'You know, I should really tell someone when I'm teleporting towards them.' I thought with a hum as I had appeared just as Gohan & Piccolo sent out a Masenko beam at each other, an electromagnetic forcefield appearing around Goku & I as the attacks smashed into it.
"You know, if I wasn't here, your dad might have been toast!" I shouted towards Gohan as I unravelled Goku and placed him on the ground, the Saiyan hybrid staring at his tired father in shock while Piccolo was glaring at me with a frown.
"Who are you?!" He barked and I grinned as I tilted my head slightly.
"Did you already forget about me, Piccolo?" My Imperfect Form's voice rasped out, chuckling at the shock on their faces before rolling my eyes as I reached out & caught Gohan's fist, my tail lashing out & slapping Piccolo away just as he tried to hit his signature spin kick.
"Goku, do you still have that Attack Pod you returned from Yardrat with?" I asked, not caring for Gohan's flurry of blasts that I slapped away while the Saiyan on the ground looked to be in thought before shaking his head.
"Nah, I think it's still at the crash site."
"I figured. Well, I'll leave you to explain this." I said while kicking Gohan into Piccolo, giving the Saiyan a final nod before teleporting halfway across the world with Instant Transmission before rapidly teleporting around while suppressing my energy at the same time.
"Hah, that should make sure they can't trace me." I muttered as I reappeared in the middle of a rain forest, feeling the ki clones that I had left around the world before shaking my head as I took a deep breath.
With gritted teeth, I ignored the pain I felt as I split my very spirit into two, securing half to myself while slowly pushing the other half out of my body as the stinger on my tail opened.
A groan escaped my lips as I expelled two lifeforms from my tail, taking a few deep breaths and wiping the sweat away as I watched two perfect clones of me standing up while covered in a viscous dark green liquid.
"Urgh, did you have to do this?" The one on the left groan as he wiped the slime away, the other looking just as disgusted as he quickly blew it away with a kiai.
"Hah, I didn't want to do it either. Besides…this way, you're not just ki clones. Now, you two aren't going to betray me, right?"
"We could just lie and say no." The clone on the left said with a smirk and the one on the right & I looked at each other before snorting in unison.
"Firstly, we're way too prideful to try any sneak attacks, even if we're not fully Saiyans anymore."
"Secondly, he's the stronger of us three so even if we tried, we couldn't keep him from reading our minds." The clone finished, to which I nodded as the other rolled his eyes.
"Forgive me for seeking a bit of amusement after the experience we just went through."
"You guys were pushed out. I had to actually go through it." I spoke with a frown, to which Left scoffed while Right smirked.
"And we're ever so grateful to you for it."
"Yeah, that's Frieza's sarcasm right there." I muttered while shaking my head, making the two of them let out haughty chuckles before I sighed.
"Forgetting all that has happened, I assume the two of you understand what you two are supposed to do?"
"Indeed, we do. We have the exact coordinates, but the problem is how we are going to get there. While Goku's spaceship might be there, it's not enough to fit both of us and I can't remember any other functional spaceships still on Earth." Right spoke with a frown and I nodded before we both turned to Left as he spoke up.
"What of stealing a Capsule Corp Spaceship? They should have one still left, correct?" He asked and I frowned in thought as I scanned my entire database for any information on it only to curse as I came up empty.
"I really should have rewatched Dragon Ball before I woke up in this world." I grumbled and the clones rolled their eyes before I shook my head and slapped myself lightly.
Well, it was lightly for me, but it was also enough to make the ground under us tremble, making me blink as the clones gave me amused smirks.
"Ignoring that, you two have your objectives and I have mine."
"Yeah, you get to stay on Earth while the two of us scour it for a ship to take us into the cold void that is space."
"Oh, grow up. I have to deal with a magician, a demon king and a bubblegum pink fucker that likes to eat everything."
"I'd take that over looking for a green-haired sniper, a green-haired berserker and an old man past his prime when we don't even know for sure if they exist."
