Androids, Androids, Cyborgs

In the alternate future timeline, Trunks was sleeping in his house, enjoying the peace brought by his visit to the past. As he snored, the alarms went off inside Capsule Corp, popping the nose bubble and waking him up.

Trunks instantly realized someone broke in and ran over to where Bulma and Vegeta were. Seeing them talking with frustrated looks on their face, Trunks tread carefully as he heard them say, "Someone stole the time machine!"

Trunks frowned while he asked, "What happened?"

Bulma turned to her son and sighed, "Someone broke into the lab and stole the time machine."

Trunks started to worry, "What did the cameras show?"

"Nothing, they were broken by a rock," Bulma answered as she threw the stones in question.

"I told you to get better security," Vegeta scoffed.

"Couldn't you sense them?" Bulma growled back at Vegeta.

"No...the only one I felt was..." Vegeta looked at Trunks and shook his head before continuing, "I must have been too tired. For a moment, it felt like there were two Trunks."

Trunks lifted a brow and said, "Yeah, you must have been tired."

He then walked up to the cameras and picked up the rock Bulma chucked, "Mom, tell me you can build another one."

Bulma nodded her head, "I saved the coordinates on my computer, I'll get to working on a new Time Machine, but, it won't be done for more than a month."

Trunks gripped his fist, "I got a bad feeling about this."

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Back in the main timeline, the person who stole the time machine ended up at Dr.Gero's lab.

"They must be here!" The green spotted monstrous humanoid stood at the base of the mountainous cave.

The Andriod stepped up and was about to enter Gero's lab when Cell felt a hand on his shoulder, "I've been waiting for you."

Cell turned around but all he saw was black. Without even being able to put up a fight, Cell was knocked unconscious.

The purple-skinned man laughed as he flung 1st form Cell over his shoulders and spoke in a joyful tone, "I got another toy!"

Opening up the lab doors, he carried Cell inside the lab and met with Dr. Gero.

"Oh, it's you again," Doctor Gero said turning his back to the Purple Skinned man and continuing his current project.

"What are you working on Doc?" The Purple Skinned man said with a grin while looking over the Blue Prints of Project Zero.

Doctor Gero turned around and saw the giant insect-like Cell and frowned.

"Odd, how did you get ahold of the previous prototype for Cell? I thought I scrapped that embryo," Dr. Gero said looking extremely interested.

"Never mind that. How has the Gete A.I working out?" The Purple Skinned man asked, walking closer to the cyborg.

Gero grunted, "It's worked wonders, I've been able to make leaps and bounds in my research. Right now, I've started from scratch. My new design is the Zero Project, the Ultimate Andriod Warrior."

Gero stared at the Android he was constructing. It was in the shape of a young man that had long red hair and a body that looked like Base Form Broly.

He was wearing a black tank top with a high collar, a pair of loose-fitting jeans, and combat boots.

"Zero will be my strongest Android yet. As for the projects you've had me working on, Super 17 and Super 18 aren't ready yet. Super 13 is," Gero stated before walking over to a large pod.

The Purple Man smiled and said, "I was referring to your new body, not the Androids. But, thank you for informing me about Super 13's completion."

Gero grunted, "Number 1 isn't ready yet either. It will take me another two years to complete it." Gero then pressed a button on Super 13's Pod, turning it into a Dyno Capsule before handing it over.

"Here take it, as we agreed."

Taking the capsule, the Purple Skinned man turned around and said, "I'll be back to visit."

After teleporting away, the purple-skinned man reappeared inside his hideaway in the space between spaces. He then placed Cell on the ground and placed his finger on the surface of Cell's head.

After injecting a strange kind of Ki into Cell's body, the purple-man woke him up and said, "Who do you follow?"

"You...Master!" Cell replied with a simple expression.

"Good! Now absorb this Android!" The Purple Skinned man opened up Super 13's Capsule.

Cell quickly opened up the end of his tail and absorbed Super 13. Thanks to the purple man's requested modifications to Super 13, it was compatible to be absorbed by Cell and was several times stronger than its original designs.

Cell's body quickly began to morph into his final and Perfect Form. A blast of powerful energy that was dozens of times stronger than his original power in the true timeline.

Cell's power level was approximately 800 Billion. He laughed loudly as he said, "I am complete! Perfect Cell at last."

The Purple Skinned man clapped his hands, "Now all you need to do is train up my other toy."

Cooler appeared beside him and bowed, "Master, is this, my opponent?"

The Purple Skinned man laughed and said, "Yes he will train with you until the time comes to exact the revenge against the Saiyans you despise."

