Foreword: Krillin get's a chance to date Android 18 earlier but at the cost of 17 being a third wheel...and having to keep an eye out for a potential threat. What do I mean? Have a read and let's see.

It was 5 minutes since Bansuri left after talking the Androids out of fighting and revealing their names Lapis and Lazuli and the Z-fighters and Androids stood around awkwardly, this being more tense since after Vegeta and Trunks woke up after being knocked out and having to have things explained to them by everyone else. The father and son duo totally not sulking away from the group after Piccolo sternly talked them down and glared at them for trying to start a fight that wasn't necessary any more.

After 5 more minutes of uncomfortable silence only occasionally broken by Krillin telling jokes to Lazuli to make her smile, Bansuri arrived with a silver credit card and an exhasted look on his face.

Bansuri: "...I'm starting to really hate fashion magazines...whatever, Krillin! would you mind taking Lapis, Lazuli and 16 to where they want to go?"

Krillin: "Oh! Uh sure thing Bansuri"

Bansuri: "There is one more threat everyone needs to be made aware of before you go."

Tien: "More androids?"

Bansuri: "A bio-mechanical android from another time line"

Trunks: "What!"

Bansuri: "When I searched the remains of Gero's lab I found a sub-lab with designs, machine parts, unprogrammed androids and the embryo of a bio-mechanical android with desgns stating it was made to absorb androids 17 and 18 to gain it's perfect form and kill Goku."

Yamcha: "Why didn't you blow it up!?"

Bansuri: "I did, however when I returned to ask Bulma for a means to take the androids shopping another time machine was founc and I gave it a look over and found the shed molt of a bug-like creature the size of Gohan. The head shap was the same as the embryo's and if there are Androids in your time line, there is this creature and since it's your time machine I imagine there is a time line where you beat the Androids and wanted to do a victory lap with friends of the past only to be felled by this creature."

Trunks: "Damn it! That means this Bio-android is stronger than a version of me that beat the androids!"

Piccolo: "Which means we need to prepare for something way stronger..."

Piccolo locked eyes with Bansuri who stared back a short while then closed his eyes and nodded, Piccolo nodding after and teleporting away, confusing everyone.

Yamcha: "Uuuuh, what was that about?"

Bansuri: "Just a choice being made. Krillin, here's a card with money on it, have fun with Lapis, Lazuli and 16 but if trouble happens, grab them and teleport away."

Krillin: "You got it, so uh, where to first Lazuli?"

Lazuli: "...the mall, odds are there's loads of shops and an arcade too"

Krillin: "Right, I think there's one a short flight away."

Lapis: "Wouldn't any flight you take be short?"

Krillin: "Ok, that was well-played"

Krillin flew off with Lapis, Lazuli and Android 16 following after.

Vegeta: "...I could have beaten her..."

Bansuri simply gave a disbeliving and unimpressed look before speaking up.

Bansuri: "...Good for you, there's a worse threat lurking about and is able to absorb people to gain even more power. How about you and your son go to the Room of Spirit and Time so you can do a year's worth of training in a day and figure out how to go beyond Super Saiyan to beat this new threat?"

Vegeta: "Fine! I'll beat this Bio-mechanical freak! Come on boy!"

Vegeta flew away to Kami's Lookout with Trunks flying after him trying to keep up with his aggitated father.

Tien: "...You just wanted him to leave didn't you?"

Bansuri: "Yep, now we have a day free of Vegeta and his ego"

Tien: (Smirk) "Well played"

Vegeta soared through the air toward the Lookout muttering angrilly under his breath, while he could have teleported he hoped he would spot this "Bio-mechanical android" and have an oppertunity to use it as a punching bag and prove how much better he was compared to everyone else. That and Trunks didn't know Instant Transmission and would make for a good sparring partner (punching bag) if his hope doesn't pan out.

Vegeta: "Green, long-eared pain in the ass. I'll show him the full power of the Prince of all Saiyans. He won't know wha-"

Vegeta felt a massive power spike on Kami's Lookout and when he used Instant Transmission to see what was going on the air was still settling around Piccolo who was now way stronger than he was before and standing in front of a sad looking genie and with a staff on the ground in front of him.

Piccolo: "... Popo, would you please set up the Room of Spirit and Time for Vegeta and Trunks so they can train more effectively?"

Popo: "Huh? Oh! Right, please excuse me a moment"

picked up the staff on the ground and scurried away to do the task set for him.

Piccolo: "I already know where the android is and I'm going to put an end to it if I can. The room should be stocked in a couple minutes so you won't be waiting too long to train."

Vegeta: "Hmph, my son should be here by then"

Piccolo: "Well, I'll be on my way. Try not to break anything on the Lookout while I'm gone"

Vegeta: "Screw you Namekian"

Piccolo just rolled his eyes and leapt off the Lookout and flew away, vanishing into the distance. A moment of silence passed until Trinks arrived panting and bent over trying to catch his breath.

Popo: "The room is ready"

Vegeta: "Good! We're using the room boy"

Vegeta marched toward the door with Trunks panting and speedwalking after his father and entering the room after his father, Popo closing the door after them. Silence fell on the Lookout but to Popo it felt more uncomfortable than usual.

Piccolo landed in a city that was too quiet and had empty clothes on the ground with piercing marks in them, a grim expression crossing Piccolo's face as he recalled what Bansuri had said about the Bio-android and the fact it could absorb people.

Piccolo: "This isn't natural. This isn't right."

Piccolo walked through the unpopulated streets until he started hearing the sounds of someone running and panting. Piccolo quickly made his way to the noise only to see someone get pounced on by a green bug-like creature and be stabbed by the tail, mushy sucking sounds were heard as the person looked to be drained until the person was gone, clothes remaining were the person was laid to rest. The creature looked up at Piccolo and stood up straight, a smile on it's grotesque face as Piccolo had the worst sense of familiarity with this creature, it's energy now present reminding him of Goku, Vegeta, Frieza, King Cold and himself.

Bio-android: "Hello, Piccolo"

Piccolo has found the Bio-mechanical threat that has lurked in the shadows and come for perfection denied to it in it's own time line. How will Piccolo handle this threat? How much can Piccolo find out about it and can he give this information to his fellow Z-fighters? Find out next time on Some Help.