The sky over South City was nice and clear.
It wasn't stormy, but there was a strange stillness in the air, the kind that pressed against the skin and made every instinct scream that something terrible was about to happen. Birds had gone quiet. Wind barely moved. Even the city noise felt a little muted.
We spread out.
Goku hovered above the city, eyes closed, searching. Piccolo floated near the outskirts, senses stretched razor-thin. Vegeta stayed low, arms crossed, pretending not to care while absolutely caring more than anyone else. Krillin, Tien, Chiaotzu, Yamcha, and Gohan fanned out carefully, each of us scanning for anything that didn't belong.
I stayed near the play ground.
I was bored.
Minutes passed.
Then...
BOOM
I think Yamcha found them.
Poor guy.
...
Yamcha landed in a crowded street, lowering himself casually near two figures walking side by side.
They looked normal.
Almost.
One was round and pale, with red eyes and a strange hat marked with bold letters: RR. The other was taller, older-looking, with a stern face and a half coat fluttering slightly as he walked.
Androids 19 and 20.
Yamcha frowned.
"Uh… hey," he called out. "You guys lost or something?"
They stopped.
Android 19 turned slowly, mechanical eyes locking onto Yamcha's face.
Before Yamcha could react, 19 moved.
In an instant, his hand shot forward and clamped over Yamcha's face like a vice. Fingers dug into skin, covering mouth and nose completely. Yamcha's eyes went wide as panic surged through him.
"MMMH-!"
Energy began to drain.
Yamcha screamed as his ki was ripped from him violently, pulled through his skull like his soul was being sucked out. His body spasmed, arms flailing uselessly as his strength vanished in seconds.
Then....
A sharp, brutal sound.
Android 19's other hand drove straight through Yamcha's chest.
Blood sprayed.
Yamcha went limp.
19 yanked his arm free and tossed Yamcha aside like garbage.
...
Every one of us felt it.
Yamcha's energy plummeted like a rock falling into a bottomless pit.
"Yamcha!" Krillin shouted.
We moved instantly.
Goku vanished in a blur. Piccolo rocketed forward. Vegeta's aura flared ready for a fight. I followed, faster than anyone noticed, god ki restrained but my body moving at its absolute limit.
We arrived to see Yamcha's broken body hitting the ground.
Android 19 and 20 stood calmly, watching.
Krillin didn't hesitate. He skidded to Yamcha's side and shoved a senzu bean into his mouth, hands shaking. "Come on, come on…"
Yamcha gasped violently as the bean took effect, chest wound closing, breath rushing back into his lungs. He coughed, eyes unfocused but alive.
"D… don't… let them....touch you" he wheezed.
Goku stepped forward, fists clenched.
"You two," he said calmly, though his eyes burned. "We're not fighting here."
Android 19 tilted his head. "And why not...?"
Goku met his gaze. "Because I'll just fly away. And excape form you."
Without waiting for a response, Goku shot into the sky.
Androids 19 and 20 followed immediately.
So did we.
.....
We reached a desolate area far from the city, cracked earth, broken stone, nothing alive for miles. The perfect battlefield.
Vegeta floated forward, eyes sharp, aura restrained but threatening.
"Tell me," he ordered coldly, pointing at the androids. "Which one of you is stronger?"
They ignored him completely.
Their eyes were locked on Goku.
Vegeta's pride snapped.
In a flash of golden light, he transformed.
Super Saiyan.
His aura exploded outward as he appeared directly in front of Android 20 and punched straight through his chest.
Metal shattered.
Sparks flew.
Vegeta ripped his arm free as Android 20 collapsed, lifeless, smoking wreckage hitting the ground.
Android 19 froze.
His red eyes widened in pure fear.
For the first time since they arrived, emotion crossed his artificial face.
Goku transformed too.
Golden hair.
Teal eyes.
Power surged.
Vegeta's head snapped toward him. "Tch. Another one?!"
Android 19 started to back away, panic setting in. As he wasted no time and he blasted the ground beneath him, kicking up a massive cloud of smoke and dust, then bolted.
Vegeta laughed loudly. "Running already? These are the androids that destoryed the future?"
" What a joke." as Vegeta spat at the floor, and tried to follow the old man.
But than...
Goku started coughing.
Once.
Twice.
Than he fall.
"Dad" Gohan yelled.
Goku dropped to one knee, gasping, clutching his chest.
I was there instantly.
I caught him as he fell and felt it immediately.
His heart.
"Heart virus," I said grimly.
I poured healing ki into him, not god ki, but normal ki, careful and controlled. Enough to stabilize him.
"Take him," I told the others. "Now. He needs the medicine."
Yamcha nodded. Vegeta watched silently, scowling.
As we flew away, keeping the healing on Goku, I glanced back at the battlefield.
As i saw Vegeta getting mad and charging a large blast towords the ground.
Bloody idiot.
Ben' s power level: 300,900 x [god ki x175,010,000]