A/N: Hey everyone how are you all doing? Um I was really swamped with other things so this story was really hard to get to. Hahahaha you know um…life gets in the way of all the fun stuff.

Okay now it's time for some questions that need to be answered.

THE QUESTION: WHY DIDN'T GOKU TURN SUPER SAYIAN? -This is a very good question. Now I think we all know that Goku likes to prolong fights sometimes. He would stop a fight, wait for the enemy to power and then continue. He believes in a fair to a point where it's a little weird hahaha plus he wouldn't want to take Goten's chance to prove himself, he has that much faith in his son. BUT THE OTHER REASON is that…the story would end too quickly if Goku went full on with Fortissimo and that wouldn't be fun hahahaha

Oh and I forgot to thank all the guest reviews for their constant support of my story. You guys seriously gave me the motivation to continue. Like really thank you thank you and thank you :D

Oh and to potentialauthor18- thank you so much, I tried hard to not make it sound so disgusting hahaha it's just such a weird thing to describe I mean...He takes his tail and forces them inside like…ew :P

ANYWAYS, I thought that I wanted to just give you guys a heads up and thanks to everyone who reviewed.

Chapter 23- What now….?

This power, this surge of uncontrollable energy that spark out of the blue….it was like a wave, a powerful wave crashing at the shores of an unsuspecting island what was about to receive a mighty hurricane…..It was like a burst of consuming darkness This was defiantly not good, this in fact extremely bad…horrible….tragic; so many words to describe this situation yet none powerful enough to fully grasp the danger that was quickly growing. Dende had never had such fear grasp his heart before in his life, not since Namek at least, But this was something more, something more powerful and uncontrollable.

"W-What is this….?" Dende stepped back in horror. "What is this power?!" He asked with rage in his voice. What was this power that dared to destruct the balance of the world? Where was this power coming from?

"Lord Dende?" Dende glanced behind, seeing Popo ran over to him with concern written on his face, before returning to starring down at the ground. "What is wrong?"

"This power….this dark power…." Dende muttered in a faded voice.

"W-What do you mean sir?" Dende glanced at Popo with weak eyes.

How was he to describe this…this evil? "I…I don't know…" Dende muttered. He did not know where or how this power came to be but what could figure out was that this was defiantly not good…

New Androids

'Damn it…!' Piccolo cursed in his head as the ground suddenly started to shake, possibly from the pressure of Fortissimo's growing power. This was bad, this was seriously bad. He needed to get out of there and he needed to get out of there now. It was hard though for him to breathe or move as the pressure of the air started to thicken. He moved his eyes to the roaring ground and growled seeing that it was literally breaking apart. He glanced up and growled seeing Fortissimo beginning his transformation, fear spreading across his face. The armor of his skin grew larger and darker with his eyes becoming more demon-like. His wings that were once almost like an insects wings started to grow large with a much sharper appearance. His muscles grew larger as did his height from what Piccolo could see. Piccolo however had no time to continue to dwell on this; he had to get everyone out of harm's way before it was too late.

The Namekian quickly picked up Yamcha and 27 with ease and looked over to see Goku trying to move but found his body too weak. 'Oh come on…' Piccolo rushed over and gripped the back of Goku's shirt and pulled him up from the rubble. The world, however, was not on his side for the power coming from Fortissimo was causing the earth around him to levitate into the air and start to spin and crash in the sky. That and the added pressure in the air itself was going to make flying out of there alive quite difficult. But Piccolo could not give up. He had to escape with these or else. So using all the strength he had, Piccolo started to hover in the air then rush through the floating and hurling rubble, dodging and flying around any debris that tried to touch him. How the hell was this happening?! They were not prepared for something as powerful as this. Pure rage and frustration was the only way to describe Piccolo at the moment. This was too much, his power was too strong. Fighting his first form was hard enough but now that he was obtained more power...what damage he could cause not? Piccolo's body shook with fear. There was no way that they could win this….not at how things were looking now. How can they defeat him now that his power has obviously excelled any power that they have? Piccolo hated how he doubtful he was being but…How can Goten beat him? If his father had such a hard time fighting him…What could Goten possibly possess that would result in Fortissimo's defeat?