"You remember the name of the planet Z Broly was on?" I asked Left while ignoring Right & his rant, the amused clone smirking as he shrugged.
"It was just right next to Planet Shamo, correct?"
"Correct. Hah, well, here's to hoping the plan goes alright." I spoke as Right lifted his index & middle fingers to his forehead, Left giving me a nod as he placed his stinger on Right's shoulder.
"If anything happens, I'll teleport to you guys or you guys teleport to me. Remember, no absorbing each other unless it is absolutely needed."
"We know. See ya." Left spoke with a nod before Right whisked them away, making me sigh as I took a deep breath before rocketing into the air.
'Now, time to use Guru's memories to see if he has a spell to scan for powerful magic. If not, time for some good ol' searching.'
"Hmm, it appears that the ship was taken." Left spoke with a hum as he and Right floated over a large crater located in the Central Area of Earth where they remembered Goku to have landed.
Unfortunately, the crater was the only thing there as the spaceship was gone, making Right sigh as Left frowned in thought.
"I guess we're going with Plan B: Stealing A Spaceship. Now, we just need to figure out just how the hell we're going to get one without making Vegeta destroy us."
"Before that, we need names. We can't keep referring to each other as Left and Right like the boss did." Right spoke with a frown, making Left smirk in amusement as he looked at his fellow clone.
"You tire of his lack for preparation as well?"
"I do, but he is the Prime. That and all three of us know what would happen if either of us tried to rebel." Right said and Left hummed as he nodded, remembering a certain clone user from My Hero Academia that had nearly died because he couldn't remember which one was the clone and who was the original.
Yeah, he would prefer not to have to go through the same thing.
"Yes, I do remember the consequences of cloning vividly. So, what will our names be?" Left asked and Right looked to be in thought as the two of them floated in the air before Left raised an eyebrow as Right smirked.
"I'm Meru and you're Em. Together…"
"We're Meruem. …Are you imbecilic, perhaps? Did you also inherit the naming idiocy of Prime?" Em asked with a raised eyebrow, Meru rolling his eyes while crossing his arms.
"I don't see you doing any better."
"That's because I know that we do not have any capacity in naming things whatsoever. However, it appears that I'm the only one with a brain."
"Yeah, yeah. I can just hear Frieza's condescension in your voice."
"And I can hear Goku's idiocy in yours. Now, Meru, let us go before you decide to name us Bubble & Gum."
"Fuck you." Meru grumbled as he rocketed in the direction of Capsule Corps, Em letting out a soft chuckle as he easily flew after his fellow clone with an amused smile.
"Hah, I'm getting nowhere." I muttered as I floated in the middle of a blizzard, frowning in thought while staring into the distance of the icy mountains around me.
Why I'm here when I know Babidi's HQ was located in the middle of a rocky formation, I have no idea, but I needed a place to think so this was the next best thing.
Firstly, I don't think that Babidi & his men are even here on Earth. Buu is definitely is here since he was sent here by Bibidi before the wizard was killed by Shin, but I don't know if Babidi came here just a year before the World Tournament or in the 7 year timeskip that existed between the Cell Saga and the Buu Saga.
If it's the former, then I just have to worry about locating Buu and that should be good, but if it's the latter, I'd have to worry about Babidi, Pui Pui, Yakon and all the other Majin fighters on the ship.
However, the one that concerns me the most of everyone was the only demon on the ship: The Demon King Dabura.
In the canon universe, he was powerful enough to go toe to toe with a Super Saiyan 2 Gohan and while Gohan was weaker than he was during Cell, that was still quite the achievement.
However, the reason I was so cautious of the Demon King was because I didn't know if I was dealing with Z-Dabura…or Xeno Dabura.
I could handle Z-Dabura on my own, but Xeno Dabura had the whole Demon God transformation thing from Heroes and the only reason I even know about this was because my friends liked to rant about how cool the show was.
