And then they came. It was a beautiful morning, the sun was shining, the birds were singing, and there was a knock on the door. They didn't wait for anyone to answer, they just barged in and went straight for Goku's bed.

No.17 peered at Goku on the bed, ignoring the terrrified ChiChi. "Well, well, well. So this is Son Goku, in the flesh." He lifted his hand, preparing to deliver a killing blow to the helpless Goku when...

"MASENKO!!!!" Gohan's blast hit him squarely on the back, making a large hole on his shirt, ...and only his shirt. The skin on his back was not damaged in any way, as No.17 turned around and stared coldly at the surprised Gohan. At that moment, Trunks, Kuririn, and Yamucha barged in too. All three were wearing the same alarmed look on their faces. No.18 just looked at them, a bemused smile on her face. No.16's face was expressionless.

"I like this shirt." No.17 spoke. "You ruined it. So I'll make a hole in your shirt too." He gathered a ki ball in his right hand and threw it at Gohan. Gohan managed to dodge it at the last minute. The ki ball flew through the walls of the house and disappeared into the horizon.

"We have to take this fight outside," Trunks thought as he stole a glance at Goku. "With any luck we could buy enough time for Goku-san to get well." Apparently Gohan thought the same too, as he glanced at his father, then taunted No.17, "You want me? Then come get me." before flying outside.

Now it was No.17 who looked amused, as he flew after Gohan. And now it was the three warriors against the two remaining cyborgs in the room.

"Why are you doing this?" Kuririn asked No.18. "You let us go the last time. Why do you come now?"

"We're not here to fight you. We came for Son Goku," she replied, stepping near Goku's bed.

"I want to go outside," No.16 suddenly spoke. Without waiting for any reply from the others, he turned around and walked outside, his face as expressionless as ever.

No.18 raised an eyebrow. "Fine. Go play with the little birds.We'll have fun on our own." She mocked him.

Then Trunks stepped between Goku and No.18. "You want Goku, you have to fight us first. But we fight outside," he said with all the courage he could muster. Then he too, flew outside, his eyes glancing behind him to see if she's following. She did follow him. So did Yamucha and Kuririn.

Outside they found Gohan badly beaten by No.17, but still alive. No.17 was kicking him around, playing with him.

No.18 looked at her brother. "You haven't killed him yet?" As she said that, without any warning, she fired a ki blast from the palm of her left hand, straight at Yamucha. The man never had a chance. The blast tore right through his stomach and he fell down with a heavy thud on the ground, blood flowing from the hole in his stomach, staining the white sand with dark red.

Trunks' and Kuririn's eyes grew wide with shock and anger. Trunks turned Super Saiyajin and attacked No.18 with his sword. It was strong and sharp, yet it had cracked from their previous fight. And now, as she blocked the attack with her arm, she made another crack. She then twisted Trunks' hand which was holding the sword, and he had to let it go. It fell down on the sand with a soft thud.

To be continued on the next chapter.
 

Chapter 5

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