SZ: We are back...and we see who goes with Vegeta and his team to one of the Gaia Temple locations

Z0: Stuff's gonna blow up…

SZ: A lot….which is the norm when it comes to Goku or Vegeta...and Sonic and Shadow when it comes to dealing with Eggman's forces…

Z0: This is very true.

SZ: Aye..ahem! Anyways..let us get to the story! But first..w.e do not own anything aside form original content.

Z0: *Punches dragon at the screen making it go black*

"Brr~! S-so cold!" Goku shivered as he, Sonic, Roll and Tangle were walking through a large snowy area.

Everyone was of course given the attire and gear needed for this trip. In this case everyone had large winter coats that covered their entire body down to their legs. Save for...Goku who believed he could handle it by keeping warm with his Ki. Clearly...it wasn't working...or at the least it was too cold for that trick to work.

"Bulma tried to tell ya to put on the coat, man," Sonic pointed out, wearing a blue winter coat as he walked with Roll, who wore a pink one with a heart on her right front pocket.

"But I've done this before...I don't get it…" Goku shivered.

"With the world as wonky as it is...maybe it's colder cause the chunk of the planet is higher up?" Tangle offered, wearing an orange and black snowcoat..

"I hate science…" Goku shivered.

"M-m-m-m-me t-t-t-t-too!" Chip shivered as he floated next to him.

"It would seem superpowers can't fix everything." Roll noted.

"N-n-n-n-not with that attitude…" Goku replied as he and Chip were holding each other now for more warmth, "I bet I'd be less cold with a tail…"

"M-m-m-maybe some ch-chocolate can h-h-h-help…" Chip noted as he pulled a bar out and bit down hard on it...only for his teeth to crack, "?! OUWIE!"

Tangle caught the tossed bar by the now in pain fairy chihuahua and tapped it, "It's frozen solid."

"Oh dear…" Roll cringed.

"Ah man...I was looking forward to chocolate…" Goku groaned, "Hopefully we can find civilization soon enough…" he shivered again, "T-then we can have hot chocolate...with extra chocolate...and marshmallows...and cinnamon!"

"Y-y-yes pleash~!" Chip nodded, holding his currently in pain mouth as he landed on Goku's shoulder, "And a doctor for teeth!"

"You mean a dentist?" Tangle asked.

"Yeah…"

"They have those?" Goku asked, confused.

"Chi-Chi says Goku's teeth are too hard for dentist tools." Roll explained to the others as they seemed shocked.

"I bit a rock once!" Goku cheered before shivering again, "Ah….I should've gone with Vegeta...hopefully he's doing ok."

"Ok. I gotta take Marin and 18 here once this whole situation is done with," Krillen noted as he, Vegeta and Whisper were walking through a greecian looking village that sat on a cliff overlooking the sea, various windmills built along it, "Also surprised you invited me along, Vegeta….wait. I'm not some decoy or meat shield for you, am I?"

"No. Bulma said I needed someone to talk to the locals without resorting to anger," Vegeta argued, "And I needed some backup from behind, so I decided to bring the sniper wolf…"

"So the three of us are working this mission?" Krillin asked.

"I'm more than enough power to handle anything the Fatman throws at us. Your arguably the strongest human, no your wife is a Cyborg different classification. And that girl has skills that make her perfect backup for me. You're here because you have the one ability neither me nor Kakarot have."

"Oh...well that's...wait what ability?"

"The ability to talk to idiots and not get bored like him...or get an anger induced aneurysm." Vegeta bluntly stated.

"Oh….yeah that's fair I guess…" Krillin nodded before looking at Whisper, who had her mask on as she looked around, "So uh...the place looks good, huh?"

"...He's not here…" she whispered as she lifted her mask up, showing the small frown on her face, "We should be safe…"

"Hmm?"

"Nothing. Just...let's find anyone that has info on the Gaia Temple," Whisper stated as she looked at the sun, "It's getting close to evening…"

"It be a waste of energy to deal with the creatures." Vegeta agreed, "If possible we'll need to call it a night. I don't want to cause unneeded damage to this place."

"Huh...you really have changed Vegeta." Krillin smiled.

"Shut up." Vegeta replied.

"You can be mean all you want. But you can't deny it Vegeta...we're friends." Krillin smirked.

"I can still kill you a hundred different ways with just my thumb!" Vegeta marched off.

"...and you've dealt with that for how long?" Whisper asked out of curiosity.

"Years now...normally he'd just threaten to vaporize me where I stand," Krillin answered, "But he...he's mellowed out….a bit."

"Really?"

"Yeah, Bulma helped, she really refused to give up on Vegeta. Now he's a happily whipped suburban husband." Krillin joked.

"Bald one…" Vegeta stopped.

"Huh?"

"Recall when we first met." Vegeta held up his open hand.

"...uh…" Krillin began in worry, "On second thought, why don't we find something to eat for now?! I'm sure you're hungry, Vegeta!"

"...damn it you have a point…" Vegeta muttered as he lowered his hand, "Lord knows Bulma gets on my case for wanting to try new types of food, so may as well try some of the local delicacies…"

'Oh phew...dodged a huge bullet there,' Krillin mentally sighed in relief.

"But moment we are done...I'm using your head like a bongo," Vegeta finished.

"D'oh…"

'Starting to regret my choice in going with them…' Whisper thought with a sweatdrop before she noticed a faint blue light from underneath her cloak, prompting her to quickly close it, "No Blue...not now."

"Hmm? What was th-" Krillin began.

"Excuse me! You folks look like your hungry!" the three looked over at a pushcart stand, seeing a rotun looking man with a moss-green hat waving to them before he motioned to a large ice cream cone with multiple scoops of icecream, cream, cherries, chocolate chips, and two chocolate pocky sticks, "Might I offer one of Apotos' local favorites, the Chocolate Chip Cream Sundae Supreme? It's the pride of the city!"

"Yes...I'll take two. One for the girl...and the short one is paying since he angered me, and if he wants one he can get one." Vegeta spoke up.

"Wait what?"

"Do you know how often my outfit gets blown up...I don't carry a wallet." Vegeta argued, stretching his chest plate out for emphasis.

"...ugh. Fair point…" Krillin sighed as he reached into his pocket, "Three please…"

"Splendid. I'll have them prepared right away for you," the vendor smiled as he reached behind the counter, "Oh you three are in for quite the treat."

"...we may as well ask around for suggestions while we eat," Whisper offered to Vegeta, "That way we don't lose track of our goal."

"Good point." Vegeta nodded before taking one of the offered ice cream cones and took a bite, "...huh. Pretty good…"

"Only the finest for Apotos!" the vendor laughed before leaning over and whispering, "The secret is in the ice cream...it's what helps make it so tasty."

"Really?" Vegeta blinked as he took another bite, '...Huh...maybe the bald one had a point...might take Bulma and Trunks here next time there's no world ending disaster happening…'

"...I feel Vegeta's enjoying himself," Goku spoke suddenly, "...and I feel like he's enjoying ice cream."

"What kind?" Chip asked.

"I dunno...but I feel...chocolate chip…"

"Ah man…"

"You sure it's wise to be thinking of ice cream while we're all the way out here?" Roll asked.

"AH! You're right! I think I'm getting frostbite! So much Frostbite!"

"Why not just go Super Saiyan?" Sonic asked, "I mean that form looks like it's on fire, and it sometimes has lightning all around it."

"Well yeah, but I don't wanna waste any energy in case we need to fight!" Goku argued.

"Oh hey! I think I see something up ahead!" Tangle called out, squinting her eyes as she looked in the distance, "...looks like one of those old rundown places you see in a movie with lots of snow."

"Wouldn't that describe this entire place…" Sonic muttered.

"Maybe we can make it warmer inside…" Goku muttered, "ACHOO!" he sneezed as the Mobians stared with wide eyes as his ki flared...and he spit up a ki blast that flew off into the distance...and exploded against something, "...oops."

"...well, n-" Sonic began before a bunch of round spheres burst out of the snow, "..."

"...again, o-" Goku began before one of the spheres fired a beam of ice at him, freezing part of his arm when he tried to deflect it, "Ahh!"

"Aren't we cold enough!? That's just cruel!" Tangle complained, seeing the effect it had.

"AH!" Goku panicked, flailing his arm around before he quickly dodged another laser.

"Woah nelly!" Sonic yelped as he and Roll dodged a few lasers, "Where'd these things come from?!"

"They're probably Eggman's!" Tangle shouted, leaping over a laser as her tail grabbed one of the spheres and slammed it into another.

"No...I don't see his symbol on it," Roll answered, "...meaning Goku-san might've blasted part of someone's home…"

"So we angered someone!" Chip yelped as he quickly slid into Goku's gi to hide, "Quick, Goku! Go Super Saiyajin!"

"It's...WAH!" Goku panicked before jumping back, "Right!" he swung his arm down, shattering the ice before gritting his teeth, "HA!" he roared as his ki flared gold and his transformation sent out a shockwave, that split apart the ice and snow around him. It seemed the energy from this seemed to disorient the spheres, "Huh...it is warmer…" he blinked a few times.

"Yeah it is…" Chip sighed, poking his head out, "Nice and toasty too…"

"Huh...so maybe your boyfriend is smart Roll." Tangle noted.

"I heard that…" Sonic complained.

"I just figured she loved ya cause you aren't the brain type!" she joked.

"..." Sonic opened his mouth for a moment, only to blink for a few seconds, "...touche, lemur girl…"

"Heh heh…"

"It's like pachinko," Goku spoke as he was flicking the balls, making them fly and bounce into one another, "Probably unfair to do this as a Super Saiyan...but it's so much warmer in this form."

"Agreed…" Chip sighed in bliss as he slinked back down into Goku's gi, "Mmm...toasty…"

"I wonder what my score will be by the end." Goku smiled while flicking more of the spheres around, teleporting and stopping any from flying away.

"Probably something that Vegeta will get jelly of," Sonic joked a bit as he grabbed a sphere and punted it right at Goku, "Heads up!"

"Thanks!" Goku smiled.

"You know I expected a lot more danger. But since we have an all powerful alien goober with us." Tangle smiled.

"Ah guys look! I made them all stick together like a giant meatball!" Goku laughed.

"This feels like the only danger is the temperature here…"

"...wait...something's off," Roll whispered, seeing one of the lone spheres looking at them, a camera lens poking out as it watched, "That one's not attacking…"

"Probably the owner of these things," Sonic guessed before walking up to it, "Hey uh...to whoever owns these things, sorry for blowing up something of yours…..my friend here sneezed." he blinked, "I know that's weird...but...well...look at him." he pointed the camera at Goku as he was now juggling the leftover spheres with Tangle adding more to it, "He's a super powered alien, but he's a good guy. He just forgot to bring a parka."

The sphere said nothing as it looked at Sonic for a few moments. After another moment of silence, it turned and motioned to the facility up ahead.

"...I think it wants us to go in there," Sonic guessed, earning a nod from the sphere, "Yup...defs not a place Eggman owns."

"Hey look I think that's like thirty!" Goku laughed, "Normally by this point stuff breaks apart in my hands."

"Must be very sturdy stuff," Tangle guessed before her and Goku's stomach growled, "...ahh...forgot to eat before we left...Hey Roll, you…"

"Frozen from the cold," Roll sighed, pulling out a container of strawberry cookies from her tail.

"Ahh man…"

"But we can probably heat them up in that facility if the owner allows us to…"

"Best buddy!" Tangle beamed as she hugged her.

"Lets go!" Goku cheered, walking ahead as he let all the spheres drop to the snowy ground unceremoniously.

"Right!" Sonic nodded as he, Roll, and Tangle followed him.

After a few minutes of walking, they stopped before a large metal door with a rotating valve on it, the valve turning as the door was slowly opened by a large burly figure in a snowcoat, motioning their head to them as if indicating he wanted them to come in.