Piccolo was pushed out of his thoughts by a large piece of the ground hurling towards him. Thinking quickly, Piccolo threw Goku up in the air, freeing his right hand, and shot a Ki blast towards the hurling rock, crumbling it to pieces. He skillfully grabbed the falling Sayian and continued to rush past the destruction. Piccolo sighed before dodging another piece of the earth and continued rushing pass the obstacle course that became the sky.

"Piccolo!" The Namekian glanced up to the direction of the voice and saw the other's flying towards him and frowned. 'What the hell are they doing?!' He could tell from the looks in their eyes that they were not expecting something as strong and powerful as what they were seeing now.

"Don't just stand there; we need to get out of here now!" Piccolo roared at the group. They all nodded, finally out of their trance, and rushed down towards Piccolo. Gohan grabbed his father and placed him in his arms.

"Yes Chi-Chi….I can go for tenths." Gohan sighed at his Father's unconsciously state. 'Dad…..' What kind of monster where they dealing with that they could take out his old man.

Krillin was thinking almost the same thing as he placed 27 on his shoulders. If he could take down Goku so easily and make Piccolo and the Earth act this way…they were way over their heads about this situation. What really hurt him was that if this was all happening then….26 was gone. He knew that the Androids were not going to take this news with sugar, and he knew from firsthand how much it hurts to lose someone close to you. 'Damn it….Damn it…..'

"Come on before it's too late!" They all turned to stare at the scene one more time before racing out of the area, with thunder and lightning striking the ground and flashing through the sky.

"What the hell happened?!" Vegeta shouted through the crashes of nature around him.

"This isn't the time Vegeta! We need to escape now then you can shout and complain all you want!" Vegeta frowned at the Namekian but continued to look forward. He was right about one thing; this was not the time to discuss what happened. Their main goal right now is to head to the Lookout soon before it was too late.

New Androids

Android 28 sighed as she watch Goten and 29 battle it out once more. They had been her for about two or three months, 28 started to lose count long ago. Goten has certainly grew that was for sure but something was off, something seemed wrong. It wasn't Goten actually; she just had this strange feeling that something serious has happened, something horrible. She had hoped that this feeling would have disappeared once she had discussed it with 29 but….the feeling instead increased. It was like a stabbing feeling at the back of her mind that told her that something horrible had occurred, something that could change everything. She didn't want to bother or disrupt Goten's training so she decided to simply keep it to herself. She had no choice but to ignore this feeling for the sake of Goten's training. Neither she nor the other boys needed a distracting from training.

"28!" The Android looked up and saw Goten running towards her with scars and bruises all over his youthful body. "I beat him, I actually beat him!" All thoughts of before had flown out of her mind as soon as those words hit her ears. 'He beat him?'

"Really lil man?" 28 crossed her arms. She watched 29 walking up with a soft smile on his face.

"Yes, Goten has finally beaten me." 29 scratched the back of his head with smile on his face. This was a huge achievement due to the fact that 29 was defiantly no pushover when it came to fighting. To hear that Goten has finally defeated the large Android was a huge step forward in their training.

"Well congrats lil man, now go wash up cuz you stank!" Goten blushed and nodded and started to walk over to the showers until he turned around.

"Hey 28….29….?" The two Androids glanced over at him.

"Yeah?" They both responded.

"Um….when this is all over…" He paused. "…What will you goes do?" The two androids turned their heads to each other for a moment. This was a very good question for….they did not even know what they will do once Fortissimo is put to rest. Since their creation the only goal that has been on their mind was to kill Goku but since they could no longer do that…what is left for them? What over purpose do they have in life besides destruction? Sure for Android 26 it was easy, for she had Yamcha. But what of 27, 28 and 29…?

"Um….I…" 28 had no idea how to respond to this question since she did not even know what would her future hold. "I don't know lil man…" Goten nodded.

"W-Well…." Goten paused for a moment, "…just don't go far away, okay?" He muttered, hoping that they did not hear those words. But unfortunately he had forgotten that they possessed enhanced hearing; which lead him to a very embarrassing moment.

"Awww lil man gonna miss Momma 28?" 28 chuckled while smirking down at Goten. Truthfully she was actually touched that Goten wanted them to stay around with him when this is all over.

"That is very touching Goten." 29 chuckled as well, only causing Goten to blush even more.

