Part VII:


Chaotzu flew next to Pan, in complete silence. They had been silent the whole time, but Chaotzu was now looking quite sad. Pan slowed down. "What's wrong Chaotzu?" Pan asked, flying aside to talk to him. Chaotzu looked up at her. "Can't you tell?" Pan lowered her head. "Well, of course....It's just that, we can always bring him back." Pan said, smiling, attempting to cheer Chaotzu up.
Chaotzu looked off into the distance. He immediatelly stopped. Pan surprised, stopped, as well. "Now, what's wrong, Chaotzu?" Pan questioned again. Chaotzu pointed towards what lay in front of them. Pan slowly drifted her head, turning towards the direction Chaotzu pointed in. The city they were suppose to be coming upon to warn Goku and Vegeta about X showing up, was now in complete destruction. Nothing, besides a huge crator. Smoke filled the air. The sun looked black from all the clouds that had risen up to cover it from shinning down upon Earth. Not even debris lay in the area where the city once had stood. "Wh-wh-what happened?" Pan said, flabbergasted and in awe at the scene before her.
"I don't know, Pan," Chaotzu commented. "Maybe, that huge explosion and ki release we felt earlier was the case....do you think a new force of evil has come to Earth?" Pan shook her head. "No, that was Granpa's ki....and, Vegeta's....But, they feel different." Chaotzu, closed his eyes, and scanned the area. "Well, the two power sources are in the direction we are heading. Should we go around?"
Pan, once again, shook her head. "No way, we came here to tell my Granpa and Vegeta about what has happened," Pan said. Chaotzu, nodded in agreement, and flew off. Pan followed....


"So, who wants to die?" X's robotic voice demanded. Piccolo stepped out. "Ok, good, fine than. The Namekian wishes to die next." X turned about face and flew off some 20 meters away. Than, turned back around, awaiting Piccolo to come out and face him. Piccolo was about to fly off when Goten grabbed his arm.
"Piccolo, let us fight him together, please!" Goten pleaded, his eyes shown with many emotions but the one that stood out most was determination. Piccolo shook his head. "No, Goten, if I cannot avenge Gohan than you must....Besides, you'd get in my way and I don't need, nor like, help." Piccolo released Goten's grip and flew off. Goten fell to his knees, watching Piccolo fly off to face X, in the distance.
X smiled, sinisterly, at Piccolo. Piccolo kept his frown. "You will pay for what you did to Gohan!" X gave a light chuckle. Piccolo darted towards X and shot a ki blast directly in X's face. X fell backwards, some, but came back up with a crushing head butt to Piccolo. X followed with a twisting punch to the Namek's gut. Piccolo lurched over, gasping for air. "So, he is very strong. I thought so, I shouldn't take him too lightly than." Just as Piccolo's train of thought ended, X threw a punch at Piccolo's jaw. Piccolo caught X's fist in his palm. Piccolo began powering up; he wasn't going to hold anything back. X started shaking, violently, from Piccolo's emense power surge. Piccolo's grip on X's hand tightened. X went to his knees, desperately grabbing onto Piccolo's arm, and hand, trying to free himself of Piccolo's grip. Piccolo's cape and weighted clothing began to burn off from his gathering power. Piccolo twisted X's fist, which caused his entire arm to twist. X spun with the twist hoping the twist would release him but Piccolo's grip was still far too strong. X was now on his back, he brought up his foot towards Piccolo's chest. Piccolo, easily, grabbed his ankle and began to intensify his grip. X began biting Piccolo's feet. Piccolo kicked X everytime he tried though. Piccolo's power up was nearly finished, and his power was great. X did not fear it, rather he admired the challenege even with the position he was in.
Using his free hand, X blasted a blue ki ball into Piccolo's form. Piccolo's aura smashed it. Piccolo had now, powered up completely and just began focusing on twisting and tightening his grip on X's ankle and hand. X gringed in the slight pain he was beggining to feel. "He's hurting me...He's actually hurting me," X thought and gave a laugh. The laugh only intensified Piccolo's grip though. Piccolo leered, hatefully, into X's struggling body on the sand below. Piccolo would not let up, if he had a choice, but X was about to change his strategy....