"...well he seems like a friendly fellow," Sonic noted as they walked inside, letting the large figure close the door behind him as he twisted the valve shut, "Thanks...and again, sorry for the whole blowing up thing…"

"Eh it's fine. It just blew up one of the boxes I was storing some fish in," the figure assured, making Sonic blink for a moment upon hearing his voice, "Saves me the trouble of cooking some fish tonight...though nothing beats a nice raw salmon…"

"...Rotor?"

"Who?" Tangle and Goku blinked.

"Heh…" the figure grinned as he took of his coat, revealing he was a tall, muscular Mobian Walrus with a green bandolier across his chest, a few pockets around the bottom as he wore a pair of yellow gloves, black shoes with yellow trim around the top, and a pair of yellow goggles he moved from his eyes, "Long time no see, Sonic."

"Rotor! It is...dude...I...I…" Sonic began with an excited grin, motioning to Rotor's body, "Dude, you're jacked!"

"Thanks...been working out," Rotor admitted as he flexed a muscle a bit, "Kinda one of the only things to do here since being exiled by Naugus…well that and inventing with what materials I could find."

"Like those metal spheres?" Sonic guessed.

"Yup. Found those in an old lab owned by a Dr. Wheelo...repurposed them into some security drones to catch anyone suspicious," Rotor answered.

"Why does that name sound familiar…" Goku blinked, "I think I blew up someone with a name just like that…"

"Eh. Probably no one important if you can't remember him," Tangle shrugged.

"So Sonic…" Rotor began as he looked at the rest of Sonic's team, "Who're your new friends?"

"Long story, Rotor," Sonic replied.

"I got time," Rotor smiled, "I was about to get the food ready anyways."

"Food?" Goku asked.

"Rotor...before you say yes...this guy eats ten times his body weight in food...for a snack." Sonic spoke up, "And trust me...watching him eat...is both amazing...and horrifying."

"Like you when it comes to chili dogs?" Rotor quipped with a grin.

"How dare you sir! There is always room for Chili Dogs!" Sonic declared, "But no really. We've seen Goku eat a Kaiju…"

"It was yummy!" Goku smiled.

"Hmm…" Rotor began to ponder, "...you know I did have something special saved...bought it the last time I was in town...your friend good with Paozu Tuna? I got two and...I have honestly been craving to dig into one of those since I bought them."

"You know we actually live right near that place they come from now." Sonic informed, "And that sounds great."

"Food!" Goku cheered as Chip poked out.

"Any...chocolate?" Chip asked.

"...another friend?" Rotor guessed, earning a nod from Sonic, "Well...I think I do have some chocolate cake left over...was using it to help fight temptations during my workouts."

"Chocolate cake~" Chip drooled at that.

"Well...catching up over food sounds perfect." Sonic sighed, "I can tell you my...long and crazy story. You'll never believe it...I just came back from space again!" he laughed, "But this time I left on a ship so totally different circumstances."

"Another space adventure? How long were you gone this time?"

"Less than half a week! Tails built a much better spaceship for us. But let's start at the beginning. It all began when I was helping save the multiverse…" Sonic smiled happily as he followed Rotor.

-line break-

"Hmm...I can't believe it, I'm one step ahead...but Sonic and Goku just stumble upon everything!" Eggman groaned, "How...why? I'm a genius! I should be able to outsmart those muscle heads...and yet it's like the world pushes them where I least want them? Wait! Goku once said Gods are real...and he's friends with several of them...He literally has gods helping him!"

"Which just makes it all the more annoying," Lien-Da sighed.

"I have obtained another goat," Metal informed, "While flying in orbit, I noticed that a piece of the planet has returned to its original location."

"Really?!" Eggman gawked, "I-I'm not sure if I'm glad or concerned…" he admitted, "On the one hand the planet won't go kaput on us while we're stuck on it...on the other...They're winning!"

"Relax. As long as we keep moving we should get some results. Though...given what I've seen, even if you do unleash this Dark Gaia thing...what's stopping Goku and Sonic from going super and double dragon fisting it?" Lien-Da questioned.

"...I choose not to reply…" Metal took a moment to process her wording.

"What? I don't get it...that's what Goku calls the move where he punches a dragon at people…" Eggman muttered.

"I choose not to reply." Metal repeated.

"Anyway...as for that point, you're right I don't know, but counterpoint? Why hasn't Goku done something like barf his laser breath thing, or Sonic run around the world and chain it back together. Firstly those are exaggerations, secondly clearly whatever this is they need to fix a certain way. Meaning even those idiots have limits to their weird and annoying powers! I just need to find out how this all works and then they can't possibly win by hitting the problem really hard!" Eggman ranted, "And what's worse...Widow's Peak took the plans I took from Gero's lab, so I can't make anymore people to defend me!"

"...I almost don't want to tell him I have a copy…" Metal muttered.

"Grr….what...no no. I am not willing to spend hours making a Metal Goku….lord knows he'd bankrupt me for food…" Eggman muttered as he began to pace about.

"Metal you don't eat do you?" Lien-Da asked.

"..."

"There. Answer received."

"I'm serious! Just the way he looks, Goku would…!" Eggman began before blinking, "...wait….Metal, did you retrieve those three Androids you found from Gero's lab?"

"The reprogramming should be finished..." Metal answered.

"How strong did you estimate them to be?" Eggman asked.

"At this current point, they should exceed the power of Super Saiyan, and their bodies are made of exceptionally strong alloy, which we have replaced with a self repairing variant based on my alloy. Furthermore their secret program should allow in an emergency to surpass Goku's Super Saiyan 2 form, and since 3 drains too much energy in long battles…" he paused, "Chances of victory have gone up 45%."

"Excellent…" Eggman grinned as he began to bridge his fingers together, "Activate them! I want them to meet the one who liberated them and who they serve!..in fact...Lien-Da, where are Goku and Widow's Peak now?"

"Judging from the latest reports…" Lien-Da began as she moved over to a nearby console, "They were last spotted in Apotos and Holoska."

"...I know who I'm gonna have them target first~" Eggman grinned.

"Ah...I feel like this is crazy, but if it gets those monster aliens off our backs." Lien-Da sighed.

"At this point most of you are so strong you would have totally conquered the world in a day before...but because of the Saiyans, it doesn't mean anything now…" Eggman sighed, "We just have to keep adapting! Aliens won't get the best of me!"

"I still feel this is gonna blow up in your face somehow…"

"Nonsense! I am Eggman, the world's greatest…

"Scientific mind, I know…" Lien-Da groaned.

"Hey hey...do not get snippy with me, missy."

"I'm sorry if I'm opposed to ticking off an alien who frankly scares me!" she snapped, "You don't know what he can be if angry! In fact...we've never seen him angry!"

"He probably can't get angry…" Eggman argued simply, "I mean Sonic can't…"

"Correction...he did once after you blew up Knothole and captured his friends for the Egg Grapes," Metal argued.

"...oh yeah…" Eggman muttered as he recalled that, "...heh. Regardless, even after he went mad...I still beat him!"

"Yes...but Goku...well have you heard the saying 'never fucking piss off the nice ones?'" Lien-Da asked.

"I'm fairly sure the original quote was more elegant than that, but yes I know of what you mean." Eggman nodded, "Why ask?"

"I'm fairly sure...no. Definitely sure if you hurt...or worse killed anyone close to him? I don't think there's anywhere in the universe...that will help you escape his wrath."

Eggman took a moment to process and understand her point, "Metal...make sure they attack Only Goku and his stupid fighting friends…"

"Understood."

"No sense pulling that pin...again…"

"Okay...it's dark, but I don't detect any Dark Gaia monsters," Krillin whispered as he and Whisper looked out the window of the hotel room they and Vegeta were staying in, "...Whisper, you see anything?"

"Negative…" Whisper answered, looking through the scope of her mask, "No unnatural activity in the water or the people…"

"...Grr…" Vegeta growled a bit in annoyance as he pulled out a communicator and turned it on," Bulma?"

=Yes Vegeta?=

"Put the lynx through….I need to ask her something."

=Eh?=

"Just do it…"

=Don't get snippy with me...wait. Did…=

"I haven't had a fight since I've gotten here, and the bald one and the sniper wolf haven't found any of those Dark Gaia creatures!" Vegeta snapped.

=...Nicole…= Bulma spoke up =Can you do a quick scan of the planet?=

=Doing so now Bulma= Nicole answered in the background =...oh….well now...it seems part of the info Roll obtained during the battle in Mazuri was false….turns out the Gaia temple in Mazuri is on the same part of the Earth Apotos is on=

"..."

"Uh-oh…" Krillin gulped.

"You mean...we went...on a wild...goose chase…?!" Vegeta growled out in pure anger.

=It would seem so=

"FUCK!"

"AHH!" Krillin screamed as he bolted underneath the spare bed, dragging Whisper with him.

"I swear I'm gonna crack that fat egg for getting the info wrong...and bop both the hedgehog and his mate upside the head for….for….!" Vegeta began in his rant.

=Hmm? Bulma, I'm detecting something heading towards Vegeta and his team…= Nicole spoke

=Oh no...now wh…= Bulma began.

"Time to VENT! Bald one! To battle! I need a war club!"

=Vegeta don't…!= Bulma began before Vegeta dropped the communicator and ran through the door, leaving a hole in the shape of him =...he already left, didn't he?=

"Yeah….he did," Krillin answered.

"AHAHAHAHAHA!" Vegeta laughed.

"I think Vegeta's about to get himself banned from this place…" Krillin muttered.

"Along with us, probably," Whisper quietly spoke.

"Ah man…" Krillin sighed, "I really wanted to bring my family here."

"Alright, where is it?" Vegeta questioned as he flew around the empty streets of Apotos, "What sort of failed experiment has the fat man unleashed now? ...Doesn't matter. I'm gonna turn it into my own personal can opener."

"Heh. Big talk coming from someone with a widow's peak," a voice snarked back.

"Why does everyone hyper fixate on that…?" Vegeta growled, "It's still better than what most of you build-a-bear plush toys call a hairline."

"Boy who are you callin' a build-a-bear?" the voice countered as a pair of blurs shot out of the shadows, making Vegeta tense before one of them smacked him into a building.

Just as Vegeta forced himself out of the rubble, he looked up and saw a pair of figures. The two were humans, but a little…off. The first was a towering tall man with ivory white almost silver skin, black hair pulled back and braided into a ponytail, and his clothing consisted of a brown brassard and belt combination, large brown gloves, a long green man-skirt, and yellow and black boots. The second was much shorter…probably even shorter than Krillin, with…oddly purple skin, with his eyes hidden behind yellow framed sunglasses and his head covered in a large green hat. He was dressed in a black and white tuxedo shirt with a dark yellow and blue overcoat. He also had a red bow tie sporting the "Red Ribbon" logo and baggy light blue pants and black boots.

"So your not more of the traitor Mobian freaks who work with the Fatman…" Vegeta spoke noticing the symbol on their clothing, "Don't tell me...you're more In-Laws of the formerly bald one." he sighed, "Original Androids."

"That's right shortman," the shorter of the two stated as he pointed at the much larger figure, "The big guy behind me is Android 14. I am Android 15...and you and your buddies, especially Goku and the blue rat…" he paused as his glasses seemed to shine for a moment, "Are Priority Numero uno…"

"That sounds about right…" Vegeta sighed, "But I can admit….Kakarot is indeed still the Number 1." he smirked, "But the fact that blue brat ranks above me...is a dishonor I can't accept. None are stronger than the Saiyans."

"Big talk coming from someone about to get their ass whooped," Android 15 countered.

"Oh I assure you I…!" Vegeta began before Android 14 tackled into him, sending him flying back before quickly catching himself in the air, "Alright...we're doing this." he cracked his neck as he then dashed forward and tackled 14, sending him flying back even further and then through several buildings, "Good...I was tired of winning this dick measuring contest anyway."