"Don't worry lil man, we ain't goin anywhere." 28 assured him. They may not know what lied ahead in the future but there was one thing that they knew was that they were not going to leave Goten behind. He was the first human ever to not see them as monsters. He saw them as friends; true friends….they could not just forget about that, forget about him.

"R-Really…?" Goten said with pure joy in his voice. This was been on his mind for a while. Whether they would want to stay or not, whether he was never going to see them again. Just thinking about them no longer being around was enough for Goten to almost cry. He loved them….they were his family.

"Goten, you have become the first human that we could be able to call a friend." 29 said with a soft tone. "You have become a precious part of our lives; in fact you have saved our lives."

"I have?" 29 wrapped his arm around Goten's shoulder.

"Well of course. For years we had only saw ourselves as killing machine bent on nothing but destruction and chaos. We were trapped within a cage…A cage created by a dark fate. But you…you have released us from that cage. By showing us friendship instead of hate…by seeing past what we were created to do and seeing what we could do, you have freed us from our prison." 29 said with honest written on his face. This was the truth, Goten had saved their lives. Goten had given them the gift of friendship which, as cheesy as it sounds, had freed them from the path that they had once thought was the only path to follow. He had showed them that there was more than one path in life, that they were not bound by the commands of some vengeful mad scientist.

"Yeah lil man, we all owe ya." 28 smiled at him. Goten smiled up with a light hearted feeling in his chest.

"Thanks….guys…" Goten ran up and embraced them. 28 and 29 smiled at each other and returned the embrace.

"No prob lil man…now get yo ass in a showa cuz yo stank is hurtin my nose!" Goten chuckled and nodded. 28 and 29 watched him run towards the showers with smiles on their faces.

"He really is a good kid…" 29 chuckled.

"Yeah…It's funny how we end up chillin with the son of the man that we were supposed to kill." 28 shook her head. "We gotta thank 26 when this shit is ova."

29 nodded. If it wasn't for 28's kindness and friendly nature, they would have never met Goten and they would still be in pursuit of Goku. If it wasn't for her….none of them would be as close as they were. She was the heart, the glue that kept them all together. Without her….28 did not want to continue this thought. Thinking about something as dark as the loss of 26 was defiantly not going to be helping anyone in this battle. She needed to stay positive and keep her head up. 'Dear lord what the hell am I sayin?'

New Androids

Was there a word to describe this feeling? Was there a phrase or anything that could help 18 identify the feeling that was stabbing at her heart? She felt empty…cold….lost….She felt like something was practically ripped right out of her heart. She wanted to cry but…her body was frozen. Her body would not allow her to do anything but stand in shock and horror…in pain. Eventually though…the tears started to fall from her eyes; the heat of the wet substance burning at her skin. She fell to her knees and let out the tears she tried desperately to control.

Krillin quickly went down to his knees and held his broken wife. He hated this…he hated to see her cry. Seeing her cry was shattering him more than anything in this situation. To see someone like his life in this state….her once cool and calm attitude turned to dust as she was told of 26's unfortunate fate.

"W-Why….Why is this….?!" 18 muttered in her Husband's shoulder. It has been only an hour since they had returned with the news that 26 has been absorbed by Fortissimo and none of the Androids were taking it well….especially 27.

"DAMN IT!" the green haired man shouted with fire burning in his eyes. "DAMN IT DAMN IT DAMN IT!" He slammed his fist into the wall, creating a huge crater. He could not accept this; he didn't want to accept this. He growled as memories flooded his mind.

"Hello?" The soft voice said. "Are you awake?" 27 slowly opened his eyes to see a girl with blue eyes and strange pink hair. "Oh yeah you're awake!"

"W-Who the hell are you?" 27 said with a low tone.

"Oh, I'm Android 26!" she smiled. 27 tried to get up but felt that feeling of pain again and fell down on the bed. Android 26 giggled and sat down on the side of the bed. "I wouldn't move if I were you. Father just put a new arm on you and it takes a while for it to corporate with the rest of your body so it might hurt for a few more minutes." She got up and fluffed his pillow. 27 sighed and turned to his side, his back facing 26.'Why won't she go away?' he thought with a frown on his face "You don't talk much do you?" 26 got no reply "I'll take that as a yes. You and 21 would get along great." She smiled brightly.