Goku peered along the trial he had sent Vegeta on. He scanned it, looking for any signs of Vegeta. He couldn't see anything within his range of vision, so he glided into the air and began surveying the trial, as he went along it. His trial was, not only long, but wide too. He put a lot of energy into the attack but wasn't too tired. He knew Vegeta could survive the blast, but he was hoping it would delay Vegeta, or at least, weaken or put him into an unconscious state.
"What I really should be doing is helping Piccolo, Goten, and the others. I know they need me, and Vegeta, too. But, I can't take any chances with Vegeta; he's changed, by far. We've lost Uub, Tien, and Yamcha in that battle...Not to mention the losses here: Videl, Bulma, and Chi Chi." He looked down for a second. "Only, Krillin, 18, Buu, Piccolo, and Goten are left. I don't know what to do," Goku said to himself, thinking deeply. "I didn't know all of this had happened while I was stuck in that damned room."
Goku noticed the trial was thinning, which meant, Vegeta may be close. Goku didn't know what kind of state Vegeta would be in after that attack, it hit him full on, there's no way Vegeta could have dodged, deflected, or survived, without surious injury, in that attack.
Goku, than noticed the trial finally ended. He surveyed the area; the area behind the trial was another gaping hole added to the already caved in city. The rest of the area just had that crator look to it. No debris from anything was here, either. He than sensed something. Something heading in his direction, he spun around to see what it was.
"Grandpa!!!!!" Pan screached out and dashed at Goku and gave him a huge hug. Goku sighed in relief, but knew the situation to be very dangerous. Goku looked to his Grand-Daughter. "Pan, you cannot stay here. Vegeta's lost it. You must go now!" Goku stated, with a very serious tone. Pan looked up to her Grandfather and understood. "Ok, Grandpa, but be careful and take good care of Vegeta. We're on our way to find the final dragonball, which shouldn't be less than 350 miles from here." Goku smiled at her and patted her on the head. "Now, you must hurry. Go, now, please!" Goku, rushed.
Goku than felt a rush of ki beggining to develope. "Damnit, no, not now!" Goku said, but it was too late. Goku looked up towards Chaotzu, just as Vegeta's figure appeared right next to him with his arm outstretched and palm opened wide, Vegeta's back was turned towards Goku and Pan and he was just to the left of Chaotzu. Goku watched as Chaotzu didn't even have an expression as he was blown away by Vegeta's blast. The smoke settled quite quickly and nothing was left of Chaotzu. Goku's rage began to grow, rapidly. "PAN!" Pan looked in fear towards her Grandpa. "Pan, go now! Get the dragonballs, call forth the dragon and make your wish. Do it now! GO!!" Goku's aura exploded. Pan was pushed back by the aura. Pan turned around. She didn't even take a glance back, or question, she just went with the flow of the guiding aura, and flew off. Goku was filled with absolute rage, he wasn't able to control much of it. He just looked down, clenching his fist, gathering power and energy.
"Vegeta!!" Goku's power went higher. "Damn you, why!?" Vegeta still stood, arm out stretched, back towards Goku and all. "Look at me, you bastard! You just killed one of my closest friends! Not only that, there's some damned android out there who has killed my boy, has killed my student, and has killed two of my other closests friends! And, you dare to kill a friend, as well?! What the hell's wrong with you, damnit!? Answer me, damnit! Answer me!" Goku flew over to Vegeta. "At least, look at me, bitch!" Goku reached, and grabbed, Vegeta's shoulder. Goku spun Vegeta around to face him.
Goku was instantly fearstricken. Goku's rage desipated. His fear rose to its peak, his eyes buldged out wider than ever. Goku couldn't even mumble, let alone say a word. Goku began gliding backwards, his body had gone numb.
He looked at Vegeta....But, was it really Vegeta?!
Goku could only see his cold, lifeless, non-caring, red eyes. Was it a new tranformation?