"Yep Vegeta's fighting…" Krillin sighed seeing the smoke clouds as Vegeta punched 14 up into the air before blocking a kick from 15, "Huh…who are they?" he blinked as Vegeta knocked both away with a pulse of ki from his body, "Wait a minute...why is their skin so weird? And they have red...oh...oh no…" he paused.

"No pulse from either of them…" Whisper noted quietly, her mask scanning the two Androids Vegeta were fighting, "...Androids."

"Yeah...that was the terror that was setting in…" Krillin sighed, "But...how?! Most of them are dead...the only ones left are my wife and her brother! Also one of Goku's friends… but still! Where did more come from!?"

"...what's that symbol on their outfits?" Whisper asked, barely spotting the red ribbon-like symbol on the two Androids as Vegeta fought 14 off.

"They have the Red Ribbon Army symbol," Krillin explained, "18's old Jacket has that symbol too, they were made using resources of the same army that Goku dismantled and destroyed when he was 12. It's why Gero hated Goku so much...also we have a working theory based on what 16 looked like...but we decided it was too dark to keep talking about."

"...noted," Whisper muttered.

"But main point…those are Androids!" Krillin panicked.

"Like…your wife?"

"Probably not…18 is like…altered down to the cellular level, but she's still a normal woman. These are probably actual robots…" Krillin added.

"Then why is she called an Android when she's a Cyborg?" Whisper asked.

"You know we never really hashed that out, and she doesn't seem to mind…" Krillin admitted.

"Oh…I s-"

"aaaaaAAAH!" Vegeta screamed as he crashed into the house near them.

"Come on, Short Stack! That th' best you got?" Android 15 taunted from above.

"God damn freaking…RAAGH!" Vegeta roared, shooting up into the air.

"Oh man…he's mad…" Krillin gulped.

Whisper just nodded in agreement before tensing, quickly pushing Krillin out of the way as an energy blast nearly hit them.

"Priority three…Diamond Cutter and Z Warrior spotted," Android 14 spoke in a monotone, looking down as he lowered his hand, "Proceeding to terminate…"

"You keep your hands off that child and midget!" Vegeta shouted kicking 14 away, he spun around and backhanded 15 as soon as he rushed him, "If anything happens to the kid my wife will kill me with nagging…and if the midget comes back with so much as a scratch then his wife will join my wife in trying to kill me."

"...I'm not a child…" Whisper muttered just as Vegeta fired off another energy beam at the two Androids.

"Eh it's fine…it's how Vegeta sees you guys anyway," Krilling muttered as he got up, "Still…better call Bulma and tell her what's happening."

"Don't y-GAH!" Vegeta screamed as Android 14 slammed him into the water below.

"Thats for getting cocky you short Mother fu-OH SHIT!" Android 15 panicked.

"BIG BANG ATTACK!"

*BOOM!*

"...yeah I better call Bulma," Krillin whispered.

"...Ok. So far nothing from Goku or Sonic yet," Bulma whispered as she looked at a large map on the computer screen, "And lord knows what Vegeta's doing…"

=I'm receiving a call from Krillin= Nicole spoke up =Patching him through now=

=Hello, Bulma? You're….not gonna like this= Krillin sighed.

"Oh now what…?"

=That thing Nicole detected Earlier? ...Yeah turns out it was Androids…possibly Dr. Gero's before Eggman possibly reprogrammed them to work for him=

"How?!" Bulma shouted.

=I don't know! I just know they are fighting Vegeta, and he's not going Super Saiyan out of pride!=

"Ahhh…just great!" Bulma groaned, "Now that fat idiot has Gero's machines working for him!"

=Please tell me you have someone to come help?=

=I Don't need h-GAH! Oh you are dead, shrimp!= Vegeta snarled in the background.

"Why doesn't he just transform?" Bulma complained.

=Given Vegeta has proven to be smarter than Goku…I can only assume he is restraining himself using the Super Saiyan form for fear that it might draw the Gark Gaia Influence to him= Nicole offered.

=That…doesn't…sound like Vegeta…= Krillin muttered.

=But it does sound plausible…= Whisper spoke.

"...ugh. Nicole?"

=Trying to contact Goku now…=

"...huh. So I have missed a lot," Rotor noted, currently munching on some grilled fish, "Heh…only you would get into some crazy adventure, Sonic…"

"Well now I got some more buddies to drag along with me," Sonic smirked, jerking a thumb over at Goku as he was munching on a particularly large tuna fish.

"Like a tall alien monkey man with power to level a planet?" Rotor asked.

"Hey. He might not be a brain like you and Tails…but don't deny if we had him on the team ages ago…we probably would have won in no time flat." Sonic argued, "He's already given Eggman some kind of heart problem from the mere fact he used to be able to teleport to his location on a whim."

"Used to?"

"Eggy learned to finally hide from him."

"Seriously?"

"I can't se…" Goku began before swallowing, "I can't sense him or his minions…"

"Ahh…I see," Rotor noted, "...and right now you guys are looking for the Gaia Temple, right?"

"Hai," Roll nodded.

"Think you might know where it is?" Tangle asked.

"We're hoping to get it fast." Sonic added, "And not just cause speed is my thing, I mean its partly that. But we would like to fix the world before…anything goes wrong."

"There's a demon inside the core of the planet." Goku blurted.

"...hmm…" Rotor pondered for a moment as he held his chin in thought, "...well the village elder gave me the key to the Temple to make sure no one would steal it, but…from what I've been hearing, monsters-which I assume are more Dark Gaia creatures from what you've told me-have been spotted near it at night, lead by some giant icy sea serpent."

"I'm on it." Goku spoke up after finishing his meal.

"Then th-" Sonic began before a beeping went off, "?"

"Hai?" Roll spoke as she pulled out her communicator.

=Please tell us Goku is with you= Bulma's voice sighed.

"...why?"

=Because Vegeta is fighting two Androids…Dr Gero Androids=

"Did he make 18 mad again?" Goku asked.

=That's on me. I should have given more details…=

"I take it you want me to go to Vegeta and help?" Goku asked.

=Yes please=

"Okay." Goku put his hands to his forehead and vanished from the room.

"...Is it weird that I imagine an audible pop going off when he does that?" Tangle asked.

"I'd believe it," Sonic muttered.

"AHH!" Krillin screamed as he ran from an energy blast fired by Android 14.

Android 14 grunted as he prepared to fire off another blast, only for a few laser shots hit him in the chest, prompting him to look nearby to see Whisper taking cover. He was about to fire at her hiding spot before he tensed, "...Priority One; Son Goku. Detected…"

"About damn time…!" Android 15 laughed as he dodged another kick from Vegeta, "Whoop! Missed me again, MC Widows Peak!"

"I am going to mount your head in my training room…" Vegeta growled.

"Heads up!" a red flash shouted as 15 was kicked away and sent flying into 14.

"Goku!" Krillin cheered.

"That took an extra jump…I poofed into a flying country by accident…" Goku sighed, "Anyway, what's the story here?"

"More tin cans Gero never finished, fixed up by the Fatman," Vegeta explained, "And they want to kill you Kakarot."

"Aw…and here I thought me and Eggy were becoming buddies." Goku complained, "I even told him about that creepy mole on his back I found that time in the hot tub."

"Ha-have you been…hanging around the lardass?" Vegeta asked.

"Well how else am I gonna make him good? I can't hit him like I did most of my friends." Goku argued.

"I am not your friend…" Vegeta argued.

"You say that…but Bulma is my first best friend…and your her husband…so…" Goku argued.

"That does not mean a damn thing!" Vegeta shouted.

"Oh come on, we fused before!" Goku argued.

"NEVER AGAIN!"

"Oh come on…just cause you're not my number 1 friend doesn't mean you need to be rude about it." Goku argued, "It's Krillin by the way."

"Woohoo~!" Krillin cheered.

"I will kill you too!" Vegeta growled.

"Oh ho no~" Krillin whispered in fear.

"Yo this…this is the guy that's been given' the doc so much trouble?" Android 15 blinked, quickly fixing his glasses up as he got off Android 14.

"Very low IQ…" Android 14 stated.

"But he's built like a goddamn brick shithouse…nature's way of compensating I guess…" Android 15 muttered.

"Will send Message to the Doctor…" 14 spoke.

"Just blow them up already!" Vegeta shouted, firing off his Big Bang Attack at them.

"Oh dang!" 15 panicked.

"Hmm?" Eggman blinked as a message appeared on his screen, "Ah from 14. Let's see…Goku has appeared…he's dumber than you said…will message later…explosions are happening…" he read, "Well…I guess I should have stressed…he's only selectively clever…that darn crafty monkey man."

"Doctor," Metal spoke up, earning Eggman's attention as the robotic hedgehog approached him, "The final touches to Android 13 are done."

"Oooh~! Perfect!" Eggman beamed as he turned towards a lone pod, "Activate him!"

"Affirmative," Metal nodded as he pressed something on a nearby console, causing the pod to open up and reveal a tall, muscular figure stepping out.

"...heh. Mighty kind of ya' doctor," the figure spoke in a southern accent.

"...I thought we patched that," Eggman blinked.

"We tried…his programming refused to accept the patch," Metal answered.

"Doc…you can't fix what ain't broke~" the Android spoke, his long white hair flipping back as he adjusted his vest, "Now…where's mah Trucker hat?" at that, a robotic arm slowly descended from the ceiling and placed a red cap upon his head.

"How?!" Eggman demanded.

"Why do I hear banjo music…?" Metal asked himself.

"BIG BANG ATTACK!" Vegeta roared out, firing off another massive energy sphere at Android 14, only for him to cross his arms as he fully took the blast, "Grr...!"

"Ha ha! Come on, monkey boy! You gotta be faster than that!" Android 15 laughed as he was now dodging Goku's punches, "Come on, keep up with me f-AHH HA!" he yelped when a laser shot hit his back pocket, "YO! That better not have hit my fl-" he began as he turned, only for Goku to hit him from behind as he crashed into a rock formation.

"Distraction worked…" Whisper…well whispered as her weapon's barrel had a bit of smoke slowly come out of it.

"Least with Goku here, we have a better chance," Krillin added.

"I HEARD THAT, BALD O-GAH! Oh that's it! I'm choking you with your own hair!"

"Wow Vegeta's mad…what happened to him?" Goku blinked.

"You really don't get the effect you have on folks do you, Goku?" Krillin sighed.

"I'm just being friendly…" Goku argued simply, blocking a swing from 15 before kicking him away, "Least it's just these two we gotta deal with."

"Correction…it's three."

"Wh-" Goku began before a massive red energy sphere slammed into him and Vegeta, the explosion sending them flying back, "Ahh!"

"Oh now what?!" Vegeta complained as he and Goku regained their footing in the air.

"Howdy there…" the voice began as the smoke cleared, revealing Android 13 floating in the air, "I'm Android 13…Look at mah Trucker hat."

"What?!" Krillin gawked.

"Greetings…" 13 smirked.

"Where the hell did you freaks come from?" Vegeta growled.

"Now…funny story about that," 13 chuckled as he crossed his arms just as 14 and 15 floated up next to him, "Before the doc had us fixed up, Dr. Gero deemed us, in his own words, defective, leaving us on the proverbial shelf until the kind Dr. Eggman found us in the doc's old sublab, and decided to give us a little touch up."

"...defective?" Whisper repeated.

"Unlike the mighty 17 and 18, we don't have the final model energy generator, and likewise we lack the Good Doctor Gero and the other one's energy absorption tech. But the good Doc decided it fitting to use those there fake Chaos Emeralds to finish our energy cores."

"...of course. Of FUCKING COURSE THERE WAS ANOTHER ONE!" Vegeta complained.

"...so what's your detectives?" Goku asked, ignoring Vegeta's ranting at the moment.

"D…" Whisper began…before she sighed once she saw Krillin shaking his head.

"It's best to not even try. We don't need Goku to be smart…" Krillin sighed, "We just needed him to be the strongest."

