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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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This is a short arc. 21 Arc will be over in less than 5 chapters.

Chapter 75: Red Ribbon Army’s Master plan

In the pendulum room.

"So even in the future, the Red Ribbon army is making trouble again." Yong Gohan who was in his teenage years said to Goten as he observed Goten trying to gather ki in his hands.

"Focus. Do not let your mind wander around." Goku said to Goten who was slightly distracted when Gohan talked to him.

"Got it," Goten said as he held a blue ki orb that was big enough to cover his whole hand in his fist.

"Great. Good job. Now throw it at that tree," Goku said as he pointed at a tree nearby.

"Ha. Take this Spirit Bomb." Goten said as he launched the Spirit Bomb at the three.

However, it missed the target as it was launched towards the sky before causing a massive explosion when it was set off.

"Well, we are getting there," Goku said as he patted Goten's back to encourage him.

"There is one thing that I want to ask?" Gohan asked Goten.

"If the clones are weaker than the originals even after their powers are suppressed how are they going to kill them?" Gohan asked.

At that moment Goten realized that there was still a piece of puzzle that he was missing. The clones might not be the only thing that the red ribbon has in store.

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In the Red Ribbon Factory.

18 blocked the kick that Cell just launched at her with her wrist.

She only strikes back when there is a clear opening and avoids using attacks that might destroy the lab or harm 16.

Then suddenly Cell's power increased so much to the point of rivalling Goku in his Super Saiyan 3 for a brief second.

This caused 18 by surprise as she was launched flying into the air.

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21 noticed that a huge shockwave was created.

Just like 18, 21 was also able to sense the ki.

And although Androids does not have ki, Cell is an exception to this rule as he is not an ordinary Android.

Just by sensing his ki, 21 knows that 18 might have only a slight chance of winning against him.

18 has gotten stronger than she was in the past but not that drastically as she is mostly a retired fighter at this point.

21 could tell that although Cell is not at the level where innocent Buu was, he still is much stronger than teen Gohan and could occasionally output power that would equal to Super Saiyan 3 Goku in the past.

She saw 18 being sent flying out of the factory by some kind of a physical attack.

18 crushed into a field covered with bruises all over her body.

21 thought that she should help 18 so she finally decided to show up near her.

"Are you Okay?" She asked as she landed near 18.

Cell also appeared near the two as he looked at 21.

"And who are you supposed to be?" Cell asked.

He didn't seem to have any knowledge about 21 as he looked at her.

"Just like 18. I also could not sense any kind of ki from you. Are you also an Android?" Cell asked.

21 charged up as a red aura started to appear around her as she prepared to fight Cell to save 18.

"Splendid. You could also make an excellent meal for me." Cell said.

Cell launched an energy blast at 21 but she easily parried the attack.

"....." Cell seemed to be a little surprised by that as he looked at 21.

"You are not an ordinary Android. Aren't you?" Cell asked.

"As a fellow android, I don't want to fight you. So, Let 16 go." 21 said as she looked at Cell.

"16. Oh, that means you should be the scientist that the Red Ribbon was keeping a leash on." Cell said as he looked at 21.

The moment 21 mentioned 16 Cell immediately found out who she was.

"I should thank you." Cell said as he looked at 21.

"Without your invention, the clones would not be able to keep everyone preoccupied to the point that they were unable to notice my resurrection." Cell said as he boasted to 21.

The end goal was the Red Ribbon army was not to use the clones to kill Goku and the others.

It was the plan at first, but when they couldn't recreate the clones who have the same powers as Goku and Vegeta they opted for a different approach.

Recreate Perfect Cell and have him absorb different kinds of Android so that he can build up enough power to defeat Goku.

21 was just used by them.

They knew that she was going to betray them eventually.

They ignored what she was doing despite getting the idea that she was up to something.

They knew that 21 would try to contact 17 and 18 to help her. But her doing that was only helping the Red Ribbon Army accomplish its goal much faster.

The only thing that they miscalculated was Cell betraying them.

"Connoisseur Blade." 21 said as a red energy blade was created in her plum.

She rushed towards Cell trying to cut him.

Her speed was so fast that she was able to outspeed Cell who had superior speed than teen Gohan in his Super Saiyan 2 form.

Cell backed away but his arm was cut off by her blade.

"We have a feisty one here." Cell said as he regrew his arm immediately.

But he was nervous inside his mind. As 21 is strong.

And by a lot, since he knew that she didn't seem like she was going all out.

He didn't know that the reason why she was not using full power was that using her full power would make her go more and more insane.

21 is the Ultimate Android. As she is an unparalleled Android at her full strength but she is not the perfect Android like Cell.

She could not control herself fully and the Majin Buu part that she had in her body was tempting her to fall to the dark side.

Which occurs whenever she uses her full power or her mental state becomes unstable.

I should first see how strong she is first. If her power is too great I might have to use those two much sooner than I thought. Cell thought in his mind as he started at 21.


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