Goku than noticed Vegeta's hair, chest, and parts of his face. They were metal. It hit Goku. "You're...you're a...an android!?"


X's eyes illuminated with a white flash. Piccolo was blinded, his grip was lost and he began rubbing his eyes frantically.
"Was that the Solar Flare technique?" Krillin asked to the others. "It couldn't've been, or else we would've been blinded, as well." Goten stated. "It could've been a less intense version," 18 said, as if the two should've came to this conclusion, automatically.
Piccolo was finally able to see, partially. He looked around for X, X didn't even try to escape, attack, nor hide. X stood awaiting Piccolo to recover. "Why didn't you attack?!" Piccolo asked, rather relieved that he didn't. "I just wanted to be free of that hold, that's all. And, since you've already powered up to your maximum, that takes care of that faze of our fight. What's next? Ah yes, next we actually begin our duel and than, last but not least, you die!" X smiled as he said this, rather childishly.
Piccolo blasted towards X. X ducked low and punched Piccolo in the stomach, but Piccolo was unfazed by the attack. This surprised, X, as he received a mouthful of Piccolo's knee. X flew into the air. Piccolo spun and brought his foot up. As he returned his 360 degree spin, he brought his foot down upon X's mid section. X crushed into the sand below. Piccolo reached into the sand and pulled X out by the throat. Piccolo tossed him into the air, and dissapeared, only to appear above X, and deliver a crushing barrage of punches to X's body. Piccolo continued this assualt on X as they fell towards the sand below. Piccolo didn't stop there, either. He continuelly kept punching X deeper and deeper, lower and lower, down into the sands. Piccolo's aura kept the sand from caving in and killing them both from suffocation; X, probably could survive though, maybe. That had crossed Piccolo's mind, also, so he knew he couldn't leave him to die from the sands wrath. Besides, Piccolo wanted to rid this android for what he did to Gohan. The thought of Gohan fueled Piccolo's anger and emotions, which lead to him pummeling, more and more, punches into X. Piccolo could feel the mechanics of X's insides move around as each of his punches seemed to dig deeper each time. What was odd, is that his insides seem to move out of the way of the punches. Piccolo, thought best not to question it and continued his assualt.
"Where are they?" Krillin questioned, as they couldn't see where the two had gone after they entered the sand. They couldn't sense the android; and, Piccolo's power level was staying stable. "Well, Piccolo's ok, for sure. As for the android, who knows, but Piccolo must be winning if his power isn't declining much." Goten stated. 18 and Buu just stood in silence. Awaiting to see the outcome and who'd appear first from the sand.
Piccolo wasn't letting up on his relentless assualt. X caught Piccolo's left fist, and glared into Piccolo's eyes. Piccolo grabbed onto X's arm and broke loose from X's hold on his fist. X wanted this to happen, he proceeded to glide his knee up into Piccolo's pelvic region. Piccolo lost control of his surroundings and flipped over X. X flew out of the wall of sand just waiting to come crushing down. X came blasting out, Goten and the others watched him bolt out, their eyes reverted back to the sand which began to cave in. "C'mon Piccolo!" Krillin cheered on to hismelf.
All the sand had stopped caving in. Piccolo hadn't come out, either. X floated above the spot where they had gone through. X smiled. "Well, I really didn't want to have him killed in that fashion but, I'll take what I can get." X said to himself, more than to the others. X floated over towards the others. "Goten, he's mine!" Krillin stated as he stepped forward, instantly. "The baldy, like me, wants to fight than, huh?" X laughed.
"I'm bald, too, ya know?!" Said a voice behind X. X spun around just as a green fist collided with his face. X grabbed onto his nose. "Damnit, you've broken it!" X said, laughing. "Wow, I'm amazed, Namek. You've done more damage than I expected. Hell, you've done the most damage to me, in my entire lifetime." X flew at Piccolo and threw his fist at him. Piccolo caught it. X sneered and launched his other fist at Piccolo's gut. Piccolo grabbed this fist too. "I'm just getting warmed up on damaging you!" Piccolo stated, with a smile. X hated seeing Piccolo's smile, it was filled with confidence in the words it had just spoken. X struggled to break free. Piccolo kneed X in the gut. X hunched over, Piccolo delivered an ax-handle smash to X's back. X zoomed towards the ground. Piccolo met him there, though, with a fist raised high, awaiting X to crash into it. That he did too, X's chin met Piccolo's up-raised fist, X back-flipped and landed on his stomach on the sand below.
