn) think we all deserve it" Goku said then slowly walked inside the entrance to the Lookout. But stopped, hearing Vegeta's loud voice.
"Wait a second!" He shouted then turned to 18 "18 did you know about the self-destruct programming thing and the bases?" 18 stepped back and nodded slowly "You traitorous witch I-!"
"No you won't" Krillin stepped in front of 18. "Stay away from her or else" He threatened in a dangerously serious voice. Vegeta growled then walked past the couple, not without pushing Krillin's shoulder first, with every else following him. 18 looked down then slowly walked inside, with Krillin by her side. Goten and Yamcha were the last to leave. Yamcha slowly began to walk inside thinking to himself. Goten looked at the full moon and sighed then began to walk with Yamcha.
Later in the night around 1 and 2:00 am…
Yamcha watched as all of his friends were sleeping soundly, except for him of course. 'DAMN IT! What the hell am I going to do?... What should I do? I know I should be with them on the whole destroying the androids but…..that would mean destroying 26 and I can't and won't do that!' He quietly got up from the bed he was laying in and looked at the sleeping forms of Krillin, 18 and Marron and smiled. 'Lucky Bastard…' He put on his shoes and slowly walked out of the Lookout. Once he was out of the Lookout he saw Goten about to fly off of the Lookout.
"Goten!" he whispered, causing Goten to jump a bit. Goten looked behind to find Yamcha staring at him. "What the hell are you doing?" Goten looked down sadly then softly whispered.
"They're my friends Yamcha…..I can't let them die" He looked at Yamcha with determination in his eyes." I have to warn them or…" Goten stopped seeing Yamcha smiling at him.
"Well I can't let you go on by yourself now can't I" he began walking to the edge of the Lookout. "So are you ready?" He patted Goten on the back and Goten nodded and then they both flew off of the Lookout.
Goten turned his head to Yamcha and asked "Hey Yamcha?"
Yamcha turned to Goten "yeah what's up?"
"Why were you up so early?"
Yamcha chuckled a bit "I was about to do the same thing that were doing now" Goten looked at him confused for a second then smiled widely. Goten closed his eyes then opened them widely.
"Hey I found them!" Goten shouted, while flying through a cloud. Yamcha stared at him with wide eyes.
"How is it that no one else can sense their power level but you somehow can?" Yamcha asked the half-Saiyan.
Goten shrugged "I don't know" he said then flew off. Yamcha stared at the direction he flew off to 'He really does have a gift….and he really is like his father.' He sped up to Goten's direction.
Meanwhile with the androids…..
26 looked around to see her companions have fallen asleep so she got up quietly and moved to the entrance of the cave. She closed her eyes and touched the stone that blocked the exit. Once she touched it the stone around her hand began melt. Soon a hole about her height formed. She walked out of the hole, looking behind to see if any of them were awake, she sighed to see that they were still sound asleep. She smiled then began to fly towards the nearest waterfall that she saw while flying to the cave. She soon found the waterfall and smiled at its beauty. The moon's light reflected on the lake that laid at the bottom of the waterfall, making it look like diamond sparkling in the sun. The lake was surrounded by trees that guarded its beauty from the world. She slowly flew down to the lake, dipped her hands in the cool water and splashed it onto her hair, singing softly.
Goten and Yamcha landed deep into the forest for a rest when Yamcha heard the sound of 26's voice. Yamcha quickly grabbed Goten then ran to the direction that 26's voice was coming from. Goten dodged tree branches, big rocks, and tree trunks with a confused look on his face. 'Where's that voice coming from and why is Yamcha running to it so fast?' Goten asked himself. Soon Yamcha stopped and hid behind a tree, with Goten's hand still attached to his. He closed his eye's relaxing, hearing her soft yet beautiful voice.
Make my wish come true, let darkness slip aside,
Hiding all hope, mocking what we treasure,
Battle we can win, if we believe our souls,
Heading for the light, til dawn,
Fate will not leave you; hate will not heal you,
Pray and one day, peace shall flow everywhere,
She intimately stopped singing, sensing a familiar power level. She turned her head and whispered "Yamcha….?" Yamcha slowly can out from behind the tree and smiled nervously.
