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Chapter 82: The Aftermath of 21 disaster

"And now what should I do with you?" Goten said as he looked at the new 21.

21 has better ki control, higher intelligence and seems to be not evil unlike her counterpart but he doesn't know if letting her live would be a great idea.

This is the reason why he still left half of his total energy and didn't use it all on the Spirit Bomb.

Then 18 used her body to block Goten from trying to attack 21.

She is not very fond of 21 as she was the one who harmed her husband and daughter but she thought that 21 deserved a second chance just like her.

Especially since she would not have been alive if Krillin didn't save her.

"18, what are you doing?" Piccolo asked her.

Then he realized what she was trying to do.

She was trying to save 21 just like how Krillin saved her.

Piccolo was smart and he was someone who knew that not everyone was redeemable.

But after seeing Vegeta, 18 and even Majin Buu turn good and become allies he decided that 21 turning over to a new leaf might work.

"I don't think we need to destroy her right now. I am not saying she should just be forgiven but I think that we should first see what she do first." Piccolo said.

"..." Goten stopped himself from attacking 21 after finding out that Piccolo and 18 wanted to spare her.

"Do what you want?" Goten said as he flew away leaving the three.

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When he arrived back at the Capsule Corporation he saw that Bulma, Bra and Trunks were not there.

"Excuse me where are Trunks and Bulma?" Goten asked the women from reception.

"Well, they went to Gather the dragon balls to wish everything back to normal and find out what was happening. Do you want me to contact them, Goten-sama?" She asked.

"No. It's fine." He said as he walked back into the kitchen which was partially destroyed by the clones.

However, The fridge was still operating.

"Oh, there it is," Goten said as he grabbed the cold coffee.

"Now it's too cold." He said.

Despite getting stronger Goten's childish taste that makes him like sweets and dislikes hot things still hasn't changed.

He was smiling when he thought about the actions of 18 and Piccolo.

Because in the past he knew that those two would be the first to be suggesting about killing 21.

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A few hours later.

In the west city hospital that Bulma owned.

"I am very sorry." 21 said as she apologised to Krillin and Marron who were lying on hospital beds.

Their injuries are not lethal but a few of these bones were broken when they fought 21.

"It's fine," Krillin said.

"It's my fault that I was beat up. It just shows that I am not strong enough." Marron replied.

"Sometimes I wonder where that battle-hungry personality of yours comes from." 18 said while looking at Marron.

Then a figure popped into her mind. It was Bra who was laughing at her.

18 realized that the girl that she trained was the reason why her delicate little daughter became a muscled brute.

Hanging around with Bra caused her to develop an affection for martial arts.

Even more so than the person who was responsible for her to develop that said affection.

"Hey, Krillin. I heard you got hurt. Are you alright now?" Yamcha and Tien said as they came into the room where Krillin, Marron, 18 and 21 were at.

"Oh, what a beauty," Yamcha said as he looked at 21.

21 has reverted to her human-looking form instead of Majin's form so she could be considered a beauty.

So Yamcha who is known as a Playboy tried to hit on her.

"You are now inside a hospital." 18 said as she hit Yamcha with a kick to the groin area.

"Ouch," Yamcha said as he fell to the ground while holding his crouch area.

"This is why Bulma left you." 18 said as she looked at Yamcha.

None of the people in the room other than Yamcha knows that Bulma left Yamcha because she thought that he was cheating at that time.

He was not involved with any other women at that point in time yet, he only became a playboy after Bulma got together with Vegeta.

"I am sorry. But it appeared that I had a son." 21 replied.

Which caused everyone in the room other than 18 to become shocked.

"Really? You don't look that old." Tien said he was genuinely surprised that she had a kid just because she looked so young.

"Really? Then your husband must be a really lucky man." Yamcha said as he got up.

"No. He is dead." She replied.

"So, When can I get your number?" Yamcha said but he stopped talking when he saw that 18 was extending her palm at him.

"I don't care what you want to do but you should mind the patients first and get out before you do that said thing." She warned him.

She was warning him not to make a move on 21 while they were still inside the hospital room where Krillin and Marron were with their injuries.

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A few minutes later Yamcha went home as he was afraid 18 would beat him up if he continued to push his luck.

"Android 16 is your son?" Tien said as he looked at 21.

"Well, I am an android that was created based on his birth mother so basically you could say that." 21 replied.

"But he was absorbed by Cell?" Tien continued to ask her.

"Yes. But now I don't know where Cell went to." 21 replied.

"Still Cell, huh?" Krillin said as he recalled the terrifying monster called Cell.

"Here," Tien said as he put something inside 21's hand.

It was a small bottle that had a seal on it.

"This is the bottle that Cell was sealed in," Tien said to 21.

"You defeated Cell?" Krillin said in shock.

I knew he was weakened by 21 but still. 18 thought as she looked at Tien in shock.

"You finally become a Super Human just like Vegeta said," Krillin noted.

"Puff." 21 almost laughed when Krillin said Tien finally becomes a Super Human just like how the Saiyans become Super Saiyan.

"Well, I was able to seal him only because Chaiotzu and Launch helped me," Tien said.

While they were talking and laughing 21 put the bottle in her mouth.

Consuming it in one go.

For her, it was punishing herself while protecting 16 from future threats.

She knew that she did not have the right to meet her son again and he would have wanted to stay dead if he could.