Cooler nodded his head while gripping his fist, "Just wait, you filthy monkies will perish at my hand, and I can free myself from this ridiculous servitude."

Cooler transformed into his Golden state when Cell turned to him and tilted his head, "A golden form, can my Frost Demon genetics do this too?"

Cell and Cooler began to face off.

The Purple Skinned man watched from the distance and started to float above them as he carefully observed their fight like some kind of obsessed fanboy.

"I'm going to get so much energy from this! Why didn't I think of this sooner? A life and death tournament! Those guys won't be able to resist," The Purple Skinned man chuckled.

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Three days before the beginning of the Android invasion, Dr. Gero opened up the pods for Super 17 and Super 18.

The two Androids opened their eyes and sat up, "Good morning Dr. Gero," 17 said with a fake smile on his face.

18 followed suit with the act, "What have we been activated for this time?"

"I couldn't help but notice you seem much younger and stronger than before Dr. Gero," 17 said with an expressionless tone.

Gero grunted, he pulled out a remote and said, "Of course this is my new body, as for what I've woken you up for, just stand there,"

He then started to walk towards Android Zero, opening up the pod's hatch, Gero began explaining, "Did you know that you two aren't really Androids?"

17's fingers began to itch. He was aiming for the remote when Gero continued to speak about their past, "When I was looking for someone to test the synthesis of the bio-organic metals, gene-augmentation methods, and reactors I had made, I came across an orphanage near the Orion Temple."

Gero turned around to face them, "Your names were Lapis and Lazuli, two delinquent orphans that no one would miss. You were perfect tests subjects, and as a bonus, your physiques were met all the parameters to become prime subjects for my experiments. It was almost like the heavens were telling me to succeed."

Dr. Gero then sighed. He gave the two Cyborgs a deathly stare and said, "Unfortunately you two couldn't be controlled. I blame the human part of you that I was never able to completely erase. Even this latest upgrade was unable to stifle your resistances of that disgusting human spirit." Dr. Gero raised his hand at waved the controller in his face, "I could end you both right now."

17 made his move. With a quick Ki blast, he destroyed the remote and charged towards Dr. Gero. 17 then pulled his hand back, ready to swing for the kill, when all of a sudden, Dr. Gero grabbed his hand.

"Did you think I needed the remote to kill you?" Dr. Gero said while he crushed 17's arm.

Gero started to apply some of his strength down on 17's body, forcing him to the ground, kneeling on his knees.

17 tried to struggle when he shouted, "18, no...Lazuli, run."

Lapis triggered his self-destruct sequence, causing Dr. Gero to shout in worry, "What the hell are you doing!?"

He was about to kill Lapis when Lazuli raised her hand at Zero and shouted, "Back off or I'll kill your newest creation."

Gero smiled and threw Lapis directly onto Android Zero.

While he fell forward, Lapis raised his hand and shot a Ki blast into the cavern wall. The entire area filled up with smoke as 17 landed on the body of Android Zero.

Lazuli knew that her brother had done this for her to escape. She bit her lip and forced herself to leave.

Fleeing as fast as she could, Lazuli flew out of the cave and swore revenge before she disappeared into the dark horizon of the starlit skies.

The body of Lapis started to sink into Android Zero flesh, similar to how Android 13 had absorbed Android 14 and 15's parts.

"Damnit, she got away! Android Zero, capture her at once and absorb her!" Gero ordered, nearly pulling his hair out.

After absorbing 17, Android Zero, which looked just like Android 16 started to change in appearance slightly.

His cleft chin disappeared, his hair grew longer until it reached the bottom of his back while keeping the mohawk's length.

The Andriod's facial structure became more handsome; resembling 17 somewhat, and lastly, his muscles slimmed down slightly, but, his height remained the same.

As Android Zero opened his eyes, the orange-haired Andriod sat up and said a simple, "Confirming Order." before he started to chase down the runaway cyborg.

Lazuli was flying over the ocean as fast as she could. However, no matter how fast she could move it would never be quick enough.

Android Zero had already blocked her off in a blur of unimaginable speed, both surprising and frightening Lazuli as she widened her eyes and shook.

The blond cyborg growled before she shouted, "How did you track me?!"

As she was backing up slowly, Lazuli's eyes darted around, searching for something, somewhere to hide.

"I followed the path of your sonic boom, and cut off your trajectory using a simple algorithm," Android Zero replied.

"What did you do to my brother?" Lazuli asked while looking for a chance to escape.

"I absorbed him." Android Zero stated plainly.