"We have to stop meeting like this" Yamcha nervously laughed. Goten moaned in annoyance 'What kind of stupid line…?' He thought to himself. 26 looked down to see Goten and smiled brightly.
"Goten!" She ran and hugged him tightly, while smiling childishly. "I'm so happy to see you both!" she happily said.
"C-Can't breathe…" Goten struggled to say, causing Android 26 to let him go. They all sat and talked about whatever came to their mind. "Self-destruct programming…?" She asked. Yamcha and Goten nodded sadly. Android 26 grabbed Yamcha and Goten's hands. "Oh come on guys! Let's not ruin this moment with sad news" She smiled.
"B-But 26 you're in d-." Yamcha tried to say but was interrupted by Android 26.
"Come on Goten let's play" She grabbed Goten and raced him to the lake. Yamcha looked down depressingly '26….' He slowly began to walk to the others. It was about 4am when Goten fell asleep. Yamcha pick his little body up, walked to a near by tree and laid him down gently. He then turned to 26, who was gazing at the stars. He slowly walked forward until he was by Android 26's side. Soon they both sat down at the edge of the lake. 26 subconsciously laid her head on his shoulder, causing Yamcha to blush uncontrollably.
"S-So what are you going to do?" Yamcha asked. 26 looked up to see his worried face.
"I don't know….maybe it's for the best….if we were destroyed" She said while looking at the lake. Yamcha's eyes widen at her statement.
"No! You can't just say that 26! I won't let you die like that!" He grabbed her shoulders tightly "There is no way I'm letting you die…." He's voice softened.
"Why do you care anyway" she smiled softly at him. Yamcha looked down then looked back at her. He gently put his hands on her hands.
"Because I care about….a lot" He said, causing 26 to blush a little "and I don't want to see some one that I care about die." He moved a little closer to 26 (A/N: Deja vou huh?). 26 looked around then moved closer to Yamcha. Yamcha's lips hovered close to 26's lip, both of their hearts racing fast. Soon their lips gently touched each other. 26's eyes widened at the action that was taken place. Their lips parted after a short time period. 26 touched her lips giggling while Yamcha scratched the back of his head, grinning like an idiot. "W-Well I guess I better get going before the others wake up. 26 was a bit disappointed but tried to hide it. Yamcha saw her disappointment then smiled softly. "Don't worry I'll be back tonight, Okay?" She nodded. Yamcha pick up Goten's sleeping form and began to walk to the forest when he turned around and quickly walked to 26 then captured her lips in another kiss but with more passion. He slowly back up and began to fly away. 26 looked up at the sky and smiled brightly. 'Goodbye Yamcha….' She began flying back to the cave with a huge smile on her face.
"I can't wait for tonight" She said to herself.
Meanwhile on Dende's Lookout…
Yamcha quickly placed Goten inside of his bed and walked out of the room to get to his own bed. When he made his way towards his bed he once again looked at Krillin and his sleeping family. 'Maybe someday…that could me….with 26…' He said imaging him sleeping silently with 26 and their own children. He shook his head and made his way towards his bed. Once in his bed he quickly fell asleep, dreaming about his future with Android 26.
Trunks groaned, feeling someone shaking him in order for him to wake up. Trunks slowly opened his eyes to see his little sister staring at him with her big blue eyes.
"Bulla…what are you doing up so early?" he said, still half asleep.
"Daddy said its time to wake up and if you don't he'll have to wake you again" Trunks's eyes widen while he was remembering the last time his father woke him up. He quickly got out of bed, put on his dark green gi and ran out of the room. Bulla smiled brightly and mischievously 'Is this why daddy always sends me in first?' Trunks came to the kitchen to see everyone already eating.