'This is why I hate timelines. So many ifs, whats and maybes, but never a definitive answer. Not that I can talk since I'm actively creating timelines on the fly, but let me be a hypocrite! Wait, speaking of timelines, do the Time Patrol even exist in this world? If they do, I might have to deal with Trunks & Chronoa and all the other Time Patrollers. Man, this is why I just wanted to be Krillin. A simple life of banging a hot girl.' I grumbled while palming my face, just floating in the comforting cold for a few minutes before shaking my head and taking a deep breath.
I need to stop worrying. That made me hesitate every decision I made in my previous life and I won't let it stop me now.
Wait, would it be my previous life or would it be the first phase of my current life since I don't have any confirmation that I died?
…Thoughts for later. For now, time to find that pink bubblegum.
"He does realize that we do not wish to fight, correct?" Meru asked Em as the two of them stood in front of the Capsule Corps Main Building, Em amused at how the Saiyan prince was glaring at him while Meru was a bit frustrated as they were wasting precious time.
"Fight me! I know you fought Kakarot!"
"And? He wasn't exactly a challenge. Also, last time we fought, we nearly killed you." Em answered with a shrug, to which Vegeta scoffed and crossed his arms.
"That's because he is a lowborn Saiyan whereas I am a Saiyan Elite." Vegeta declared while pointing with his thumb at himself, both Meru & Em blinking before slowly turning to each other with wide grins.
"He did the thing!" Meru whispered in excitement, Em nodding while the Saiyan prince gritted his teeth as he realized that they were making fun of him.
"He did, indeed. So, who's going to get to whip his behind?"
"Well, you're the calmer of us two so you go get Bulma while I entertain the prince."
"You? Pft! As if a clone is enough to face me. I will fight both of you if you believe that you're strong enough to face me."
"Vegeta, we gave you a free spinal adjustment when we were barely trying. Meru, make sure you don't kill him."
"That's all up to the Prince, isn't it buddy?" Meru spoke with a grin as he bounced on his heels, Vegeta gritting his teeth before Em raised an eyebrow as Vegeta's ki surged.
With a primal roar, the yellow aura surrounding the Super Saiyan exploded and grew thrice in power, Em giving an impressed hum as the Prince's power was just slightly behind Goku's.
'They must have been doing some training with each other or something.'
"I'll be leaving now." Em announced as he began walking towards the entrance, not even caring for Vegeta appearing besides him with a fist pulled back as the Prince quickly brought his arms in a cross guard.
It was just in time too as Meru appeared right besides the Prince with a happy grin while landing a vicious hook, Em simply watching the punch sending the two fighters rocketing into the air before shaking his head as he continued walking.
'Ah, it is quite the work to be the anchor of our mental health. Now, time to find Bulma.'
"Come on, Vegeta! This can't be enough to stop you!" Meru exclaimed while wailing on the Saiyan prince with a barrage of punches, to which Vegeta gritted his teeth as he blocked the punches before ducking under a jab to his throat.
Rising with an uppercut, Meru barely leaned back & out of the way before his eyes widened as Vegeta stopped his attack while his leg came around and crashed into his jaw, feeling the air vibrating as the blow sent him rolling head over heels through the air.
Blasting his ki behind him like thrusters to stop his tumbling, Meru vanished just as Vegeta's foot smashed into his face, the Saiyan prince spinning around and punching out with an excited grin just as Meru did the same.
With a fist to fist clash, heaven & earth shook as every cloud within a few kilometers were blown away, Meru frowning a bit as he saw the city trembling below them before quickly leaning out of the way as Vegeta tried to land a jab.
"Forget about them, robot, and focus on me!" Vegeta growled while sending out a ki blast, to which Meru smacked it away before swinging with his right fist.
However, this was a feint and Vegeta gritted his teeth as Meru's left fist crashed into his jaw, shaking his vision a bit though not enough as the Saiyan caught the rising knee heading for his chin.
Yet, that was what Meru wanted and the Saiyan's eyes widened as the world around shifted rapidly, Meru grinning as he stopped the rapid Instant Transmissions before kicking the Saiyan away while he was disoriented.
