Chapter 21: New Dawn! The Day Draws Near!
Author Foreword: Hey guys, sorry for being busy, y'know, college. The bane of most artists and writers and other lads who spend their free time doing some hobby. Anyway, Now we'll handle the aftermath for the last fight(and finally move to a place past Cooler)!
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3 Weeks Later….
"Ahhh… That hit the spot!"
Goku laughed off his meal while the people around him relaxed: Bardock and his Squad kept eating, Gohan was studying at the side, while Piccolo stood over the side.
"Man, I wish Vegeta would come around, haven't seen him since the fight with Cooler."
"Well, he was pretty beat up," Tora added," I doubt he'd come back out until he was done training…"
"Well, at least we still have time for that!"
"Well, it's about 5 more months until the Androids come…." Piccolo muttered
"Huh… well we better ramp it up tomorrow!"
Goku jumped up and turned towards the shelter they had.
"Good night guys!"
"Night Dad." Gohan answered. He stared up at the starry sky, taking in the sights
Androids huh…?
"Hey kid."
Gohan turned to find Bardock, wearing a tanktop and the lower part of his newer uniform.
"Ah… hey grandpa…"
"Still getting used to it?"
Gohan looked to his hands. "Yeah, I… dad had an adopted dad, my grandpa."
"Huh" Was all Bardock could respond.
"His name was Gohan too… though I guess both of you are legitimate dads to mine…"
"Hm. Well anyway, I need you to make sure you keep fighting."
Gohan was taken aback by this. "W-why?"
Bardock put a hand on his grandson, a stern look coming over him. "You're a damn saiyan! You need to keep fighting or else you'll die! And if you keep being such a brat, noone will come to save you. I've seen the hesitation in you and that is not acceptable"
The young man shook his head, "That…. It's just not me, sorry."
"Why not? What have you other than pride and the thrill of-"
"Fighting? Fighting is only…" Gohan gulped, "I was never born into fighting. I mostly spent my time with mom and being a kid… I only got into fighting about last year… It just doesn't come natural to me. Dad, Piccolo and the others…. They know I have some "hidden power", but it only comes out when the situation is bad. But… I still don't want to fight." He turned to his incredulous grandfather, "I'll only do it when necessary."
Gohan walked off, leaving a rather annoyed Bardock, who similarly returned to his wife and plonking himself on the bed.
"Honey?"
He turned to his wife, punching the mattress in annoyance
"It's that damn kid… our grandson."
"Bardock.. He's just-"
"A boy, I know, but he just infuriates me." His tone started to drip in venom, "He's too peaceful for his own good. In all the battles he's been in, he can only react. Kid doesn't have the initiative or drive of a saiyan."
"Look, he's quite like me, maybe he should stay like that. We know how Radditz and Kakarot were."
"But he just doesn't want to fight. It's insane! A saiyan who doesn't want to fight is like… like a dinosaur without an appetite. How can they live without it!"
Gine hugged her husband, loosening him up, "Just… lets just see what happens."
Bardock raised an eyebrow, "Are you telling me not to fight him?"
"Well… not yet. He's still got to grow up and learn."
The saiyan sighed, but shook his head
"I might kill him if he becomes a hindrance…"
Gine gave him a look, but kept silent as they went in for sleep….
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"How are the calibrations going on your end, Dr Gero?"
"Fine enough." Answered the doctor as he worked on inputting data. His counterpart oversees could see the stress, even if his new body did not convey it or tell through the screen.
"Relax sir, your wife is responding well to the tests!"
"But I'll lose her forever!" He slammed the desk, unintentionally destroying part of it.
"Look on the bright side! At least now she'll share your hatred of Son Goku."
Gero leaned back into his seat before looking back at the pods.
16, his personal project…. His failure. Then, 17 and 18, the twins, still unstable, but he was able to program them well enough to take down super saiyans according to the simulations. 19, the useful assistant. Recently fixed with energy absorption technology as he was.
And then there was the basement project. Ofcourse, noone, not even red ribbon, knew of him. He had enough date put in his dna, though he was tempted by those new Saiyans and the aliens. He was still surprised and intrigued by the newcomers and how mysteriously they came, but he needed to focus on his enemy.
"The twin androids have had their strength increased accordingly. They now have an output of 60%, while the android 19 model is now at 45%. I'm at 40%."
The doctor over on the screen gave him a funny look.
"My body is not a combat model, and android 19 is only slightly durable so I can get combat data on the energy drain to improve or scrap it."
"Good on you. Anyway we've tested your w-"
Gero glared
"T-the subject has been mentally tested. For now she's shown alot of progress. She'll make a good subject."
"Right." Gero answered, "So I will cut communication within a few weeks. Then, on the next month, I'll go with 19 to attack the specified city."
"Right, that will be good. Anyway, We'll continue our research on our end. Red Ribbon out!"
"Dr Gero out."
The screen cut, and the doctor swivelled to face his creations.
"This wasn't according to plan."
In his original view, he wanted to send the twins out to attack and then reap the rest. Then that kid with the purple hair showed up, everyone started training, those mysterious saiyans appeared, then that "Cooler" appeared!
"Perhaps I'll send the failures…"
He grimaced as he looked over the plans. 13, 14 and 15 were simpler and less advanced models. Outside of their last resort programming, they were defective due to their "quirks" and being less powerful than he needed.
"Still, good cannon fodder."
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"Hah!"
Sonic waves broke the clouds as two golden blurs danced in the sky. To equipment and the less powerful, they seemed like extremely bright sparks. Even to the well trained, it was hard to follow.
The shining waves broke as Goku and his father skidded mid air.
"You're pretty good son." Bardock smirked,"But I won't let this battle end with my defeat."
"Same to you. You're quite tricky… but I won't loose either!"
"Hah!"
"KamehameHA!"
Their attacks met, and the two continued their match.
On the ground, the rest of their group oohed and aahed as they watched.
"I can barely keep up!" Gohan muttered
"Well, atleast Goku has a partner to fight with." Tora said
"Honestly it's very impressive." Fasha commented
Goku and Bardock disappeared again, their sonic blows echoing around the air they were in. Soon they dropped down, reappearing.
"Graaaaah!"
"Hmph!"
Goku blocked a kick from his father.
"Give me a real fight!"
"Alright!"
The two disconnected, then flew at each other.
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Goku and Co continue their training as the androids and the others continue to train! Will the androids prevail with additional help? Will Bardock's crew prove to bring the edge they need? Will the three super saiyans fight off the androids? Find out… in the next FIC
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So uh…. Sorry for being MIA with college and stuff. However, I've reached a lul in writing and stuff…. Maybe I'll prove myself wrong, but for now, rather than actually leaving it as a cliffhanger again, I'll have to end it here. Don't worry, it won't be an abandoned fic, but you'll have to wait for a sequel. Anyway, have a great day and sorry for the wait and being cheeky!