"Hey save some for me" he said then sat down next to Goten, who actually wasn't eating! 'What the heck is wrong with him?' all Goten was doing was staring at a plate full untouched food. Trunks looked around to see that 18 wasn't touching her food either but was just staring at it blankly. He also noticed that Yamcha wasn't eating his food either but he had some goofy smile on his face. 'What is wrong with those three' He thought while shoving food into his mouth. Goku noticed the same thing and loudly asked.
"What's wrong with you guys?" Everyone turned and looked at the three.
"Nothing…" The three said in unison. Goku didn't buy it decided to leave it at that and go on to other topics.
"So as soon as we are done eating we will set up teams like last time and search those four bases" Piccolo said to everyone. Everyone nodded to his plans. Android 17 looked at his sister in a confused matter.
"18 are you okay?" he said putting his hand on her shoulder. 18 looked up and nodded her head. 17 knew something was wrong, but knowing 18, she would tell him when the time comes. Krillin looked at 18 with worry '18…tell them….' Once everyone was ready they all made their way to the entrance when Yamcha stopped.
Gohan looked behind him, seeing Yamcha standing there "Hey Yamcha lets go" Yamcha looked up to see Gohan so he put on a fake smile.
"I'm just going to go see Tien and Chiaotzu and tell them what's going on" Yamcha said then made his way towards the room where the two were hospitalized. Gohan shrugged and continued walking. Yamcha slowly opened the door and looked inside to see that Tien was fully awake. The room wasn't that bad. Its walls and ceiling were all white marble like the rest of the Lookout. It had a TV on the foot of the bed but was touching the wall. Yamcha walked in and sat in the chair next to Tien's bed.
"So what's up Yamcha?" Tien said while rubbing his cased. Yamcha looked down.
"Well…we have a plan to defeat the androids" Yamcha said quietly. Tien grinned in excitement.
"Hey that's great! What's the plan?" Yamcha explain the plan and how Android 17 is helping. "Android 17…huh?" Tien pondered "So way are you coming in here so depress? You should be happy."
Yamcha sighed "I know but how can I be happy when…." Yamcha quickly shut his mouth. Tien looked at Yamcha suspiciously.
"Yamcha you're hiding something." Tien said plainly.
"No I'm not!" Tien didn't believe him so he just stared at him until finally Yamcha caved. "Okay but you have to promise to keep you're mouth shut got it" Tien nodded as an agreement. Yamcha sighed "I…um…like one of the androids…a lot" Tien's eyes widen in shock.
"Y-You like one of the androids?" He almost shouted but lowered his voice. "You like or you like?" Tien asked.
"Well…it more like love one of the androids" Yamcha said softly but Tien could still hear him well. Tien sighed 'Not another human and android relationship.'
"So which one is it? I may have only saw one but you can describe her to me" Tien grinned. Yamcha relaxed then looked at the wall.
"She's,,,,um…the android that beat you up…." Tien looked at Yamcha with anger.
"Of all the androids you had to pick the one that nearly killed me!" He shouted softly but calmed down "Although I must admit she is pretty hot" Yamcha glared at Tien but Tien only chuckled "Hey that's your girl okay but with the whole destroying of the androids and all….I thinks that's going to put a strain on the relationship don't you?" Yamcha sighed then got up.
"I'm not going to let that happen" Yamcha said while walking towards the door. "She's not going to die….I'll make sure of it" he said then walked out the room. Tien sighed 'Man I wish I could move…Yamcha better not do something stupid' He thought to himself.
Meanwhile with the androids…..
"Where the hell have you been?" Android 27 shouted at the, just came in, Android.
"Well you see I was going out to get breakfast" She said, while moving the basket full of fresh bread, oranges, apples, and berries.
"FOOD!" 29 snatched the basket from 26 "Finally you are mine!" 28 snatched the basket.
"Uh ah fool you sharin'!" 28 said while taking an orange out of the basket and shoved it into her mouth. Android 27 looked at 26 with a suspicious look.
"Was that all you were doing?" He asked her with suspicion.
