"Get down!" Krillin shouted, diving out of the way as everyone else did the same.

Piccolo grabbed Luna by the back of her armor, both of them escaping just in time as the blast vaporized the entire lab.

The purple haired woman coughed, one hand remaining attached to Piccolo's arm as she used the other to wave at the air in front of her face. Both of them looking around as the smoke began to clear...

Krillin let out a sigh of relief, looking around while noticing that everyone was okay. "Well, that settles that... You're definitely Vegeta's kid..." The bald fighter mumbled as Vegeta made a sound of annoyance.

"Rrgh... Bad move." The Saiyan growled, glaring behind him at the lavender haired fighter. "What'd you go and do that for?"

"What's wrong?"

"Well, look... Down there..." Vegeta replied, nodding his head towards where the debris was still smoking.

"I don't understand... There's no way anyone could survive that..." Trunks argued, looking towards the remains of the mountain as the dust began to clear. "That was my most intense blast!"

"Looks like you spoke too soon..." Vegeta commented, noticing both androids standing on top of a large boulder below. "Now that's too bad..." The Saiyan went on, smirking in amusement as Trunks stared at the machines with wide eyes. "By doing that, you just showed them how weak you are!" He laughed, glancing back at the boy before continuing. "What exactly changed from you in the future and now?"

"More than I thought... Less than you'd think..." Trunks answered in frustration, glaring down at 17 and 18 as he watched the blonde woman toss Android 16's storage pod on the ground.

"Whatever..." 18 stated boredly, not really caring much about any of the drama above them. "Let's just pop this bad boy open..." She stated curiously, pressing the large red button on the side as the top slowly began to slide up.

18 smirked, losing her patience quickly as she kicked the lid off, revealing the strange looking android inside...

"O-oh no! They did it!" Krillin stammered nervously, watching with wide eyes as Android 16 slowly came to life. "Great! Now we'll have to fight another one!"

Android 16 opened his eyes, his pupils turning red for a moment before returning to their natural blue color. The large man pulled himself up, stepping out of the chamber cautiously before standing at his full height.

"Well good morning... It must feel good to get out of that coffin..." 17 stated, looking the taller android over curiously as he went on. "How long have you been cooped up in that container for anyway?"

Silence.

"Come on, speak..." 17 continued, raising one eyebrow as he looked at the red head. "Did Dr. Gero not give you a voice box? He tried to tell us it was dangerous to activate you..."

"Why would the doctor say such a thing?" 18 questioned, both of them waiting for an answer as 16 remained silent. "Do you know?"

"The strong silent type, huh?" 17 said with a chuckle, "Come on, let's go..."

"Where to?"

"To complete our mission... Are you with me 18?" The dark haired android asked seriously, glancing at 16 briefly as he went on. "16, Dr. Gero programmed you with a mission to destroy Goku, isn't that right?"

"That's right." Android 16 replied, his deep mechanical voice surprising both 17 and 18. "I am programmed with the sole purpose of murdering Son Goku."

"I'll be... So the big guy can speak after all..." 17 commented, crossing his arms as Luna swallowed nervously, listening in on their conversation from above. "I'm glad I killed him..."

"You killed Son Goku?" Android 16 asked, sounding rather surprised as he turned to look at the two smaller androids beside him.

"No... Dr. Gero."

"Oh... May we go and murder Son Goku?" 16 asked robotically.

"Well, ain't got nothin' better to do..." 17 admitted, hoping this Son Goku would at least be a challenge...

"So if the name of the game is kill Son Goku..." 18 started, smirking as she waited for her twin to finish her sentence.

"Let's play..." 17 chimed in, both of them grinning evilly as all three androids started to take off.

"No!" Luna growled, clenching her fists as Piccolo frowned as well, noticing the direction that they were heading. "They're going after Goku! We have to stop them!"

"Dr. Gero's goal was to get back at Goku for destroying his Red Ribbon Army..." Krillin commented, realizing his friend was in more danger than he knew...

"Yeah, but do you think those androids will still follow Dr. Gero's orders now?" Tien stated, remembering how 17 had just brutally put an end to said doctor.

"Rrgh... Are they flying away?!" Vegeta growled, glaring at the retreating form of the androids who were taking their sweet time in escaping. "I am sick and tired of being ignored!"