"Well if ya must know Monkey man, we have defects besides our unfinished energy cores. 15 still has attitude issues and for some reason…a drinking problem…we don't like to talk about it," 13 muttered.

"It's only a problem when I run out!" 15 argued, pausing from drinking from a small flask.

"14, big as he may be, has a slight grammar malfunction with his vocal system and that's why he talks in pauses and broken sentences." 13 added.

"It…is not as bad…"

"And is yours the whole country hick thing?" Vegeta sighed.

"Well, the good doctor could not tolerate my dulcet tones, my choice in vernacular, and my particular method of…ar-ti-cu-lation~" 13 finished while he ignored Vegeta.

"Oh…" Goku muttered.

"Now then…" 13 began as he uncrossed his arms, "Now that we've got the talkin' out of the way, Ah believe we have some business to attend to. Id Est, sending you varmints into a cold sleep in the water. 14, you take care of the two shrimps. 15, the prince is all yours."

"Is it because both are…short?" 14 asked.

"Oh now that's just rude…" 15 complained.

"Topic ended!" 13 shouted, flying off and charging at Goku.

"Woah boy!" Goku yelped as he dodged a punch from 13, only for him to grab his leg and send him flying hard into the water.

"Ah!" Krillin yelped as the resulting splash hit a good portion of the town's street, "Ahh…things just went pear-shaped fast…"

"...?!" Whisper tensed as 14 was instantly before them, "Enemy…"

"I really wish we had Gohan right now!" Krillin panicked as he grabbed Whisper and jumped back just as 14 punched at the ground, causing it to cave in, "Guys! I'm not exactly strong enough to take one of these, remember?!"

"Busy!" Vegeta shouted as he and 15 traded blows.

"Gah! Han-GAH!" Goku coughed as 13 dragged him back down into the water.

"Oh crud!" Krillin panicked, quickly blasting a ki blast at 14…who just walked through it, "Oh…man…if I die 18 will drag my soul back and double kill me…"

14 reared his arm back to punch, only to flinch as his arm refused to move.

"You know…I knew this would be a bad idea to let you go anywhere with these idiots…" a woman with neck-length blonde-hair sighed as 14 was suddenly flipped over and into the ground, causing it to cave in, "But I wanted to be supportive given the situation. Bulma owes me big time for making my husband do something so stupid." 14 was suddenly punted into the sky and into Vegeta and 15, sending all three crashing through several buildings.

"...that felt like it was on purpose…" Whisper noted quietly.

"Oh am I glad to see you, 18," Krillin sighed in relief.

"I told you this was a bad idea the moment you said Vegeta." 18 sighed, "But at the same time given the situation…not a lot of good talking you out of it could have done."

"That much is true," Krillin nodded just as Goku was sent flying out of the water.

"Gah!...so…hah…that's how long I can hold my breath while getting punched in the ribs…" he coughed, "Also I forget how bad salt water tastes…."

"I would have worried less if you left with just Goku…" 18 admitted, "At least he cares enough to shield you…" she suddenly swung her arm out and backhanded 14 before kicking him away, "Alright…so I'm guessing Gero left behind more freaks like him and that clown thing?"

"There is a third one," Whisper responded just as 13 flew up out of the water, shaking his hat a bit to get it dry.

"Because of course there's a third one…" 18 groaned.

"Well now…" 13 began, putting his hat back on as he noticed 18, "This is quite th' surprise. Good evening to you, 18."

"Oh…I'm getting some annoying flashbacks to 17's stupid roadtrip…" 18 groaned.

"Hi 18!" Goku waved before he and 13 went back to trading blows.

"You keep him busy Goku, we'll take care of the other weirdos." 18 ordered.

"Can we?" Krillin asked.

"Well…I'm here." 18 argued.

"Touche…" Krillin nodded.

"Also you've gotten soft fighting regular criminals." 18 added.

"Harsh…"

"But take solace in the fact you're one of the only two of your friends working a normal job." 18 smiled, "That alone is why you are a much more reliable husband."

"Aw…" Krillin smiled.

"But…leave it to me, I miss smacking around dumbasses most days." she smirked, brushing some hair behind her ear.

"No need to tell me twice," Krillin nodded before blinking, "...wait. I just realized…Goku left…" he began before he nearly fumbled in catching a Warp Ring, "?"

"Bulma had a feeling Goku would take up some time, so she had Piccolo give me that to give you," 18 explained.

"Oh…fair I guess," Krillin muttered as he threw the ring out, causing it to expand, "Let's hurry up, Whisper."

"..." Whisper took a moment to look at 18, her mask over her face as she scanned her, "...understood."

"?" 18 raised a brow at that as the two quickly leapt into the Warp Ring just as it shrank.

"Get off!" Vegeta shouted as an explosion blasted the Androids away.

"Damn sideblindin'..." 15 muttered, one of his sunglasses lens cracked a bit as his hat was torn on the side, revealing the glass-dome covering his robotic brain inside.

"14, tell th' doc we're gonna be runnin' late," 13 ordered, adjusting his gloves as he smirked a bit, "We're about t' have ourselves a nice, ol-fashion hoedown…"

"Oh this isn't gonna get old fast." 18 sighed.

"Why did you throw him at me?!" Vegeta complained.

"Mmm…" she shrugged.

"Ugh…" Vegeta sighed.

"Well…I wanted a fun challenge…" Goku sighed, landing next to them as he shook his head, and then his entire body like a dog to get the water off.

"God dammit Kakarot!" Vegeta complained as 18 hid behind him to avoid getting splashed.

"Good to see you too, Goku," 18 sighed.

"This…might be fun." 13 smirked.

"Ha!" Goku roared, flashing to Super Saiyan as he charged at 13.

The two clashed, causing a large flash of light to fill the sky as the two flew up as a blur of yellow and red light that clashed multiple times in the air.

"So…" Vegeta began, glaring at 15 as he flashed into Super Saiyan as well, "Are you ready to die, An…"

"Hold on…" 15 held a finger up, pulling his flask out as he began to drink from it.

"...a…are y…" Vegeta began before 15 held the finger up again, "..."

"Aight…" 15 began as he put the flask away, "Let's do this thing, short stack."

"..." Vegeta's response was to punt him into another empty building.

"AH BITCH!"

"So…" 18 began, sighing as she stared at 14, "Guess that means I have you…"

"This was…most…unexpected…" 14 spoke.

"Yeah…well you tried to kill my husband…So you brought this upon yourself, cause that adorable guy is literally one of the only two good things I've ever had in my life. So…I'm going to rip your arms off and beat your own ass with them." 18 smirked.

"Crapbaskets…" 14 muttered.

"So…that's the situation, huh?" Krillin asked, having been caught up on what was happening on Sonic's end once he and Whisper arrived in Rotor's place.

"Yup. Chances are if we want to get to the Gaia Temple here, we're gonna have to get through the Dark Gaia creatures guarding it," Sonic replied.

"And our three scariest blondes are all busy fighting Gero androids Eggman found and fixed up." Krillin sighed.

"I'm sure we can handle it." Sonic argued.

"When I hear you say that, all that I hear is Goku…" Krillin spoke, "And then I get flashbacks…to all the times he said that and then we had to fight crazy stuff out of our league. We do what the smart people say here for a reason, buddy."

"That seems harsh," Sonic crossed his arms.

"I am married and a father. I am not dying to an alien again," Krillin defended.

"Guy makes a heck of a good point." Rotor added.

"See, the new kid agrees with me!" Krillin declared, "Well new to me, but you get my point."

"Still need to be careful," Whisper advised, wearing a dark-grey parka as Roll handed her back her weapon, "Considering those Androids were after Goku…chances are Eggman knows of what we're intending to do…"

"Also true!" Krillin spoke up, "But given how I think he works, I imagine at the moment he's pushing the stopping us work onto his more competent subordinates while he enjoys and yells at a screen as he watches Goku fight those Androids."

"Yeah sounds like him," Sonic muttered with Rotor nodding in agreement.

"But that just means we need to be careful depending on who he sent to deal with us." Rotor offered.

"Given he's making them into the Cyborg type of Android my wife is…" Killin held a hand up to Rotor, "Yeah yeah I know, two different things but we've just been using it as an umbrella term for years, it's like pointing out your Chaos Emeralds are not all green."

"Touche," Rotor nodded in perfect understanding.

"...why don't we split up?" Tangle offered, earning looks from the others, "N-not like that! I mean..one team goes to deal with Eggbutt's cronies, and the others sneak into the Gaia Temple to deal with the big nasties there."

"Well that would work, but given the situation, We'd have to be a distraction type deal. Sonic here is stronger, but he's also come down with a case of…werewolf-ness…"

"What?" Rotor blinked.

"Oh right…didn't tell you that," Sonic muttered, "Long story short? I ended up smelling some of that smoke those Dark Gaia creatures are made of, and now I go full werewolf…werehog…whatever. Point is I change at night.".

"It has us ever so slightly concerned." Roll added.

"But its kinda funny, the first time it happened him and Goku tried to eat each other." Tangle giggled.

"No he doesn't eat Mobians…biting and eating is just his first instinct when he panics…" Krillin sighed to Rotor, "He's bitten so many enemies…we keep telling him one day he's gonna catch something."

"Hmm…yeah you totally sound like you have a Sonic." Rotor nodded.

"Oh it was worse when we were kids!" Krillin added.

"Oh I could tell you stories of all the adventures Me, Sonic and the others had when we were younger," Rotor chuckled.

"The biggest heart attack Goku ever gave us was when we found out he somehow became a dad…that man does not strike confidence as a caretaker." Krillin chuckled, "Thankfully Chi-Chi is super mom…and Piccolo took care to keep Gohan from becoming just…Goku 2.0." he laughed, "Ah…oh…I fear for Sonic's future children."

"Oh I totally get that!" Rotor laughed.

"Hey…" Sonic crossed his arms.

"You ran through a wall…" Krillin argued, "After a single week of bed rest…cause you broke half the bones in your body fighting a space monster with Goku."

"Goku broke more…" Sonic argued.

"You don't compete with Goku over that…" Krillin argued, "This is a man whose first instinct is to bite things, his second is to hit it, and the third is befriending it."

"Kinda like you, Sonic," Rotor added.

"Oh come on. I…" Sonic began.

"Knuckles, Shadow, Silver-still don't know what happened to him-, Monkey Kahn…" Rotor listed.

"Ok ok. I see your point…" Sonic muttered.

"I really hope Roll is prepared to take care of what amounts to a small blue Goku…" Krillin muttered.

"I mean Sonic is still just a regular Mobian…Goku is an alien…" Rotor muttered, "Might be a whole different deal with his brain going on." he tapped his head.

"I know right…learning Goku was an alien explained so much!" Krillin nodded, "Mostly turning into a giant Monkey under the light of a full moon."

"They transform too?" Rotor asked.

"Yeah it was scary…" Krillin sighed, "Worse when Vegeta did it…he crushed Goku like a stress ball."

"Ooh…" Rotor cringed a bit at that.

"...wait…what would happen if Sonic became a giant Mr. Monster man?!" Chip panicked.

"Yeah I don't think that's a Mobian thing," Krillin replied, "Goku and Vegeta can do it because they are Saiyans, aliens not born on this planet. They have a lot of weird nonsense going on, like how when they get hurt they heal up stronger, they can hold their breath almost forever, they eat ten times their body weight in food for one meal. And when they have tails and look at the full moon, they turn into unstoppable murder monsters."

"I see," Rotor noted as he held his chin in thought, "Hmm…what if the moon was blocked by clouds?"

"Hmm?"

"Well you say he needs to see it."

"Hmm…most of the times it was a clear sky," Krillin muttered, "But I guess you just need to see the light, Vegeta had a trick to make an artificial moon out of energy to replicate the effect."

"...I think I might have something to help with that," Rotor said as he walked over to a corner of the room with a workbench.