X got back up and stared into Piccolo's eyes. "I'm going to kill you, just like your little three-eyed freaky friend," X smiled, sinisterly. The blade came forth from X's wrist. "You ready than, Piccolo?" X darted towards Piccolo, and shot a ki ball at the Namekian. Piccolo kicked it into the air, using the kick as momentum, he performed a back flip. X striked his blade forth, at Piccolo who had just completed his flip. Piccolo saw the blade coming at his chest. X smiled, as he thought, he was victorious. Piccolo, prooved him wrong, as his leg was still in motion from before. It went under the sand, proceeding to move up and taking some sand with it, it swooped back out and kicked X's gut. The kick didn't stop there, it continued kicking upwards, X was lifted off the ground as Piccolo's foot continued up. Piccolo's foot was about 4 feet off the ground when it couldn't go any higher. X was caught in the momentum and flung over Piccolo, high into the air. The sand trickled off Piccolo's leg and foot back to where it once originated. Piccolo brought his leg back down, too. Piccolo turned around and watched as X was falling back down to Earth. Piccolo, with amazing speed, rushed over to the spot where X would be crash-landing, in a matter of moments. Piccolo stuck out his right elbow, placing his left hand over his right fist. X came within a few feet of the sand below, when Piccolo appeared in front of him and proceeded to elbow X right in the gut. X now was shot off backwards, flying out of control. Piccolo than appeared, no less than, 20 feet from X, who was hurtling his way. Piccolo placed his pointer and middle fingers to his forhead. Atop Piccolo's large, and pointy, fingernails appeared sparks. Than, it continued to spark more violently. Piccolo gathered the sufficient enough amount of energy. He threw his arm out, pointing his two fingers in the direction of the on-coming X. "Special Beam-Cannon!!!" Piccolo yelled out. A purple, with yellow spirals of energy forming around the purple streak, came forth and launched itself at X. X now realized Piccolo was behind him, but couldn't do nothing as the beam came quick and impacted X's back, exploding on impact.
Goten and Krillin cheered. "Great job, Piccolo," Goten shouted. "Yea, excellent shot!" Krillin added. Buu and 18 stood silently. They all knew it wasn't over, but that wouldn't stop Krillin and Goten from getting excited after a blast like that. Everyone stared at the cloud of smoke where X had once been. Piccolo concentrated. He scanned the area around, making sure X didn't evade the attack. Piccolo, found no trace of X being able to have escaped. He focused towards the smoke, which was dissapearing. Piccolo saw, the standing figure of, X. X's eyes illuminated brightly from the still dissapearing cloud. Piccolo knew he just pissed him off, badly. Piccolo got into a stance, awaiting X to attack; and, appear.
The smoke finally settled and X stood glaring at Piccolo. Piccolo awaited for a vicious onslaught to follow. But, nothing came. X just stood there, glaring hatefully at Piccolo. "Well fina than. If you won't attack, I will!!" Piccolo blasted off, the sand behind him rose high and flew backwards. Piccolo thrusted his fist towards X's unmoving body. Piccolo's fist went threw X; it than, hit Piccolo. "After-image!" He looked up, just as X was plummeting down at Piccolo. Piccolo could only watch as X's fist just clocked Piccolo's cheek and sent him to the sand below. The blow didn't look powerful, but it was. A sonic bomb was heard after the impact. Piccolo and X heard Piccolo's cheek bone snap. Piccolo, had also, got buried under 3 feet of sand. X stood above his victim. "Time to die, Namek!"
X out stretched his arm and aimed, with an open palm, directly at Piccolo's limp figure under the sand. "DIE!!!" X launched a yellow ki ball into the sand and towards the lying, unprepared, and unconscious, Piccolo.