"I wish we could ignore you..." Tien mumbled, causing Luna to look over at him in amusement as Vegeta powered up in a rage.

The Super Saiyan went to fly after the machines, only to be stopped by Trunks once more as he blocked his exit. "No dad! Stop!"

"Are we really doing this again?"

"I wish you'd understand! There's no way we can fight them without Goku!" Trunks shouted, wishing his father would be able to swallow just a tiny bit of his pride.

"And I wish you'd understand who you're talking to!" Vegeta hissed back, glaring at the boy in front of him as he spelled it out for him. "I am Vegeta! Why would I ever need that jibbering fool's help?!"

"Because you're not as strong as-"

Trunks eyes went wide as the breath left his lungs, feeling his body hunch over instinctively as his father punched him right in the gut before flying around him. Trunks watched his father take off, speeding away as Luna, Krillin and the others hovered over to check on him.

"You pushed the Goku button." Krillin said casually, a hint of amusement in his voice as he went on. "Ya shouldn'ta did that..."

"Please stop him... We have to wait until Goku gets better or we're all doomed..." The lavender haired Saiyan huffed, "Please... Go after him!"

"But Vegeta's long gone now..." Luna said seriously, sensing how far away his energy was becoming. "We'll never catch up to him..." Luna sighed, frowning a bit as she glanced over at Piccolo who seemed to be deep in thought. "I wish Goku was here..."

"Goku..." Trunks mumbled, realizing they had little time if they wanted to beat the androids. "We have to go after him!"

"There's no time to waste!" Piccolo growled, taking off in the same direction as Vegeta and the androids as everyone else followed his lead.

...

Back at the Son House...

...

Chi Chi was hard at work in the kitchen, making multiple dishes as she checked on various pots before returning to the vegetables on her cutting board. The dark haired woman smiled to herself, imagining what would happen when he finally woke up.

"If I know my Goku... The first thing he's going to say when he feels better is, 'Chi Chi, I'm starving!'" She said in a deep voice, imitating her husband as she chuckled. "Well I'm going to whip up something special... Cause he's going to pull through any minute now!" She said cheerfully, turning around to beat some eggs as she continued to cook. "I just know he will..."

Upstairs, the dark haired Saiyan tossed and turned on his bed, Yamcha watching over him nervously as he didn't seem to be getting any better.

"Goku... Hang on..." Yamcha mumbled, hearing someone coming up the stairs as he turned to see Chi Chi peeking through the doorway.

"Oh Goku... He's in pain..." She said lowly, a few tears gathering in her eyes as she watched her husband fighting this terrible disease.

"Don't worry Chi Chi, Goku will pull through!" Yamcha tried to reassure her, watching them both with a sad expression as the dark haired woman kneeled next to his bed. "He's the toughest guy I know and no disease can slow him down! He'll be back on his feet in no time!" He said confidently, gripping the antidote in his hand as he waited for the medicine to work it's magic.

"I hope you're right..." Chi Chi whispered, running one of her hands through his hair as she tried to make him comfortable.

A few moments passed, both of them remaining silent as surprisingly, Goku did as well.

"I think the medicine is working..." Yamcha noted, watching his friend's breathing beginning to even out. He looked peaceful for once as he slept, making Chi Chi smile as the other fighter in the room went on. "He definitely looks better now..."

"You think so?"

Yamcha nodded, watching with a grin as Chi Chi smiled at the Saiyan on the bed once more before standing back up. "Piccolo said Goku's disease could be contagious..." Yamcha warned, glancing at the tiny bottle in his hand before looking at the dark haired woman seriously. "So I'm going to take some of this medicine... I think you'd better take some too."

"Okay..." Chi Chi mumbled, looking back at her husband once more before sighing and wondering how the others were doing. I hope Gohan and Luna are alright...

...

Not too far away...

...

Vegeta gritted his teeth, blasting forward at an incredible speed, his golden aura surrounding him as he flew right through a mountain, smirking as large boulders and debris rained down on the landscape in his wake.

Why is everybody making such a big deal about Kakarot?! The Saiyan thought to himself, growling as he clenched his fists subconsciously. Who needs him anyway? Have they forgotten that I'm a Saiyan too? A Saiyan from a royal bloodline! He rambled on, narrowing his eyes as he continued to chase after the androids. Well soon, they will see how powerful I really am!