Lazuli felt like razor blades were cutting into her heart. She began to cry and shouted, "Give him back to me!" as she powered up a Ki blast.

Android Zero seemed curious over her emotional reaction and said, "I don't wish to do this, I would rather not exist at all if my purpose is for killing. However, I have my orders."

Android Zero appeared in front of her and placed his hand into her abdomen, Lazuli felt her body grow weaker as she felt both the bomb and the Infinite Energy Reactor was pulled from her body.

Android Zero's appearance changed once again, he grew even more handsome, and his muscles became more pronounced and defined.

"I don't need the rest of the parts, only the unique Infinity Reactor that has spent the last 20 years growing in your organic body interests me. So, at the very least, I can give you back your brother's body."

Android Zero sent out a powerless Lapis from his body and watched as the two fell into the ocean below.

Zero watched as the two cyborgs sink and get carried away by the waves. Turning his back to them, he sighed before flying back to the lab.

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Hours later.

At the beachfront of Kame House, the sun was just beginning to come up. painting a beautiful splash of colors on the surface of the ocean.

A bald-headed human wearing an orange Kame Gi could be seen yawning as he stretched and walked outside.

Krillin was the first to wake up and immediately initiated his training routine.

He moved over to the ocean and started to power up, the sky shook as Krillin's power level of 2 Billion continued to shoot into the sky.

Although his bass power wasn't as great as Goku nor Vegeta, the bald monk had more than earned the title of Strongest Human.

Recently, Krillin had been working on altering the Kaio-Ken. He took the Buddist teachings of the Zen state of mind and created a whole new technique that let him better control the intense levels of stress on the body.

Instead of using Red Dou; intense or hyperactive Ki to improve the strength of one's Ki, Krillin used Blue Sei; calm and serene energy. Sei Ki was something only the most talented Shaolin Monks could tap into, and Krillin had to return to Orion and sought guidance from his old master.

It took him seven months to combine the teachings with Kaio-Ken.

Krillin continued to power up as he shouted, "Kaio-Zenken Times 50!" his white-colored Ki turned into an orange-colored instead of the Crimson Red color of the Kaio-Ken's Aura.

His power level quickly shot up to 100 Billion.

While the aura from his Ki started to cause the ocean to twist and churn, making dozens of whirlpools and waves appear, Krillin continued to maintain the technique.

Inside his mind, he was imagining the flaming red sea of energy produced when using the Kiao-Ken balancing itself out along a thin stream of white Ki. On the other side was the blue-colored ocean, slowly rushing against the Ki separating them.

From a distance, it looked like blue and red Yin-Yang, fighting to destroy the white Ki separating and surrounding it.

Krillin breathed easily as he performed a series of Katas. He let out a flurry of punches and kicks from various martial arts. A bit of Karate, Muay Thai, Boxing, then he followed up with his Shaolin Training, mimicking the Zodiac animals stances.

"Good, I can hold this without burning up Stamina. Now, let's try to crank it up to a Mastered Super Saiyan," Krillin took a deep breath before powering up to a Times 75 Kaio-Zenken.

The image of the Yin-Yang rotated and grew stronger as the energies slowly rose up to times 75.

The flames and waters threatened to destroy Krillin's control, but he managed to calm down and meditate for a few moments.

"Not good. It would take me a minute to get this form under control. However..." Krillin suddenly punched out and shook the waves in front of him.

"I can still fight," Krillin announced as he threw a few dozen punches and kicks.

"Kaio-Zenken Times 100!" Krillin's body started to creak like dried earth. Blood seeped from the tears in his muscles and the orange-colored aura surrounding him started to gain a bit of red tint to it.

"I'm losing balance again!" Krillin sighed as he imagined the blue and red energies clashing within him.

Krillin knew he was starting to lose control, but continued to focus on his controlling his state of mind through the method of Zen breathing and mental exercises.

The Monk tried to stabilize his Ki but wasn't fairing too well at the moment. His Power Level shot up to 200 Billion, but his aura was constantly fluctuating out of his control.

Using the state of Zen, Krillin's mind stayed still. Like a boat on the raging waves of an ocean, Krillin's Buddist teachings allowed him to hold onto the Kaio-Zenken much longer than any other human could ever attempt.

It took years for him to understand the state of Zen. Even now, he doesn't fully understand its power, but he couldn't deny the uses it provided. Krillin was curious if any of his other Buddist teachings could improve his martial art.

However, he had to focus on catching up with Goku. Krillin refused to let some Super Saiyan form be the end of their rivalry.