No….No….No….he continued to chant in his head. "Why am I so weak…why couldn't I protect her?!" He muttered with a tone so low it brought fear to even Goku. "I failed her I…." 27 did not know how but he felt something build in his eyes. He touched his cheek in curiosity and was shocked to find tears on his face. He's heart was shattering, his world was crashing. He had lost his sister, the only person in this world that kept him from losing it completely. She was his first friend, the first and for a while the only person that showed him true kindness. He lost what made him feel like he had a heart….that he was more than a weapon. He swore to himself that he would protect her…he swore that no harm would come to her but now….now she was gone….and it was his entire fault.

"Android 27…I know what you're going through but-." Goku stopped seeing the look in the Android's eyes.

"You….How can you know how I'm feeling?!" He glared at the group. "How can any of you know how the hell I'm feeling?!" The room was silent with the tension rising. "She's gone….she's gone because I couldn't protect her! She's gone because of me…." The pain in his chest grew more and more as he continued. "…I couldn't do anything I couldn't…."

"I know how you feel…" They all turned to see 28 slowly rising from the ground. "…17….was taken right in front of me by cell…" 17 glanced over at his sister with concern. "That monster-" She stopped. "That monster took my brother and I couldn't do anything but watch. I never felt so useless in my life. I never felt so alone…." 17 saw the pain in his sister's eyes and felt his heart ache. '18….' "So don't talk as if there isn't anyone in the room that doesn't know about this kind of pain! I had to live with this pain for years! Not knowing if he's alive or not, constantly blaming myself….and now…now I have to go through it again…"

27 wanted to argue, he wanted to counter her words with his own. But his body was filled with too much pain and anger to come up with a response. He glanced at 18 before storming out of the room, leaving the Z fighters to talk amongst themselves. He could no longer stand there and hear more from her mouth.

"This is bad…." Gohan muttered. "I mean he was already powerful enough but…..to think that he's now stronger…" Gohan had no idea how this situation could get any worse, and he hoped that it didn't. He didn't want to doubt his brother's strength or the Android's confidence in him but could Goten really take on this threat? Does Goten really have what it takes to defeat Fortissimo or…..will this be the end?

"Damn that blasted Android!" Vegeta shouted. "If she didn't run off thinking that she stood a chance this whole mess wouldn't have happened!" He was so into his own Anger that he did not notice the glares from the other two Androids in the room.

"You ba-." 17 stepped forward but was stopped by Gohan and Goku.

Goku knew how they were feeling, having someone you love die, so he knew that the Android were defiantly not the ones to mess with at the moment.

"This isn't a time to be casting blame." Dende jumped in. "What we should be doing is trying to find a way to fix this situation."

"What else are we to do?" Videl asked. "I mean the only thing that we can do is to just stay up here."

"And have that overpowered monster continue to rampage?!" Even Goku was starting to get tired of Vegeta's constant yelling.

"Vegeta….would you rather end up dead as well?!" Bulma shouted at him. She could no longer sit there and watch him continue to talk about going down there and risking his life.

"She's right." Goku agreed. "I know it's hard but we have to wait for Goten-."

"And how are we so sure that he could do it?!" The room was once again filled with tense silence. "Are we seriously going to put the fate of the world in the hands of a mere child?! We have Sayians here, full blooded Sayians that can take him out-."

"That isn't the point." 17 interrupted. "This monster….he's too much for you….too much for any of us….We don't have much of a choice." 17 wanted to say let's go get him, let's go get revenge for 26, but he knew that going out there facing him was beyond stupid. He could not risk their lives for the life of one person, no matter how much that person meant to him.

"I agree with 17, going out there isn't the smartest choice." Goku nodded slowly. Vegeta wanted to argue back but no longer felt the need to continue.

"Whatever…." He quickly turned towards the door. "But try to think about how many lives you're going to wish back after all this is over." He said before walking out. The Z fighters remained in silence with Vegeta's words hovering over them. Was the Sayian Prince right? Where they just wasting time by letting this manic roam free while waiting for Goten to come out of the Chamber so that he can defeat him? Were they simply…..wasting time?

A/N: HOPE YOU GUYS LIKED IT! I know that it was pretty short but I really wanted to give this out before you guys started to hate me! Don't forget to leave a review and stay tuned for another chapter of NEW ANDROIDS! XD