"NOOOOO!!! PICCOLO!!!" A scream flowed into X's ears. He turned to see Krillin, 18, and, leading the three, Goten who crushed his fist into X's skull. X spun out of control and crashed into a sand dune 20 meters away. His ki ball veered off course and flew off into the distance. Goten picked Piccolo up, out of the sand. Piccolo opened his eyes, and saw the 18 and Krillin standing in front of him. He saw between the two, X starting to stand up, dusting the sand as it flowed down his figure. Piccolo turned his head and saw Goten staring off at X, as well. "Goten...?" Piccolo mouthed, silently, out. Goten looked down at Piccolo, and smiled. "Good, you're ok," Krillin and 18 heard Goten's words. They began powering up. Piccolo looked back at them. "Let's fight him together than?" Piccolo, sort of, asked more than commanded. Piccolo saw the two nod, as they were finishing powering up. Piccolo got back up, with Goten's help and nodded at Goten. Goten nodded back and went and stood next to Krillin. Piccolo went and stood next to 18. Goten began powering up to SSJ1; he knew he could save SSJ2, if needed.
"What happened, how come Buu didn't come?" Piccolo asked, looking out of the corner of his eye at Buu who was eying the match, but still where the others once stood. "We told him to stay, as insurance, in case of our deaths," Krillin laughed. Goten joined in on the laugh. Piccolo and 18 kept serious, but were holding back a temptation to laugh; but, the presence of this android, was more than enough to surpress their urge to join in on the laugh. X leered at the four standing before him. "So, you all wish to die, together?" X laughed. He took up a stance and closed his eyes. "Come at me, than." Piccolo dissapeared. 18 and Krillin went head on at X. Goten stayed put but ready to make his move soon enough. X held his ground, eyes still closed. "So, the couple will bluff an attack up front, distracting me from Piccolo's attack from above; but, even that, is a bluff. Goten will get me after I dodge Piccolo's attack. Nice strategy...too bad it won't work though." X thought to himself as the attack was happening. X opened his eyes, and threw two ki balls at the on-coming couple of Krillin and 18. They nearly dodged the attack. "Damn, he saw through that part," Krillin whispered to himself as he flew off in the opposite direction of 18. Piccolo soon appeared above X, but X was already starring at him. Piccolo was very surprised at this. "How'd he know where I was gonna be? And, how'd he knew about the first attempt of our attack?" Piccolo was so preoccupied by X's actions that he had not paid attention to the two ki balls shot at Krillin and 18. The two balls were flying at Piccolo from either side of him. "Damn," Piccolo braced for the impact of the two balls by crossing his arms, and curling up, in hopes of preventing a lot of damage. X's eyes reverted to Goten who had appeared behind him. Goten's eyes widened "How'd he know?" He thought just as X planted his fist into Goten's gut. Goten fell over, and X crunched his elbow into the back of Goten's neck, sending him flying threw the sand, skidding across the area, and finally, coming to a hault near Buu.
Piccolo was still bracing for impact, but the impact hadn't came. He opened his eyes and surveyed the area. "What happened?" He said to himself. He peered down at X who was fending off an attack by 18. He looked a few yards away and Krillin was getting back up, rubbing his cheek; obviously, he was knocked away by X. He looked further and saw Goten standing up. He didn't seemed too hurt, but a little winded. Piccolo looked all around, but the balls of ki were gone. He rushed down at X who had just sent 18 flying back into the attacking Krillin. Goten noticed Piccolo's flight towards X, and Goten than dissapeared. Piccolo kicked X's face, X fell backwards. Piccolo followed by flipping behind X as he fell and punched his back. X gringed as Piccolo had connected with X's robotic spine. Piccolo than blasted X forwards, and dissapeared. Piccolo went to help up 18 and Krillin. Goten than appeared right in front of X; Piccolo had shot X on purpose in that direction. X had just realized this and prepared for Goten's gathering blast. Goten stood, with his arms above his head, his left hand hidden behind his right. "Masenko-Ha!" Goten thrusted out his arms in front of him, and launched a yellow ki ball, and a stream of energy followed to power the attack as it connected with X. X was sent into the sand below, the sand rose high and couldn't come back down unless Goten stopped his flow of ki into the attack. Goten stopped and watched the sand fall back to cover the hole he had just created, and sent X into. Piccolo appeared next to him. 18 and Krillin appeared behind the two. Krillin's left eye was heavily bruised, and 18's cheek looked badly bruised, as well. The four awaited X to come out.