"...new invention?" Sonic guessed.

"Well aside from working out and stuff, I had plenty of free time," Rotor chuckled as he picked up a pair of high-tech sunglasses, "Was honestly curious on making a plausible pair of sunglasses to work at night, blocking the moon's beam from hitting you while at the same time helping you see at night."

"Really?" Roll blinked.

"Yup! It's a prototype for now, but…" he paused as he turned to present the sunglasses, "I present Moonglasses. Perfect for looking cool at night, for any possible stakeouts at night, and for preventing any werewolf-related incidents from happening."

"Well if it'll keep Sonic from roiding out and biting me…let's give it a shot." Krillin spoke.

"Why would I…" Sonic began.

"It's always me…" Krillin sighed.

"...already getting dark," Whisper spoke, noticing it was starting to get darker out there.

"Oh geez! Hurry, give me th-" Sonic began before he was engulfed in dark energy, changing back into his Werehog state, "Ahh! Not a….wait. I don't feel all…killy…"

"You don't?" Tangle blinked, poking from her hiding spot with Roll.

"No. It's almost like after Goku beat me after I first turned into this…"

"...hmm…maybe for you, it's different," Rotor guessed as he held his chin in thought, "Krillin, you said in order for Goku and this Vegeta to change, they need to look at the moon, right?"

"That's right."

"Well…it's a working theory here, but these Dark Gaia creatures are more active during the night," Rotor explained, "Chances are thanks to whatever this Dark Gaia infected Sonic with, it turns him into this 'Werehog' form at night, regardless of where he is."

"So…it's a lack of light." Krillin nodded, "Like totally backwards compared to the Saiyan thing."

"Exactly," Rotor nodded.

"So…until we can deal with Dark Gaia…" Sonic began.

"You'll end up as a Werehog at night," Roll finished.

"Boy that has to make things awkward…" Krillin spoke up bluntly.

"Tell me about it…" Sonic muttered as he looked at his arms, "Trying to get through narrow doorways is gonna be a pain at night…"

"But you are very warm and toasty," Roll complimented, giving him a hug and giving out a content sigh, "So fluffy…"

"I'm sure you'll be fine," Rotor assured as he put the glasses down, "For now…let's get to planning."

"No we're not hitting things harder till it works out." Krillin turned to Sonic and Tangle.

"Drat…"

"Gh!" Goku grunted crashing into a building, "You're a lot stronger…" he grunted as 13 floated down.

"Well to be fair, the good Doctor took an extra bit of time to ensure…I am capable of killin' you nice and slowly." 13 chuckled.

"I'm surprised he made you able to keep up with Super Saiyan, especially with how much I've mastered it." Goku grunted, "That excites me a little…I guess that means…he is gonna keep challenging me, so I can work harder…" his aura flared to life brightly as his hair began flashing, "So if he's listening…thank you Eggman…for giving me another reason to keep growing stronger!"

"No! You're supposed to panic! Hate this! Don't get excited! Stop getting excited!" Eggman shouted, "This is nothing like Sonic…whatever I come up with just makes him happy and he tries harder! 13 Kill him now!"

"This was a mistake…" Metal deadpanned.

"I know that!" Eggman snapped.

"HA!" Goku roared as he and 13 crossed fists and hit one another, causing a massive shockwave.

The two began trading blows back and forth, only for Goku to flinch as 13 landed a kick to his stomach that sent him flying back. Goku corrected himself and flipped around to land on the side of a building…after a moment the windows shattered and part of it caved in as Goku flew back up. 13 blinked before he was kicked across the face, sending him rocketing back and through a building. Goku looked down only to gasp when a massive red sphere of energy shot out and slammed into him with a massive explosion. 13 flew out before smirking as a barrage of ki blasts began raining down on him.

Vegeta grunted as he traded blows with 15 back and forth, the two flying through the streets at high speed. Vegeta blocked a punch before grabbing 15's arm and spinning him around and tossing him into and through the street. Vegeta quickly spun around before he swung his hand and tossed a ki blast through the hole causing an explosion which distorted the roads and caused manhole covers all across the road to pop off as it seemed like Vegeta ignited the multitude of gasses found within the sewer system with that.

"Ah geez! This is my best suit too!" 15 complained as he flew out, his sunglasses now completely broken to reveal his robotic eyes.

"Hmm…durable little freak…" Vegeta grumbled, flexing his hand, "Can't rely on changing forms all the time," he spoke to himself, "If the fat man is going to make more and more freaks based on Gero's work," he pulled on his glove to tighten it, "I'll just have to improve myself to handle them," he smirked.

"I really wish they'd realize they cause just as much damage as the bad guys…" 18 sighed as she swung around and kicked 14 knocking him back, but before he hit a building she grabbed him by his ponytail, and with a tug she pulled him back towards her and into her palm as she batted him away and let him land in a fountain, "Well who am I kidding? I've known Goku long enough to know that logic just goes over their heads…mostly Vegeta…"

"I heard that!" Vegeta shouted.

"If you can then news flash; you were meant to." 18 sighed, putting a hand on her hip.

"You guys really shouldn't hang out!" Goku spoke up as he traded blows with 13.

"Bulma hangs out with her!" Vegeta barked.

"And you're always with Bulma…" Goku argued.

"I am not having this argument with you, Kakarot!" Vegeta snapped.

"Not really an argument if I'm right." Goku pointed out, "Gah!" he grunted as 13 punched him.

"No wonder the Doctor has heart problems, you are a pain to deal with…" 13 muttered, "...in fact, how in th' blazes did Gero have so much trouble killin' you?"

"I'm very…stubborn," Goku grunted as he rubbed his jaw.

"Mmm…" 13 nodded...before firing a large red energy sphere at Goku with just his fingertip.

"Ahh!" Goku yelped before the sphere hit him, sending him rocketing back into the ocean.

"Careful, son! You might catch a cold from all the baths!" 13 laughed.

"Goku is far too stupid to get sick…" 18 sighed.

"On that much one can agree…Kakarot is the epitome of idiocy." Vegeta grumbled before 15's knee slammed into the back of his head, "Gah!"

"Now who's the pot calling the kettle back?" 15 taunted..before Vegeta snapped his neck around to glare at him, "...mistakes were made."

"Yeeep~" Vegeta smirked as his ki flared up, "Now I'm pissed…" he raised his arms before swinging them down as his ki flared brightly and exploded outward as a literal explosion.

"AHH BITCH!" 15 screamed as he was sent flying.

"Mmm…" 14 grunted as he stepped out of the fountain, water dripping off him as he glared at 18.

"Come on big guy. Learn when to stop when you're outmatched, you guys aren't Saiyans. So getting up after an asskicking won't make you stronger." 18 sighed, "But given none of you used to be actual people, I doubt this lesson will sink in."

"MMM!" 14 grunted as he charged, his fist reeled back as he threw a heavy punch at her. 14 grunted as his fist connected with something only to tense as 18 blocked it with her hand.

"I tried…I can tell my husband that much. But guess you gotta learn your lesson like Vegeta did…" she twisted his wrist and flipped him over, before lifting her leg and kicking 14's arm with amazing force as a loud cracking sound filled the air and he was sent skipping across the ground before slamming into a car, "Surprisingly not as hard to break a robotic arm as Vegeta's…" she lifted her hand and began unleashing a barrage of ki blasts, which pelted 14 and set off a large explosion.

"Ahh…" Eggman gasped silently as he looked at the screen.

"Brutal…" Metal muttered.

=Hey Doc, the boys seem to be strugglin' somethin' awful fierce down here. I could kill Goku, but mah boys will likely end up scrap before that. And we ain't ready for that just yet. So what say we pull out, you fix em up and then we gang up and kill the monkey another time?= 13 radioed in.

'D'oh…blast it! ...Though I did get a bit of a good show in…' Eggman thought, "Good idea. 13, gather 14 and 15 and retreat back to base!"

=You got it Doc. Alright boys! We're heading home, lets go!=

"Leaving already?" Vegeta growled as 13 floated down to help 14 up.

"Well let's just say when you're a misfit Android, you have a stronger sense of loyalty then the rest." 13 chuckled as 15 stumbled over, "I mean I at the very least got more loyalty then you two," he looked at Vegeta and 18, "Say…whatever did happen to that big dumb bald fella? You know he was kinda funny Mr. Prince? And how long has it been since you last gave a call to your brother there, 18?"

"That is none of your business…" 18 replied with a dangerous glare.

"What are you getting at?!" Vegeta snapped.

"Just saying…when the chips were down…you two abandoned your only friend…how can anyone trust you won't do it again when the chips are down? I mean…we all remember what happened a while back with Buu…right?" 13 smirked at Vegeta, making his eyes go wide, "How many did ya kill there Mr. Prince? I'm surprised Goku even welcomed you back after that one. You must be one lucky Son of a Bastard to have a friend so trusting,"

"He is not my friend!" Vegeta snapped, only to flinch as 13 held a hand up to them and a blinding flash emitted making Vegeta grunt, "Gah he pulled a bald one!"

"Later Fleshbags!" 13 cheered as they flew off.

"Bwah!" Goku sputtered, finally surfacing, "Aw…they left…"

"Goku get out of the water…" 18 sighed.

"Okay…" Goku groaned, flying up.

"God…son of a…" Vegeta growled out

"You okay Vegeta?"

"I'm fine!" he growled, "Ah…he just blinded me!"

"Don't worry it'll go away." Goku smiled, "I should know, Tien pulled that trick on me all the time."

"You are one weirdly good friend Goku…" 18 sighed with a small smile, "No wonder Krillin considers you family."

"Is what I do." Goku smiled.

"Anyways…now the Fatman has Androids Gero made…along with the process to make Androids like you…" he turned to 18, "We are either screwed…or in for a long annoying life…"

"Eh…I'm sure we can handle it." Goku shrugged.

"I…ugh. Why do I bother at times…?" Vegeta groaned.

"Oh come on Vegeta, its not like we haven't faced worse!" Goku cheered, "I mean…you alone caused more damage." he joked.

"Grrr…"

"Maybe not a good time to joke about it, Goku." 18 sighed.

"Well I guess we can head back to Sonic and Krillin and get back to work on dealing with this nonsense." Goku offered.

"Probably a good idea then," 18 nodded, "Hopefully they haven't gotten into any trouble.:

"...oh there is a lot more than I thought…" Krillin whispered, seeing a large group of Eggpawns and Legionnaires standing outside of a large icy cave.

"Looks like Eggman has both factions of the Dark Legion here to block our way," Rotor noted, a slight frown on his face, 'If that's true…'

"I'm just glad Goku's not here…his first instinct would be to rush in and blow everything up." Krillin sighed.

"I'm back!" Goku shouted, Instant Transmissioning behind Krillin while wearing a large blue parka.

"GH!" Krillin tensed before he forced him down, "Quiet!"

"Hmm? Why?" Goku blinked before Krillin pointed ahead, "Oh…ok. Just g-"

"No," Rotor spoke, holding a hand up, "Me and Krillin are part of the distraction team…Sonic and Roll will be sneaking into the cave to reach the Gaia Temple and deal with the Dark Gaia creatures inside."

"Eh…?" Goku blinked, "But that's so boring…"

"Which is why you'll be part of their team," Rotor added, "The rest of us can handle things out here."

"Wait what happened to 18?" Krillin asked, "Oh…and Vegeta."

"I left Vegeta with Bulma, and 18 is…" Goku turned to his left, "Huh…she used to be right here...when we teleported…"

"Oh no…" Krillin realized.

=Halt! Intruder detected! Stop in the name of the E-=

*BOOM!*

"AH!" Krillin panicked.

"Who's that?" Rotor asked.

"My wife!"

"She's really strong," Goku added as another explosion went off.

"...know what? Fine...I can work with this," Rotor muttered before pulling out a communicator, "Sonic, that's your cue. Tangle, Whisper, seems we're going with plan B."