Cupping his hands by his side, Meru's grin widened as he saw Vegeta grinning before cupping his hands by his head, a dark purple aura exploding from Vegeta as a light blue ki condensed in between Meru's hands.
"Ka….Me…Ha…Me…HA! / Galick GUN!" Meru & Vegeta exclaimed respectively as they sent their ki blasts forward, time coming to a crawl as the two energy waves neared each other before the world cried as the two blasts clashed.
Catastrophic winds shattered the rocky formations below them and sparks of lightning erupted from the energy clash & scorched the ground.
"You will not WIN!" Vegeta growled as he pumped even more energy into his attack, Meru gritting his teeth as he felt the Galick Gun gaining ground before growling as his energy flooded the Kamehameha-Wave and stopped the attack from nearing.
However, he frowned as he felt Vegeta stopping his attack, looking past his attack to see the Saiyan prince grinning before his eyes widened as golden sparks of electricity made the air around him tremble.
"Final….FLASH!" Vegeta roared as his colossal beam crashed into Meru's Kamehameha-Wave, the Android watching as the attack neared before grinning as he pulled on the memories of Goku.
"Kaio-ken! Times three!" With a guttural roar, the sky turned scarlet as the Kamehameha-Wave quadrupled in size, Vegeta gritting his teeth as he tried & failed to push his attack further.
It was not long before both fighters realized that their attacks would not advance any further, both cutting their attacks off before rushing towards the other with a roar.
Pulling their fists back, Vegeta & Meru roared as they swung forward and shattered the ground below them, Meru grinning as he had sent the prince flying backwards from the force of his attack.
However, as he looked down at his fist, he frowned as he saw it being a mangled mess, his ki surging as his regenerations swiftly restored the damage before looking at the prince.
Noting Vegeta taking deep breaths as he floated in the air, Meru hummed as he raised his fists in a basic stance while dismissing Kaio-ken, instantly relaxing as the pain from his body vanished before smirking as he saw Vegeta grinning while going into his stance as their auras surged into existence.
With a thought, Meru shifted through time & space with an Instant Transmission while pulling his leg back, bringing it down on the Saiyan prince only for Vegeta to catch it while spinning to lash out with his own heel kick.
Blocking the kick, Meru flew around with the force of the kick while tearing his own leg off, regenerating it in the blink of an eye before spinning and landing a heavy punch to Vegeta's back.
Wheezing as the force of the attack sent him flying through the air, Vegeta growled as he stopped himself while spinning around, Meru grinning as both fighters charged their hands with ki before a barrage of Death Beams clashed against a bombardment of ki orbs.
However, Meru's attacks were the better as they blasted right through Vegeta's attacks, the Saiyan stopping his bombardment as he saw the attacks nearing him before swiftly dodging them as he rocketed out of the way.
Not stopping his assault, Meru's mind raced at a blistering pace as he kept attacking while calculating the Saiyan prince's flight path, curving & diverting his blasts slightly to get him in the right spot before Vegeta's eyes widened as Meru appeared in front of him.
A wide grin was on the clone's face as he held his fingers to his forehead, disappearing and reappearing just behind Vegeta while holding a super-charged Special Beam to the back of the Prince's neck.
"Checkmate. Special Beam…CAN-!"
"Nope!" Em exclaimed as he appeared besides Vegeta and teleported away just as Meru unleashed his attack, gritting his teeth as he was not quick enough to save his right arm before glaring at his fellow clone as Meru let his attack explode before it could hit the ground.
Unfortunately, Meru underestimated the power behind his attack and blinked as a monstrous explosion eviscerated everything below them, blinking a few times at the gaping & scorched crater he left in the ground before slowly looking over at Em with a sheepish grin as his fellow clone regenerated his missing arm and healed a surprised yet angry Vegeta.
"Before you start shouting, you would have been dead before you could even move away." Em cut off Vegeta just as the Prince opened his mouth to shout, making the Saiyan grit his teeth before scoffing as he crossed his arms.