Suddenly, the sand all around them, began to rumble. They struggled to keep their balance. "What the hell is this?" Piccolo yelled out. Just than X jumped forth from the sand in front of Krillin. Than, another X, hopped out in front of Goten. Soon, two more appeared in front of Piccolo and 18. "Damn, he's crafty," Goten commented. "He won't let up, either." Krillin added. The four stood back-to-back with eachother. The four X's closed in on the four. Instantly, as if rehearsed by the four of them, Krillin, 18, and Piccolo, ducked as Goten spread his arms out, palms opened wide and gathering ki. He began spinning as he shot ki balls, randomely at the four X's, who were caught by surprise by the manuever. The four leaped out of the cornered circle they were in and landed outside, peering into the cloud of sand and smoke left.
The smoke settled and only one X stood. "Damn you!" X shouted; his top gi was torn and almost burnt off. X grasped ahold of it, and threw it away. "You die now!" X flew towards the four, he was so fast, he wasn't able to be seen by the four. They were completely caught off-guard. Krillin looked behind him, praying not to see X standing there. But, X was standing there, Krillin's face fitted into X's palm just as it had gathered enough energy to dispose of him. 18 spun around and shot a ki ball at X; he deflected it away and blasted Krillin into oblivion. 18 shrieked aloud as she saw Krillin's figure get envoloped into the blast and soon dissapeared entirely.
Piccolo was also blasted back, but had placed up his arms to protect himself. Goten dodged and saw his friend, Krillin get blown away. 18 and Goten attacked in a furious rage. X, simply, leaped into the air and watched as 18 and Goten smashed into eachother. X performed a backflip and landed, gracefully on his toes. "You fruity-little-pansy-ass-bastard!" X was surprised to hear a voice sound behind him; it was Piccolo's. Piccolo shot a Special Beam Cannon directly into X's balarina-like stance. X was blasted off into the sky. Goten stood up rubbing his head and helped 18 stand up; she was a mess; emotionally and physically. Piccolo, came and, landed next to the two. "He'll be back, quite quickly. I didn't have enough power to send him far enough to give us a quick rest," Piccolo stated. Goten nodded, but looked at 18, who just was looking where Krillin had last been. "18, you may leave, if you wish to," Piccolo said.
"Yeah, we'll understand. It's ok, 18," Goten joined in and placed his hand on her shoulder. She shook her head. "No, it's ok, I want to fight. Besides, I can't rest knowing the murderer of my husband is still alive. I will kill him, or at least, one of us will...Or, I will die, as well and be with Krillin. Either way, I will be with him." 18 said. "How touching," it was X. He was smiling at the three, helpless, warriors. "So, who should I destroy, next?" X scanned each person, one-by-one. He laughed.
"You know what? That robotic voice is really fucking annoying!" Goten's rage and power began to raise with each of his words. He hunched over, calling upon more of his, already tremendous, power. He transformed into SSJ2 with a loud scream as lightning began flashing all over his body. "What was your question, again, X?" He looked at X with a smile. "Ah yes, it was 'Who should I destroy next?'" Goten emphasized the word 'I'. X sneered at Goten. "How dare he mock me," X thought with his anger rising. "Well, to answer your question, quite simply, the answer is," Goten dissapeared in a flash. X was frozen to the spot. "What? Where'd he go? I can't sense him anywhere!" X thought to himself, mouth wide open in awe, and shock.
Goten than appeared in front of X. X looked into Goten's eyes and was able to see Goten's mouth move. He heard, just barely before he was kicked violently in the jaw and sent flying, the word: "YOU!"


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