=YES!/Understood= Tangle and Whisper responded.

=Gotcha Rote= Sonic added.

"Goku?" Rotor began as he got up, "I believe that's your cue to join Sonic and Roll."

"Aww~ But I wanna fight out…"

"You can fight the Dark Gaia Creatures inside."

"Later!" Goku vanished.

"I worry for that man…" Krillin sighed just as a giant ball made of crumpled up robots was tossed over their heads, "Nice throw honey!"

"Hmm," 18 smiled a bit at that, pausing from using a large hammer to smash a larger Eggpawn.

"Inform the Grandmasters! We have i-ack!" a Legionnaire gagged when Krillin kicked him away.

"Intr-!" two more began before Rotor grabbed them from behind and bashed their heads together.

"Sorry…why don't you two take a nice nap?" Rotor said as he let the two unconscious grunts fall into the snow.

"Alright," 18 smirked, "If you have anything bigger…now's a good time to send it out. I'm getting bored picking on so many weak enemies"

"RAGH!" a larger grunt roared out as he tried to attack from behind...only for a certain lemur tail to wrap around his head, "?! MMMM!"

*BAM!*

"...Mmm…": the large grunt wheezed as he feel over, Tangle's tail unwrapping from his head as Whisper lifted up her weapon in its hammer form.

"Yeah seriously, bring out the big guys!" Tangle challenged while Whisper just sighed a bit.

"...?!" Whisper tensed as she quickly grabbed Tangle, barely moving her out of the way of a large icy gale that came at them.

"Well…this is a surprise I didn't expect…" Tundra's voice began, making everyone turn to see him approach..all while he had his eyes narrowed a bit at Rotor, "Hello…son."

"Oh good Marron's not here…" Krillin sighed, "What kind of Darth Vader shit is this…"

"...it's complicated," Rotor responded, a serious tone in his voice as he glared at the older walrus, "Just leave him to me…"

"This does seem complicated." 18 spoke up, "But he seems like a mostly angry wall of meat and toxic masculinity…"

"Haha…ah she got his number." Tangle chuckled.

"...grr…" Tundra growled before cracking his knuckles, "Fine…Akhlut can have the others then…"

"Wh-AHH!" Krillin screamed when he was hit from the side by a psionic blast.

"Really?" Tangle complained, "Did they stick both the big lugs here? And us without a super powered Alien…"

"I'm right h-" 18 began before she was suddenly dragged underneath the snow.

A few moments passed by the spot the female Android was dragged into suddenly exploded in a mix of snow and ice, the forms of 18 and Akhlut jumping out as they landed a few feet across from each other.

"You know what fine," she sighed, "You attacked my husband…so…I was gonna collect your head to mount in our room anway."

"Ugh…I'm okay…" Krillin groaned, sitting up.

"Stay down Krillin."

"Go get em honey…" he groaned, passing out.

"You know, you made one big mistake, Shamu…when it comes to this world's pecking order…I easily take a spot in the top five…" 18 cracked her knuckles, "So…I'll give you this one warning…work with the bucktooth wonder…or else."

"They're tusks!" Tundra barked.

"And I'm gonna turn those into fireplace pokers when I'm done." 18 smiled.

"GRR!"

"Oh don't mind him…" Akhlut stated before a dark-violet aura surrounded him, "He's just upset I was first to be upgraded…"

"Upgra-" Rotor began before he blocked a punch form his father, the spot he got punched on slowly being engulfed in ice, "?!"

"The doctor knew he wouldn't stand a chance against the Saiyans and their allies, so he decided to make some…changes," Tundra stated as he moved his arm back, letting Rotor grip his frozen fist, "And I will accept those changes so I won't lose to that pathetic orca!"

"That's fine…once our force alliance is done…" Akhlut paused as he grinned at Tundra, "You'll be next…"

"So even Mobian men are driven by ego's too big for their own small frames…" 18 muttered in an annoyed tone, "I really lucked out didn't I?" she whispered to herself.

"Oi!" Tundra complained at that.

"Whats the matter? Never been talked down to by a woman? Or is your fragile ego so frail that one bad day of getting talked down to shatters all your confidence?" 18 went on, "You really are like Vegeta…but…at least he seems like a decent dad."

"?!" Tundra's eyes widened in anger before he roared out, a dark-icy blue aura surrounding him, "You'll regret those words!" he roared out before holding his breath in…before unleashing a massive icy-blue beam surrounded by a blizzard at her.

However, just before it impacted…it stopped and spread out in such a way it avoided her, Krillin, Tangle and Whisper, with the branching beam spreading out and striking Akhlut by mistake. 18 smirked, lowering her hand to reveal a barrier she put up.

"Was I supposed to let that hit us?" she smiled.

"Idiot…she goaded you into that…she erected that dome before she finished talking!" Akhlut grunted, holding his frozen arm.

"Stay out of this!" Tundra snapped.

"Bye-bye~" 18 smirked as she appeared behind Tundra and blasted him in the back, sending him crashing into Akhlut.

"Idiot…you stand no chance against her, she's smarter then you will ever be." Akhlut tossed Tundra off, "Strong as you might be, she outclasses you mentally…"

"Doesn't seem too hard," 18 argued, "Pretty sure Goku is smarter."

"You're…not wrong there," Rotor panted a bit, holding onto his frozen limb as he got up.

"Here…" 18 sighed with a smile as she put her hand up, and formed a ball of ki to melt the ice, "These upgrades are the same as what I have, they more or less let them use energy to enhance their natural abilities. Which for Mobians I can only assume means a lot more crazy stuff."

"...again, you're not wrong," Rotor admitted as the ice melted up, the walrus started to get feeling in his hand back.

"Well, Eggman only copied what Gero did to me. Mine is probably better given it was his so called Magnum Opus…" 18 sighed, "But I can still fight with those lughead Saiyans, so you can leave dealing with them to me." she offered, "If you want to be able to keep up, there's a scary but nice Alien who can teach you all you want in a way that isn't pure insanity."

"Ahh…duly noted," Rotor nodded as Tangle and Whisper helped pick up Krillin, "As for your offer…" he paused as he turned to the side, faintly seeing what looked like an elevator in the side of the icewall, "Sounds like a plan. I'll take the girls and Krillin so we can head inside their base. Chances are with both Grand Masters out there, the grunts inside won't have anyone to give them commands."

"Smart kid," 18 smiled, "Well I'll leave it to you. I'm not good at this technical stuff…but if its teaching a guy with an ego who needs a serious ass kicking, some lessons in humility. Well that is something I love to do."

"Can you try not to break everyone's arms clean off again?" Krillin groaned.

"No promises…" she smiled, "I do want those tusks though…I have to get something out of this trip."

"That's the best I can do and am not risking anymore." Killin spoke up, "Time to go kids!"

"Now…I believe we had a conversation to continue." 18 looked to the two Grandmasters just as Rotor and the others ran off, "Who's giving me their teeth first? You Worst Dad of the year, cause those will be a challenge to snap off…"

"I will destroy you…" Tundra growled.

"Ooh, seems like someone has lost his manners when it comes to talking to a lady. Though if you were half as good of a husband as you are a father…I doubt there's anyone waiting for you to come home." she frowned, "So why don't you drop the tough guy act…and give it a shot so I can kick your ass and move onto the smart one."

"...fine…" Tundra frowned as he stood ready, "I'll deal with you first…and then take care of my son…"

"The fact you said that like it was poison…really makes me want to rip you apart." 18 scowled, "Call it a mother's instincts."

"...Oh he's dead…" Akhlut whispered as Tundra's eyes glowed red in anger.

"C…colder….h…how's it colder inside?" Chip shivered, resting in Sonic's quills as he, Roll and Goku were traveling through the icy cave.

"Frostbite…so much frostbite!" Goku shivered despite the jacket, "I used to like the snow!"

"It must be…th-the fact we're going towards a temple…" Sonic muttered.

"It must be…hidden deep in the ice…" Roll added in her own shivering, "Probably…to make sure intruders don't get in…"

"Th-then let's g-g-g-get the Emerald into the Temple, fix the continent, and get to s-s-s-somewhere toasty!" Chip exclaimed as they stepped into a fairly large room, a large metal platform with various frozen cables connected to it with various parts of it frozen in ice.

In the middle of the structure was what appeared to be a frozen serpent-like Dark Gaia creature that seemed to be a mix of an eel and a Eastern Dragon, its scale glowing a deep neon-cyan with its face covered in red markings. Two sets of large horns grew out of its head, one set being larger and more curbed while connected to the jaw points of its crooked jaw while a set of more straight horns grew from its forehead.

"...grr…" Sonic frowned a bit, his eyes narrowing as he cautiously glared at the frozen beast.

"Oh wow…it's all frozen…" Goku muttered.

"..this must be the creature Rotor-san told us about," Roll whispered before the lights that weren't frozen on the metal structure suddenly turned on, "?!"

A few moments passed before the Dark Gaia creature opened its eyes, its black eyes with glowing yellow pupils moving around a bit before it spotted the group. It then growled out as it easily shattered the ice covering it, letting it shake it off before it roared out at the group, revealing the sets of razor sharp teeth within its mouth.

"AHH!" Chip panicked as he zipped right into Roll's tail.

"Thats…one ugly eel…" Sonic muttered.

"Right!" Goku tossed off his parka before flashing to Super Saiyan, "Lets rumble!" he roared flying up and punching the Dark Gaia Creature making its head rock back.

It twisted and spun around before bringing its head to smack into Goku, sending him flying into a wall of ice. It roared before it opened its jaw and charged a white energy into its jaw before blasting it at Goku…causing the ice to rapidly grow and encase him.

"Don't worry buddy! I'm come…!" Sonic began, using his limbs to stretch over to help Goku…only to end up hitting a barrier that blocked the center of the construct, "...ing…"

"A forcefield?" Roll blinked as she rushed over to Sonic.

"Ugh…I'm okay." Sonic grunted, "So…that's how we're gonna do it, that's fine, I can beat that." Sonic aimed his hands out as he began trying to charge his ki, only for the energy to come out purple…and uneven before blasting off at an odd angle and up to the ice ceiling above them, "Uh-oh…my energy is all out of whack in this form…"

"Oh dear…" Roll whispered before Sonic quickly grabbed her, making an almost similar serpent-like Dark Gaia Creature to lunge out of a hole beneath the center construct, "Ahh!"

"Back off, ugly!" Sonic roared, reeling his free arm back as it stretched back before he slammed it hard on the creature's head, making it cry out as the barrier vanished for a moment, "?"

"I think it can spawn mini-me's to attack," Chip spoke.

"And damaging them drains its power?" Roll figured, seeing the barrier weaken.

"Well…that's convenient…" Sonic muttered, "Okay Roll, help Goku. I'll handle ugly."

"Hai!" she nodded, flying over to the ice Goku was trapped in, a faint light from within showing he was still in Super Saiyan form, "This must be strong ice if Goku hasn't broken out yet." she lifted her hands and formed a small beam of ki as it began slowly melting the ice.

Sonic growled as he ran on all four along the rim of the platform. He skidded to a halt as another serpent head popped out and lunged at him. Rather than dodge he lifted both hands and stopped the creature's bite by grabbing both halves of its jaw. Sonic growled as he pushed its jaw open before he moved his arms to the side and twisted the creature's jaw dislocating it, as it growled in pain he reared his arm back…before it extended out and grew slightly to impact with more force making its head rocket back before dissipating. The Main head of the monster growled looking down at Sonic before more of these spawned head burst through more grates and extended out before lunging down at Sonic. Sonic grunted as each head just chose to slam its snout into him like a punch, each one rearing back only for another to strike in that moment.

"It's…a lot smarter than others…" he growled, "My body isn't reacting like I want…" he growled, "If I can't fight like myself…I'll take a page from Goku and Vegeta's style…let the beast fight like it wants…!" he growled as he grabbed the next head that slammed into him. He roared as he swung his arms up…and with all he could muster, he ripped the dark monster's extra head clean off, making the rest of the neck dissipate.

