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Chapter 73: Goten’s Failsafe

18 got up to see Android 21 looking at her.

"Who are you? What happened to me?" 18 asked.

"I am Android 21." She introduced herself.

"It's nice to meet you, Miss Lazuli. Or should I call you Android No 18?" 21 replied.

"Where is my husband and my daughter." 18 asked.

The last thing she remembered before losing consciousness was that her husband Krillin and her daughter Marron were defeated by someone really strong.

She was not able to figure out who that person was but she knew that the woman that is near her was the most likely suspect.

"They are still alive." 21 replied.

18 frowned when she heard 21 said that. It seems that her suspicion of 21 being the one who attacked her family was true.

"I brought you here because I wanted to ask you a favour." 21 said to 18.

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At that time in the middle of the Ocean.

"Ahh. I was defeated." 17 said as he floated along the water while lying on his back.

He was a park ranger from one of the most dangerous islands in the world so he was able to prevent himself from drowning.

But even he could not get up immediately after getting hit by Piccolo's special beam cannon.

There was still a hole in his body near his heart which would have killed him if he was a normal person.

But luckily he was not and that was one of the reasons why he is still alive.

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At that time Goten met up with Piccolo.

He told him about what 21 said to him.

"And you believe her?" Piccolo asked Goten.

"Yes, but not completely. We still need to prepare to defeat her if she ever decides to go back to her words." Goten replied.

"But right now there is nothing I can do. I don't know where she hid the wave machine that is holding back our powers."

"And as long as the machine is active I don't think even fusion would be enough to beat her," Goten said.

He knows that even if he trains in the time chamber to become stronger his power will be sealed away again and Fusion also would not make a difference.

"She has the data and abilities of Frieza, Cell and Majin Buu. That means she has the potential of Frieza, an instant learning ability and regeneration of Cell and she might even possess the ability to become stronger by absorbing others just like Majin Buu." Goten explained to Piccolo.

"Even if she didn't limit my powers I doubt I would be able to beat her." He said.

"So what do we do now," Piccolo asked.

"Let's go to Kami's lookout. I have a plan." Goten said to Piccolo.

There was a place on Kami's lookout that would allow Goten to learn a technique that might be able to help him defeat her.

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At that time. On Beerus's planet.

Goku and Vegeta are fighting each other while being in their Super Saiyan Blue form.

"Oh my. It seems that something interesting is happening on Earth." Whis said as he watched Android 21 and 18 flying together.

Goku and Vegeta didn't notice as they were too focused on their training while a threat that was even bigger than Golden Frieza was about to be released to the world.

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At Kami's lookout.

Piccolo took Goten to a room called the Room of Time which is also known as the Pendulum room.

"You are talking about this place. Right." Piccolo asked Goten.

Goten nodded.

It was a room that allowed the person's mind to travel back in time into the past.

However, it cannot alter the events that happened in the past and the interactions that the person who was sent back never actually happened.

But the one who was sent back still retains the memories and experience of the past that he experienced.

It was mainly used as a tool for training warriors by helping them learn a techniques from the martial arts masters who lived on the earth.

Piccolo leaves Goten alone in the room as Goten starts to meditate.

Goten knows that to defeat Android 21 if she ever turns against them he has to improve his martial arts and learn the technique of the greatest Martial artist that ever lived.

He started to meditate as his mind wandered through the past.

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When opened his eyes he saw a man with Spiky blonde hair fishing near a lake.

He was wearing a white shirt and a long-sleeved orange coat that had black sleeves. And a pair of lime green pants.

"Huh? Who are you? I feel like I have seen you somewhere before." He asked as he looked directly at Goten.

"I am Son Goten. And I am here to learn Martial arts from you." Goten said as he looked at the man.

"Son Goten? You have the same family name as me." He replied as he looked at Goten with his green eyes.

That man was Son Goku.

To be exact, that man was Son Goku while he was training with Gohan, as the two prepared for the Cell Games.

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Goku in the present was the strongest that he had ever been, but Goten doesn't consider him as the best Martial artist.

To become strong Goku started to give into his Saiyan pride bit by bit.

And the results speak for themselves as Goku becomes even stronger, stonger than he was in the past.

But he only becomes stronger as a Saiyan and a warrior.

And he didn't become stronger as a Martial artist. He becomes a lesser Martial Artist than he was before.

Goku in the past had no problem meditating for the entire day even as a kid but in the present day, he struggles to sit still for even an hour.

Goten suspects that Goku becoming more reckless as time goes on is because he is giving in to his Saiyan roots.