16 have already refused to come back to life when Bulma tried to reconstruct him after Goku's second death.

She was planning to destroy him after she saved him from the clutches of the Red Ribbon army.

Her selfish desire of wanting to spend time together with him just for a moment was why everything turned out the way it did.

Now she knew that she didn't have the right to meet him and she had to atone for her actions.


CREATORS' THOUGHTS
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Vidro will be introduced as Yamcha’s love interest later down the line.

I am not planning to use Kakarot's side stories for Yamcha’s path. I just want to notify you that I knew about that side quest.

Chapter 83: Android 21, The pacifist

On a plain grass field.

A muscular man with an orange mohawk was sitting while looking at the sun that was setting.

Despite his appearance, he had a gentle soul.

"Sixteen...." 21 who appeared near him said as she looked at the man.

"No, ... You are not sixteen. You are Gevo." She said as the man that was in front of her became a little boy.

He smiled at her.

When she looked at him she didn't know what to say.

Should she say Sorry for trying to bring him back to life in spite of his wishes?

Should she apologise for not respecting what he wanted?

Should she apologise for not being there for him when he needed her like a real mother should have?

"I am sorry." 21 said to Gevo.

"Why?" the boy asked.

"For....." She didn't know why she was apologising or what she had to apologise about.

But she thought that she had to apologise to him.

"Everything." She continued.

Before she knew it tears were starting to drop down from her face.

"..." He didn't reply to her and let her cry to her heart's content.

He only looked at her with pity in his eyes.

He walked to her to hug her.

"It's okay." He consulted her.

"It's not your fault." He said.

"You tried to be with me since you were conscious. And knowing that is enough for me." The boy said.

He knows that 21 is someone who is programmed after his mother.

But at the end of the day, she was not his mother.

She was someone who had no purpose other than being his "mother".

Gevo who is known as Android 16 was what you would call a pacifist.

Someone who would not want to hurt others even if his life is in danger.

But in the past, he was forced to fight for his friends and peace despite his beliefs.

The world is a cruel place, not suitable for someone like him to exist in.

As long as Free will exist the world will never be able to find peace.

While he was hugging 21 he muttered something to her before disappearing.

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21 woke up from her dream.

She was in a small one-bedroom apartment.

There were not many things in that room.

There is a picture of Gevo.

A few items such as an electric kettle, microwaves, a stove, a small plastic box that has kitchen appliances and a small wardrobe that has a full body mirror.

It was not very large and didn't even have a separate kitchen but for 21 it was liveable.

"It's that dream again." She said as she got out of the bed.

And picked up her glasses.

She went into the shower to take a quick bath.

Changed her clothes.

Have an instant ramen for breakfast.

Before picking up that white lab coat that was on the coat hanger and went out.

There was a name tag on her lab coat.

That said Android 21. Head Researcher of Capsule Cooperation.

All her life she was trying to be Vomi. But she now knows that she is not her.

She is Android 21. Her own person.

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She has become even stronger than she was in the past. Goten thought as he passed by 21 in the main lobby of Capsule Corporation.

She was even stronger than before separating herself into two parts.

He was confused.

Although he thought that her recovering the same amount of power that is comparable to her other self was a possibility but he didn't know about her absorbing Super Perfect Cell and 16 later that day.

So her becoming stronger was a mystery to him.

But he didn't care. But because he knows that she is now a warrior who fights for peace.

"Hey. What are you dozing off for? Let's go. Mai and the others are waiting for us." Trunks called out to Goten.

"You should not call your sister and Marron the others," Goten replied to Trunks while smiling.

Goten and his friends were able to relax for a while as peace returned.

He didn't know how long it would last but Goten knew that he should enjoy it while he still could because in the world that he was living in a world-ending threat could just pop out of nowhere.

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In the future timeline where Goten never existed another man is also fighting for peace.

"Dammit. The lock is broken." A tall blue-haired man said as he tried to enter the Capsule Corporation main building which was now worn out.

He was accompanied by a pale-skinned girl with long black hair who was holding a shotgun.

"I have no choice." He said as he launched a ki blast at the door destroying it.

"Hey. What if he noticed us?" The girl said to the boy.

"We will be safe inside." He reassured.

"You have returned." A man who was covered in a dark silhouette said to the boy.

"Haaaa." The boy launched a ki blast at the dark silhouette.

"Mai. Hurry. Get inside." He said as he pulled the hand of the girl as they ran into the capsule cooperation building.

"Hahaha. You can't hide from me." the dark silhouette said as he followed the boy and the girl.

"Mai. Go on without me. The time machine is right there." He said as he pulled out the sword that he was carrying on his back.

"I will hold him off as long as I can." He said as he dashed toward the man who just sent him flying away with a slap to the face.

The man in the silhouette revealed himself as he looked at the boy.

It was Goku. But it was not him at the same time.

He just has the body of Son Goku but his soul is that of a divine being on a higher tier than Noth Kai.

"Black." The boy said as he looked at the man.

The boy's name was Trunks.

A warrior from a different future who has to survive in a world without Goku.

And he is now having to face someone who is using Goku's body to threaten the lives of his beloved friends and family.


CREATORS' THOUGHTS
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After 21 was defeated, 17 was still floating on the sea for a few days until he was rescued by a local fisherman.

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