Sonic growled as he reared his arms back before he began punching them as fast as he could, extending and letting them collide with the extra Dark Gaia Monsters heads as if both traded blows back and forth, Sonic grunted as he suddenly shot both arms up and grabbed the platform the main head stood on before he pulled himself forward and up into the air past the multiple heads. Sonic grunted rolling around before he slammed his feet into the icy ceiling above.

The Dark Gaia Beast raised its head and roared in rage as its multiple extra heads all aimed up and began stretching up. Sonic reared both arms back before unleashing another barrage of stretching punches, each and everyone smacking the extra heads and knocking them back as the punches broke their jaws and sent teeth flying. The main head roared as it tried replacing heads as fast as Sonic could decimate them but the quickly multiplying afterimages of fists proved the one winning as Sonic overwhelmed the Beast. Suddenly the main head grunted as its horn was grabbed by both arms, it roared and flung its head back…pulling Sonic forward as he used the snapback of his arms retracting to rocket himself forward and slam headfirst into the Dark Gaia Beast's forehead making it yelp in pain as its jaw snapped shut and its eyes began to water with dark energy from the pain.

"You're not so clever without that barrier, huh?!" Sonic grunted, pulling his arms down and slamming its nose into the platform. He grunted, planting his feet on the ground finally before he swung both arms back, stretching them back as far as he could before he snapped them back with a double palm thrust to the top ot the Dark Gaia Monster's skull, making it yelp in pain as its head was sent rocketing back and slamming into an icy wall, "I could almost get used to this…" Sonic smirked, flexing his fingers a bit before balling them up into fist.

The Dark Gaia Beast rose its head up before it roared and pulled itself further out of the platform, it curled its body around and aimed at Sonic before unleashing a blast of icy breath which forced the Werehog to run along the platform to avoid the rapidly forming ice walls.

"Come on, Sonic! Go go go!" Chip cheered on, flying next to Roll as he was punching at the air.

"This body is so slow…but I've never packed a punch that strong…" Sonic grunted, "Its nothing like going Super…but I think I can work with it." he jumped up as he stretched his arm out and slung himself down to the lower level of the platform to avoid the ice blast.

The Dark Gaia Beast roared, swinging its head around and shattering the ice it formed to search for Sonic. It gruned feeling his hand grab its body from behind. It whipped its head around to see Sonic running on all four along its back before jumping into the air. Sonic growled as he rolled forward, before extending his arms to slam a hammer fist to the beast's face, knocking it down to the ground. Sonic's arms grabbed both horns again as he rocketed down and slammed both feet onto the Dark Gaia Beast's head slamming its jaw shut as it was charging its ice breath again. It growled as ice spikes formed within its jaw before an explosion of icy mist surged from between its teeth. It growled and lifted its head to knock Sonic off, only for him to stretch his arm and grab its long body as he used it to slide around and land on the platform again.

Sonic's ears twitched as he heard cracking, he smirked as he looked up as the Dark Gaia Beast growled and opened its jaw shattering the ice that closed its own mouth shut a moment ago. It growled glaring down as Sonic before it reared its head back before lunging forward, its jaw wide open as it uses its cryokinetic powers to cover its teeth in ice making them larger and more jagged. But before it could bite, a bright light shot out and slammed into its face, shattering the ice and knocking its head back. Its eye looked to see Goku driving his fist into its face with all his might bolstered by his speed.

"HA!" Goku roared, powering up as a flash raced along his arm before a shockwave of ki fired out of his fist and slammed the beast's head into a wall.

"Nice!" Sonic smiled as he looked to Roll to give her a thumbs up, "Goku finish it!"

"RIGHT!" Goku shouted, charging up his ki as he cupped his hands, "Ka…Me…." his aura turned blue as the blinding light of his signature move began surging outwards, "Haa…Mee…."

The Dark Gaia beast roared as it charged its ice breath before unleashing it as a dark purple blizzard twister aimed at Goku.

"HAA!" Goku roared, blasting the Kamehameha forward as it clashed with the dark ice breath before tearing through it…and going right into the monster's mouth.

The Dark Gaia beast gurgled as the energy was forced down its mouth and into its body causing beams of energy to begin piercing from its body outward. After a moment its entire form lit up…before vanishing within a burst of energy which shot straight up into the ceiling.

"Whew…nice," Sonic grinned, giving a slow whistle as he looked at the bright beam.

"That…was so cool!" Chip awed as he flew over to Sonic, "Sonic, you were all 'Can't catch me!' And that beast was all 'raagh! I'mma gonna freeze ya!' And then you were all 'Orarararararararararara!' And then Goku was 'HAAAAAAAAAAAA!' And and…ahh…still cold!" he yelped as he zipped into Sonic's quills.

"It's still freezing down here…" Sonic muttered, "Even with all this bulk…"

"Least we made it to the temple," Roll spoke as she flew over to him, looking ahead to see a stone door within an opening in the ice.

"Ya got the Key Rotor gave you still?"

"Mmm hmm," Roll nodded as she pulled out the stone tablet from behind her ear.

"Awesome. Then let's head inside."

"Phew…" Goku sighed as he kept up his Super Saiyan transformation to stay warm.

"So…" Rotor began, holding up a beaten up grunt as a few of his fellow Legionnaires were wrapped up in Tangle's tail, "What did we learn?"

"Never…underestimate…the bald one?"

"Hey just cause I'm not on the level of Goku doesn't mean I'm not the strongest of the human race." Krillin spoke, "Its just you know that is not a high ceiling with Super Aliens living here. Also I'm not really bald…I used to be a monk so I shave it sometimes…" he motioned to his head, "I figured it best to do so again with the world all messed up. I assumed I'd have to fight again."

"Oh so that's what's with the dots…" Tangle noted looking at Krillin's forehead.

"Yep." Krillin smiled, "But compared to Androids, super aliens and demons…a couple goons with 0 training is pretty easy. Goku probably could have knocked them all over just by powering up."

"I'd believe it," Rotor nodded before looking back at the grunt, "Now then…I have a question to ask ya…my friends are looking for Gaia Temples, and chances are so does Eggman. Mind telling us where the nearest one is?"

"..."

"Hey look buddy. You can tell me and my friend here," Krillin began, "Or…you can tell my wife who is…" he turned to a nearby screen as they saw 18 as she punched Tundra so hard it seemed to be visible from his back, before spinning around and kicking his back and sent him flying into the distance, "Spoiler…she's very upset cause she hates the cold, and wants to get back to check on our daughter…so she's more likely to shoot your kneecaps off then ask."

"...Ch-Chunan! It's Chunan!" the Legionnaire freaked.

"Your cooperation is most appreciated." Krillin smiled.

"Very," Rotor nodded as he put the grunt down, "Now…have a good night, buddy."

"Wh-" the grunt began before Whisper pinched a part of his neck, making him tense up before he fell over into an unconscious state, "Zzz…"

"So…" Krillin began as he looked over at Rotor, "Anything you might know about Chunan?"

"Just that it's near the Dragon Kingdoms," Rotor replied…before he cringed a bit, "Oh…that will be hard though…"

"Huh? Why?" Tangle blinked.

"The Raiju and the Iron Kingdom…"

"...oh…" Tangle cringed a bit in worry, knowing what would happen the moment Roll hears that.

"Already picking up red flags…" Krillin muttered.

"Just be lucky your wife's not going there…" Rotor stated, "The Iron Queen would control her in a heartbeat."

"Beg pardon?"

"...technomancy," Whisper replied, giving off a slight shiver for a moment," She is able to control and manipulate any machine of her will…"

"How do you know that?" Tangle asked.

"...Mission there once…bad day…" she responded as she turned away.

"Well that would be bad…but honestly I don't know how 18 works." Krillin muttered, "On a surface level she looks like just a woman…but the changes are down to her cells as Bulma explains it."

"Still, probably best to have her avoid going there for now," Rotor suggested as a frown grew on his face, "We know how dangerous the Iron Queen can be…"

"So send in Goku." Krillin summed up, "Look if you want to annoy, and/or scare her with the might of God…just send Goku." he explained, "Imagine someone so dumb no matter how smart you are…it doesn't work. And is so strong a literal god said: Nope…I don't want nothing to do with that. That's right, Goku can scare God into getting out of his way. You guys legit fail to realize, if Goku wasn't the sweetest and kindest person ever…he would be the world scariest Monster in existence."

"...I'd honestly see it," Rotor whispered with wide eyes, "Guess as the saying goes when it comes to Goku..never anger the nice ones…"

"Last time he got angry we got a Super Saiyan." Krillin pointed out.

"Is that how that works?" Tangle asked.

"Its scary simple." Krillin nodded, "But my point stands…just…throw Goku at them, see if they don't change their mind about messing with the world."

"Ri-" Rotor began before the area began to shake, "?!"

"Woah~!" Tangle yelped as she nearly fell over, "I think the others managed to get to the temple!"

"This is like a horrible ride!" Krillin declared.

"Hmm?" 18 blinked as the ground trembled, "Guess that's good?" she muttered as she blocked a punch from Akhlut.

"If the ground below is shaking, it means your comrades have activated the temple here," Akhlut stated as he blocked a punch from 18, "Meaning our mission here is a failure…"

"Grr…" Tundra grunted as he forced himself up, one of his tusk cracked with a bit of blood spilling over his scarred eye, "Blast it…"

"Well to be fair, Goku tends to never fail when it comes to saving the world. And Sonic seems to have the same nack for it. I think you guys are underestimating how unfairly stacked the odds are for you now. Goku, Vegeta and their kids are limit breaking aliens. By nature they surpass anything found on this planet. I was designed to kill Goku…and he's already surpassed me. Why are you idiots even trying still? It's like you're just asking to get killed." 18 pointed out, "Goku might be kind…but he won't hesitate to kill if it's to save innocent lives. If you cross his one line that's it, no try again or second chance."

"...hm. Noted," Akhlut muttered as he stepped back, "And I can see your point…but Eggman won't rest until the planet is his."

"And it never will be as long as Goku and Vegeta live on it." she pointed out, "You're stuck in an endless loop, no matter how hard you try…you'll never be good or strong enough."

"Grr…" Akhlut frowned at that as he grabbed Tundra.

"Hey! What…?!" Tundra began.

"We're leaving…"

"Wha-what?"

"We have lost, it's best we leave and prepare for the next battle." Akhlut spoke, "Unless you want her to gut you like a fish."

"I didn't get this manicure for nothing." 18 smiled.

"...fine," Tundra frowned as he glared at 18.

"If losing to a girl stings that bad, you might want to work on your ego." 18 waved them off with a smile once she noticed the glare.

"Don't…" Akhlut frowned, holding Tundra back before he could lunge at her.

"...grr," Tundra growled as the two began to walk off.

"I forgot how much fun this is." 18 smirked, "Maybe I should try this more often." she whispered as the two entered the elevator to the base…just as Krillin and the others popped up out of the snow near it.

"Dang…she verbally destroyed him," Tangle whispered.

"Yeah that's 18," Krillin replied, "The most dangerous woman on the planet. I am a lucky man indeed." he smiled.

"Stop putting silly ideas in the kids' heads." 18 sighed with a small smile.

"Eh I try not to." Krillin replied.

"Anyway, let's get the others and get the heck out of here." 18 spoke, "I'm getting cold, and without more ass to kick I'd prefer something like a warm drink."

"So cool…" Tangle awed.

"..." Whisper stared at 18 for a moment before her ears twitched, "...hear footsteps."

"Hey guys!" the others turned to see Goku and the others stepping out of the icy cave, "Good news, we got Holoska back to normal, and took care of the giant Eel guarding it."

"Eel?" Krillin asked.

"We had to blow it up." Goku added.

"It was all kinds of nasty." Sonic added.