Goku in the present day is still a Martial arts master but Goten cannot consider him the best.

To be the best you have to have balance. And Goku in the present day was only starting to rediscover that.


Chapter 74: Cell, 13 and 16

"So all I have to do is to help you break into the red ribbon army and set 16 free. Right?" 18 asked 21 as they flew towards the ace where 16 is being captive.

21 nodded.

"I give my word that I will deactivate the wave machine as long as you can free 16." 21 replied.

"I want to free him myself, but I am afraid that the people from the Red Ribbon Army will destroy 16 when they see me." 21 continued.

"Well, then I will happily do that. After all 16 is also my friend." 18 said.

She remembered how the Red Ribbon army installed a bomb into her and 17's bodies in the past. And somewhat sympathetic towards 21.

"But you have to apologise to Krillin and Marron after that." 18 said.

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The two then arrived at the place where 16 was contained.

"I will wait here." 21 said to 18.

18 nodded as she flew into the factory.

You should eat her. If you do you will get stronger. A voice was constantly ringing inside 21's ears.

No. She was helping me to get 16 back. 21 tries to convince herself. As she tried to keep the hunger that was inside her down.

She does not remember anything about her supposed son Gevo also known as Android 16.

But she still cared about him as it was in her blood or more accurately her program.

And it was the only thing that kept her sane if anything happened to 16 she would probably go insane as that was her only purpose.

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18 walked into the factory.

She thought that she was lucky. As the place where 16 is supposed to be at does not seem to have that much security.

But it seems to have many scientists working at that place.

She realized that the lack of security was because they allocated most of their resources to their other projects.

18 have many blood on her hands.

Most of them were wished back to life by the dragon balls but just like Vegeta, she still feels guilty about her actions and doesn't want to kill people who can't defend themselves.

She sneaked away trying to avoid most people there.

She would just barge in if she could, instead of sneaking in and making it more bothersome.

But according to 21, this place is the place where the clones are produced so it would be less troublesome if she could free 16 without alerting anyone.

"Hey, what are you...." A man holding a gun noticed her.

She easily knocked him out and pulled him into a dark corner.

Undress him and used his weapon and uniform to disguise herself.

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With a uniform, she was able to get around more easily.

She was able to see and listen to things about the Red Ribbon Army with a disguise on.

From what she has heard it seems that the remains of Red Ribbon are split into two factions after it was destroyed.

Dr Gero's followers and the people who followed the offspring of Commander Red.

And this was supposed to be the work of Dr Gero's followers.

Who wanted to kill Goku and his friends using the blueprints left by Dr Gero.

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Then she reached the place that had a sign that said do not enter.

"This must be it." She said.

18 was not stupid. If a sign like this is placed, it is usually placed because there are important things hidden in that area.

Then she saw an unbelievable scene.

There are no scientists in the room.

But there are signs of scientists being killed there as some clothes such as lab coats, shirts and pants were spread around the room.

There was only one being.

He was sitting on a chair watching 13 and 16, both of which are still stuck in the incubator.

18 was familiar with the person that was sitting on the chair.

"Cell." She said in shock.

"How are you alive?" She asked.

Cell, a self-proclaimed ultimate android was waiting for her.

He was Cell. A fully humanoid being, complete with a normal nose and mouth.

His irises were red. He has a long tail with a stinger. Around 7 feet in height. With black bug wings on his back.

Purple stripes now run down each side of his face, similar to those of Frieza.

He has sports light green with dark green spots on his body with the upper torso sporting black sections on the chest and shoulders.

In other words, he was in his perfect form.

18 was shocked since she thought Cell died when Gohan used Kamehameha on him but he was right in front of her.

Being in a form that should not be possible for him to achieve without absorbing her.

"Why do you look surprised?" Cell asked her while smiling.

At that moment 18 remembered that she was in a Red Ribbon base.

Of course, it would make sense that they were able to recreate Cell again if they were able to create clones of Goku and the others.

But compared to the other clones Cell feels more like a complete recreation.

It seems like Cell killed the scientists when they released him.

After all, if his recreation is anything like the original he is not going to follow the orders from weak humans.

"You know there is one thing that I always wonder." Cell said to 18 as he got up from the chair.

"I want to know if I will be able to become even more perfect if I manage to absorb you while in my perfect form." Cell said as he got up from his chair and powered up.

Blue lighting started to appear on his body as Cell looked at 18.

18 knows that she will not be able to pursue Cell to release 16 with just words.

If she wants to release 16 she has to defeat him.

I can't fight him here. I have to lure him out. 18 thought in her mind as she took her fighting stance.


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