"It would have been a death worthy of a Saiyan."
"What of your son? Your…what are you and Bulma exactly?"
"We are nothing! And I could care less for my bastard spaw-!" Before Vegeta could finish his words, he was surprised to find Meru gripping him by the front of his armour, a bit nervous at the rage burning in the android's eyes even if he tried to hide it as best as he could.
"Don't you dare call an innocent child a bastard or I will kill you, consequences be damned."
"Meru, calm yourself." Em warned with a frown, to which Meru simply continued to glare at the prince before huffing as he tossed him back, Vegeta simply looking at the clone before scoffing as he rocketed away.
"We got over that years ago, Meru."
"I know. It's…the word just brought back memories." Meru answered before taking a deep breath, Em waiting before smiling as he felt his fellow clone's ki calming down.
"Are you calm now?"
"Very. So, how did things go with Bulma?" Meru asked before blinking as Em smirked while holding up a blue capsule.
"Surprisingly, very good. We even shared a cup of tea before I had to abruptly leave when you decided that killing Vegeta sounded fun."
"Yeah, let's just say you're not the only one that inherited some of Frieza's tendencies." Meru muttered with a shake of his head, making Em chuckle before they floated down towards the ground while Em clicked the top of the capsule and let it drop.
In a large puff of smoke, a large spherical ship with a large 'Capsule Corp.' logo on the front of it stood on the edge of the large crater, its four legs helping it stand upright while seven mirrors were all around the ship.
"So how do we…?"
"Open." Em answered Meru's question before he could ask it, the two Androids watching as the hatch door opened before walking inside.
"Huh, looks just like the one Goku had." Meru muttered as he looked around, Em smirking as he nodded.
"Yeah, there's two bedrooms, a bathroom which we don't actually need, three fully stocked fridges, a fully stocked freezer and the entire control room is also a gravity training room that can go up to x300 times."
"And you got all of this just from talking with her?" Meru asked in astonishment, making Em snort as he shook his head.
"Along with an apology for threatening her & her son, another for trying to kill her parents and a favour that I will fulfill to the best of my abilities."
"Right, that's how she got Beerus. So, what are we waiting for? Let's get this show on the road!" Meru exclaimed with glee as the door hatch closed behind them, to which Em raised an eyebrow before placing an index finger to his forehead.
"Prime, you there?" Em asked as he scanned & connected to Cell's mind, who stopped his flight across the ocean to frown in confusion.
"Uh, which one am I talking to?"
"I'm Em, the one with Frieza's personality, and the other one is Meru."
"Meruem…yeah, I would come up with such shitty names."
"Fuck both of you." Meru grumbled before disconnecting from their minds as he sat down on the floor, Em chuckling as he felt Prime's amusement through their connection.
"So, did you guys manage to find one?"
"Goku's was not there, but we went to Bulma and managed to get one from her."
"For free?" Cell asked with a raised eyebrow, shaking his head as Em gave a sheepish chuckle.
"For two apologies, a favour and a fight against Vegeta. Meru did the fighting while I did the talking."
"Good. At least this way, we can say that we apologized. So, I assume you two called to say that you're leaving now?"
"Indeed. I'm starting the engine and if anything happens, I will stay in the spaceship and Meru will come help if needed."
"Wonderful. Good luck on your missions."
"The same to you, Prime. Good luck."
"Thanks. I'll need it." Were Cell's last words before he cut the connection on his end, Em nodding as he walked towards the control panel before typing in the coordinates that they needed to go to.
Command received. Calculating optimal route for destination. Designation: Frieza Force Headquarters.
A/N: And we're on our way, Meru & Em into space & Prime on his own little search.
What will happen? You'll have to find out next week on Dragon Ball: Perfection? Not For Me
P.S. For those wondering how the clone thing works, think of it as like how Cell created his Cell Juniors, but this time, he made clones of himself & he took most of their power away to make sure that they're not as strong as him which could potentially lead to trouble down the line. Just to help anyone out that wanted to know.
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