"Very nasty," Chip and Roll gagged a bit.

"Well…we're done…can we go to a place that's not freezing?" Krillin asked.

"Okay everyone, grab on." Goku spoke, putting his fingers to his forehead.

"Right," Sonic nodded as he and the others grabbed onto Goku.

"...wait. I just had a thought…how's Sally gonna react t-" Krillin began before they vanished.

=Good news, Bulma, Sally…Holoska is connected back to the planet= Nicole spoke up.

"Ah good…" Bulma sighed, "We're making some progress."

=Yes, five more temples are left. We can work towards finding more temples to get more of them handled=

"Hopefully Sonic a-" Sally began.

"We're back."

"AHH!" the two girls screamed in surprise as they turned to face Goku...and screamed once more when they saw Sonic.

"Yeah I had a feeling that be a reaction…" Krillin muttered.

"...S…Sonic?" Sally cautiously asked, earning a small nod from the hedgehog.

"Thank that Dark Gaia gas for this," Sonic explained.

"...So, this is what you were talking about, Bulma…" Sally muttered as she looked Sonic over.

"Well, if it makes ya feel any better," Sonic began as he stretched his arm over to the kitchen, picking up an apple from the counter as he reeled his arm back, "I'm getting the hang of this form…and hoo does it pack a punch!"

"Your…stretchy now?" Bulma blinked.

"Uh-huh~ And My punches are stronger when I reel my arm back and snap it back!"

"You're using elastic force to increase potential energy." Bulma nodded.

"Yup."

"And he beat that Dark Gaia monster good!" Chip beamed.

"What?! Aww I missed something cool?!" Tangle gawked.

"Mission…" Whisper reminded.

"Oh…right," Tangle muttered, "...speaking of, we found out where the next Gaia Temple is."

"Perfect!" Sally and Bulma beamed.

"It's in Chunan."

"There?" Roll narrowed her eyes.

"Oh no…" Sally whispered in worry.

"Why is that bad?" Goku asked.

"The Dragon Kingdoms are near there," she explained, "...along with the Iron Dominion."

"Hmm?"

"From how Rotor pointed it out, especially their queen…bad. Really bad people," Krillin explained…before he noticed the walrus wasn't in the room with them "Also where is he?"

"Rotor?" Sally spoke with wide eyes.

"Sally?" Rotor spoke from the closet as he opened the door, a mop covering his head as he moved a bit of it to the side, "Oh! It really is you! …Sonic did mention you changed."

"I could say the same for you," Sally said as Rotor stepped out, "..oh! Bulma, this is Rotor, one of the original Freedom Fighters when we first started out.. Rotor, this is Bulma."

"Hey," Rotor greeted as he took the mop off his head.

"Though...it doesn't explain how you ended up in the closet…"

"Got something to say?" Sonic teased.

"Stop it," Sally sighed as Rotor sputtered.

"Eh? What do you mean, Sally-chan?" Roll asked, tilting her head.

"...n-nothing, Roll…" Sally whispered as she looked away, elbowing Sonic the laughing Werehog in the gut as she did.

"...as for how I ended up in there…" Rotor began as he held his chin in thought, "I think it's because Goku might've had too many people to transport…that or he was distracted by something."

"Normally it gets tricky when I poof into rooms." Goku spoke, "I can't account for walls and stuff in the way."

"Ahh...noted," Rotor nodded.

"I think we're getting off track here," 18 spoke up, "What exactly is bad about this Iron Dominion?"

=...their queen has technopathy= Nicole responded, a nervous tone in her voice.

"Technopathy?"18 blinked.

"Control technology." Krillin explained.

"Oh! Like Nicole," 18 realized, "No wonder you don't like her, she must have really messed with you."

=...More than you know…= Nicole whispered.

"So what's the problem? We can just Kick her…uh…beat her up." she censored herself while looking around for her daughter.

"It's…more than that," Sally sighed, making Bulma look at her, "She's a cunning tactician…"

"Sally?"

=...the Iron Queen took control of me= Nicole explained =She used me to take over the city…and instill fear in the citizens to keep them in line…or worse…=

"We got lucky taking it back and freeing Nicole from her grip, but…" Sally began as she looked down at the floor, "The damage she caused remained…and Naugus took advantage of that fear."

"...I see," Bulma noted with a frown, "So we can't just brute force our way into this if we encounter them…"

"Exactly."

"I say just throw Goku at the problem." 18 replied bluntly, making everyone facefault.

"I like it!" Goku smiled, "I'll punch 'em all in the nose."

"...it could work," Rotor spoke, "He and another team could distract them long enough so a team B can go find the temple…though that leaves the Raiju…"

"Who're no doubt following Eggman's orders," Sonic added, picking Roll up by the scruff of her neck.

"Not to mention the bad blood between them and Roll's family," Tangle added.

"Bad blood?" Rotor blinked.

"It's like DNA programmed hate." Sonic sighed as Nicole displayed a picture of Conquering Storm and Roll tried hitting it from her spot in Sonic's hold.

"Ah…"

"Meaning we'll have enemies on both sides," Sally added.

"You also have a literal living super weapon." 18 argued, "You forget that Goku is a scary card you have against all these idiots. He is an alien…with the power to blow up the sun, scare the gods, and can move faster than they can even think thanks to that Instant transmission. In all honesty…him and Vegeta should be your reason for them to back off…more so since Vegeta will kill them."

"I'll do it!" Vegeta shouted from another room.

"My clan already has dibs on the Raiju!" Roll shouted back.

"Really…just let Vegeta kill some of them." 18 spoke as she roughly patted Roll's head to make her shut up, "Let them know they are that outmatched."

"...Mmm…" Roll pouted a bit, "...Their leader, Conquering Storm is mine…"

"...Oh, she's the one from the tournament, right?" Goku recalled.

"Yup," Tangle replied before pouting a bit, "Was gonna fight her too before those stupid space pirates interuptted the tournament…"

"Eh, chances are she would have been a pain," 18 shrugged, still patting Roll's head, "And you're too young to be talking like that." she turned to Roll, "Learn your place, kid."

"You'd do well to listen to the strongest woman on the planet," Bulma added.

"But like I said, you're playing this like you are on even footing with all these guys," 18 turned to Sally, "You literally have a Trump card…if the trump card flipped the table and shot the other player in the face."

"I don't shoot people…" Goku muttered.

"You should really learn to just ask this idiot, 'Hey, Goku, can you go blow these bad guys up for me?'" 18 added, pulling on Goku's cheek for emphasis.

"Sure…?" Goku muttered, "But I don't like killing if I can avoid it; they don't learn anything that way. Give 'em a chance to do better."

"And like that…he's demoralized your enemy," 18 motioned.

"It is a little confidence breaking when the strongest being on the planet treats you like a child…" Tangle chuckled, 18 pointing to Tangle in agreement.

"I mean…that's kind of a good point…what can they do when they realize…Goku is just a powerful alien warrior that's always getting stronger?" Bulma added, "I mean, he and Vegeta are still getting stronger. The way they are now, they could probably wipe out old problems no issue."

"...I guess we have our distraction then," Sonic grinned before looking at Roll.

"Mmm…It would be demoralizing and a grave insult to the Raiju if Goku-san did do that to them," Roll sighed.

"Oh come on, guys. We can all be friends…" Goku pouted.

"He can't understand hating people…" 18 sighed.

"Nor hate caused via genetics," Roll agreed, shaking her head.

"What do those weird thick blue pants have to do with making friends?" Goku asked.

"Sweetie…that's the best you're gonna get…" Bulma sighed knowingly.

"And I can accept it," Roll nodded.

"Perfect. After you've rested up, you'll be heading to Chuunan," Sally stated, "...oh! Sonic maybe Kahn wo-"

"No…" Sonic replied with an annoyed growl.

"Kahn?" Bulma repeated.

=Monkey Kahn, another rival of Sonic's residing in Chunan…= Nicole explained.

"And…her Ex," Sonic muttered as he jerked a thumb over at Sally.

=Interesting bit of information on him…I believe he has a Flying Nimbus= Nicole noted.

"Wait, what?" Goku blinked, "But…that's my thing."

"He also had an extending pole last I recall," Rotor muttered as he rubbed his chin.

"But…that was my thing, too," Goku added.

"And he has a monkey tail," Sonic snickered.

"Sonic(-san)..." Sally and Roll sighed as Goku processed the last bit.

"Hey, that was my thing, too…uh…too!"

"...Goku, no. You…" Bulma began before Goku vanished out of there, "..."

"...Don't look at me," Sonic muttered as Sally shot him a stink glare, "You're the one who brought him up."

"But you did go for the rule of three with the tail bit," Roll pointed out.

"Oh, throw me under the falling tree, why don't ya…?" Sonic groaned.

"..." Roll looked outside, "Ano…There's no tree falling."

"VEGETA! MOBIAN SAIYAN!"

"Get out of my room, Kakarot!" an explosion soon followed.

"But Vegeta, Mobian Saiyan!"

"I'm starting to realize my mistake…" Sally whispered with a facepalm.

"I honestly missed these moments where you both had your foot in your mouths," Rotor chuckled.

"Hey~!" Sonic and Sally whined as Roll still looked around out the window for a falling tree.

"Ngh…"

"Hmm…?" Videl muttered as she began to awake, her head resting on the bed sheets as she looked up…and saw Gohan beginning to awake, "?!"

"Oh…what happened…Is this what a hangover is…?" Gohan groaned, holding his head as he sat up, "Oh…I feel like I got beat up by Dad when he wanted to train with 3…also, why does my lower back sting?"

"Gohan!"

"V-Videl?" Gohan blinked as he fully opened his eyes, noticing the look of relief on Viel's face...and soon took notice of the bandages on him, "...what…happened?"

"You got bit by one of those Dark Gaia creatures, and it caused you to look up at the moon," Videl explained, "You…went on a rampage…mostly to get Eggman."

"I did…huh…I haven't done that in ages…" Gohan muttered, "I think the last time it happened I was used to smash Vegeta…no wait…the Evil tree…I forgot 'bout that one…"

"Gohan…Gohan…" Videl chuckled, "I'm just glad you're normal." she smiled, putting her hand on his face.

"R-right…" he nodded with a slight blush, "I didn't…hurt anyone did I?"

"Not really…unless you count giving Eggman the scare of a lifetime?" she shrugged.

"..n-noted," Gohan muttered, "...so uh…what did I miss while I was sleeping?"

"Last I heard, Goku and the others managed to restore two temples and got two parts of the planet to come back," Videl explained.

"Well that's good at least…" Gohan noted, "Know where they're heading to next?"

"I'm honestly unsure. I…ended up falling asleep after putting on new bandages for your wounds."

"Oh….well maybe…"

"GET BACK HERE, KAKAROT!" Vegeta's voice snapped.

"Ahh! But Vegeta, there really are Mobian Saiyans!" Goku yelped as he ran past the doorway, a seething Vegeta chasing after him.

"I don't give a care! Get back here so I can remove your head from your neck!" Vegeta shouted running past.

"Ah!"

"...Mobian Saiyans?" Gohan and Videl blinked in pure confusion.

SZ: Ahh Goku…never change. Though…the guy who's gonna appear next time….he's always been a mixed bag for me.

Z0: I…have less frame of references! These two are the super Sonic experts. I'm the DBZ expert here.

SZ: Understandable given how the Archie comics rarely used him.

GT: Yep. I also find it funny that we now have TWO references to Sun Wukong in this story.

Z0: I think the one difference is Goku never had the headband.

GT: True.

SZ: He does have a Sun Wukong outfit in Xenoverse 2…well him and Kid Gohan…but ahem! We hope you enjoyed this chapter folks after the long delay, and next time…we head to Chuunan…and deal with possibly one of teh scarier enemies Sonic and the Freedom Fighters have fought in the past.

Z0: Meet you next time! *smacks the screen with the Power Pole*

GT: Please Read and Review!