"Well I also went to the lake near here to wash my hair but that's really it" She half-lied. 27 sighed then walked to the others, who were fighting over the bread.
"Give the bread 28!" 29 said, pulling the bread closer to him.
"Brotha' I'm the leader so it should go to me!" She pulled it back to her side. They both kept pulling until finally it broke in half.
"NOW LOOK WHAT YOU DID!" They shouted at each other then looked at their bread and started eating, but not without sending glares at each other. 26 smiled at the scene then look up at sky, lost in her thoughts. She then walked to the others and gently took an apple form the basket. They all were eating in silence until 28 finally spoke.
"Okay, so how are we going to find Goku so that we can off him?" 26 quickly turned her head at 28.
"W-Were still going to kill him?" 26 asked.
"Well of course. Why would you think we wouldn't?" 27 looked at his sister with a confused expression.
"Well I thought that since Dr. Gero is dead then maybe we don't have to kill someone that we never even saw" she said sounding a little angry. 27 shook his head in annoyance.
"Listen 26, I thought that 28 talked to you about this but I guess I'm going to have to" 27 began "We are creations of Dr. Gero. Even if he is dead and even though we all hate that shriveled up bastard, we have to fulfill his dying wish, which is the death of Goku." 27 finished.
"Okay first of all 27, we the hell did you start carin' bout Dr. Gero's dyin' wish" 28 pointed out to the green-haired killer.
"Shut up, anyway we have no choice" 27 said to the pink-haired girl.
"Yamcha says we do" 26 got up and made her way towards the entrance when she felt 27's hand tightly gripping her arm.
"What did you just say" he said in between teeth. 26 slightly turned her head to see her brother glaring at her.
"I said Yamcha said we have a choice" She got out of his grip and flew off to some unknown destination. 27 was about to fly off and get her when he saw 28's braid wrapping around his arms.
"What the hell are you doing? Let me go!" he struggled but 28's braid were to tight.
"27 you need to give that girl some space" 27 growled then sighed 'damn it all!' he thought. 28 slowly released her braids and moved 27's side. "She just doesn't like fightin'. It's not her nature" 27 scoffed.
"She doesn't have a nature. She's an android made by some revenge driven scientist…just like the rest of us" He said quietly. 28 shook her head.
"Well I maybe thinking out of my head but if 18 can change then maybe we-." 29 tried to say but was interrupted.
"We can't change like 18 can!" 27 shouted "We can't do what 18 did….you know why?" 27 said to 29. 29 looked away, knowing what would happen. "That's right…he will wake up" he said with seriousness and fear. 28 looked down 'I told 26 this…but she didn't listen...'
"Well what do you expect we do?" 29 asked Android 27 but he just looked away.
28 sighed and moved in the middle of the circle they made "Well there's only one thing we can do. Obviously this Goku person likes to save people, right?" They all nodded "Well what if we tear a few cities apart, get him to notice us and when he comes to everyone's rescue…BOOM BABY!" 28 finished with a shout. 27 smirked.
"So I get to kill people?" He asked.
"That's your choice 27….crazy killin' psycho" Android 28 mumbled to herself.
"What about 26?" 29 asked, knowing about 26's nature pacifism.
"Let's give that girl some time to herself." 28 looked at 27, seeing him look up at the direction were 26 flew off to. 28 crack her knuckles and moved closer to the entrance. "Let's go make people cry!" They all flew off with extreme speed. 27's eyes grew softer '26…' he shook his head and sped up more. 'You Dumbass…..'
A/N: Where did 26 go? What is Yamcha going to do to save the girl he loves? What is Goten going to do to save his friends and why I asking when I already know the answers? Find soon on the next chapter of NEW ANDROIDS! Also I would like to point out that this is probably the last time I will be using Serah's theme for a long time (It's starting to annoy the crap out of me) Again I feel that I rushed into the whole Yamcha and Android 26 relationship but sometimes I have to remind myself that this is not a romantic story but an action and adventure! I'm so hopeless! R&R