Jin Seng: Jin is now about 20 years old, but he is still basically the same: he?s got long black hair and wears a white headband and T-shirt and loose red pants.
Neo16: Machine based. Very different from the original #16. About as tall as Trunks and has very short black hair blown backwards. Wears a fighting suit similar to Goku?s, except his is black with a yellow T-shirt. Also wears some chains. Is a natural leader and also the strongest of the Neo Cyborgs.
Neo17: Human based. Basically looks the same as he did in in the original story. Doesn?t have the Red Ribbon logo on his shirt anymore.
Neo18: Human based. Looks the same as in the original story, with her second outfit.
Neo19: Machine based. Looks like a 'remake' of #16. Is very tall and large. Wears an orange armor similar to #16?s and has a black mohawk. Has a constant look of hatred in his eyes. Unlike #16, he doesn?t care much for nature or life.
Year 758
When they saw Neo18 fly away for no apparent reason, the Neo Cyborgs returned to headquarters. The three of them found her there, sitting in front of a mirror, putting on some make-up. Dr Gero was yelling at her.
Dr Gero: " You can?t do that! It?s not in your programming! "
Neo18: " Doctor, you know my human mind interferes with your programming. I?ll fall in love if I want to, okay? "
Dr Gero: " Oh no, you won?t! As soon as the others arrive, I?ll have you fixed in a minute! "
Neo18: " You won?t dare! "
Dr Gero: " Oh yes, I will! I made you what you are today, and if I don?t like it I can change it as I want! "
Neo18: " What about what I want!? "
Dr Gero: " What you want is irrelevant! "
Neo18: " Who are you to decide that? "
Dr Gero: " You don?t understand! Falling in love with an ennemy could be catastrophic for your mission! I can?t allow that! "
Neo18: " Trunks said Perfect Cell would betray us! "
Dr Gero: " Cell can?t betray us, my dear. I programmed him! "
Neo18: " You can?t program a living being! "
Dr Gero: " I proved it with Neo17, didn?t I? It seems I failed with you, though... "
Neo18: " There?s nothing wrong with me! " At this moment, the other Neo Cyborgs decided to join in.
Neo16: " So there you are, 18! Would you mind explaining...? "
Neo18: " There?s nothing to explain! "
Dr Gero (to the newcomers): " She told me she fell in love with the one they call Future Trunks. "
Neo16: " Yeah, she was supposed to attack him, but she backed off at the last moment! "
Neo18: " All you men ever think about is war! I think he?s cute and he?s mine! "
Neo17: " What about the other one, sis? "
Neo18: " You mean Trunks? He has no sense of coolness whatsoever! Future Trunks is cool, he dresses great and looks sooooo handsome... "
Neo17: " Hello! Earth to 18! Earth to 18! This is a priority one message: Wake Up! This is war, sis! We have to get their DNA and revive Cell to insure our victory and revenge over them. It?s the only way! "
Neo18: " I don?t care. "
Neo16: " Doctor, deactivate her now! "
Dr Gero: " I was hoping you guys could help me handle her... "
Neo16: " No problem. "
Neo18: " Don?t you dare approach me! " She backed up against a wall.
Neo17: " C?mon, sis. Dr Gero?s only going to do a routine check-up... "
Neo18: " Get away! "
As Neo16 approached, 18 panicked. As she was about to be caught, she blew a huge energy-dan around her, blowing the other Cyborgs away and destroying the rock wall behind her. After she saw what she had done and looked outside, she turned to her ex-collegues with a grin and flew off.
Neo19: " After her! "
Dr Gero: " No, wait! I can destroy her by detonating the bomb inside her. "
Neo17: " Doctor, no! She?s my sister! We?ll go after her and get her back, I swear! "
Dr Gero: " ... "
Dr Gero: " Alright. But you?d better bring her back alive, or you?ll be the one I?ll disassemble! Now, go after her! "
Neo17: " Right. "
Neo16: " I?ll come with you. "
Dr Gero: " No. You two are going to help me clean up the mess 18 made. "
Neo19: " What? "
Neo16: " But, doctor! Wouldn?t it be more efficient if we all went to look for 18? "
Dr Gero: " Yes, but I need you here right now. Some equipment has been damaged and we need to put everything back in order a.s.a.p.! Tomorrow, you two will go fight Gohan and his gang again. We need Gohan?s DNA because he?s the strongest of their group. Such strength will surely be very useful in reviving Cell. "
Neo16: " As you command, doctor. "
Neo17 left the base to find his lost sister, while 16 and 19 impatiently awaited their next battle...
Using their senzu seeds, the Z senshi had recovered and were discussing the situation.
Goten: " She?s got a crush on ya, Trunks! "
F.Trunks: " I refuse to believe that! She?s the worst enemy I ever had! We always hated each other, so I don?t see how this could be possible! "
Goten: " She refused to attack you, she said she found you handsome and she timidly ran away. She loves ya. "
F.Trunks: " NO! I don?t want her to love me! She?s not even cute! "
Trunks: " Admit it! You like her too! "
F.Trunks: " What are you talking about? She?s ugly and I don?t like her at all! You all know what she did to me in my time, so I think I don?t need to find any other reason to prove to you all that I hate her! "
Trunks (to Goten): " Yeah, he likes her. "
F.Trunks exploded in anger and after yelling at everyone, he flew away, humiliated.
Future Trunks was alone. Finally. He was sitting under a huge tree close to a calm river. He was listening to the water running, the birds singing, the gentle wind through the branches... " Why can?t they understand? #18 has always been a nightmare for me. She destroyed my world...my friends...my family...She is heartless, cruel, ruthless, disloyal...Or is she? She did look unusually calm and friendly when she appeared at the Tenkai after Krilin wished the Dragon for the bomb in her body to be deactivated...It was also said that she and Krilin actually became friends in this alternate timeline...So weird! How could Krilin fall in love with...well...I have to admit...She IS cute...but she?s evil. She can?t be trusted! What the...!? " Something caught Trunks?s attention behind the nearby bushes...He jumped to his feet.
F.Trunks: " Who?s there? "
Slowly, behind the bushes, a frail feminine body rose. Neo18 looked at Trunks with a strange look in her eyes...a look Trunks had never seen from her and a look he had never expected her to show...a look of sadness.
Neo18: " ... " Trunks immediately switched to Super Saiyajin 2 and got ready to fight.
F.Trunks: " What are you doing here, demon? "
Neo18: " Is it true? "
F.Trunks: " !? "
Neo18: " Is it true what you said about me? About causing you trouble in your timeline? "
F.Trunks (angered): " Yes, it?s true! And I remember every moment of it! But, how do you know about our different timelines? "
Neo18: " The Master told us...He told us about how you came to our dimension...It?s quite a story! "
F.Trunks: " Don?t try to trick me into losing my concentration, demon! I?ll fight you to the death! "
Neo18: " I have no wish to fight with you. Besides, if we were to fight, you wouldn?t survive. Goten is stronger than you and he couldn?t raise a finger against my brother and I so imagine how you would do against me. "
F.Trunks: " If you didn?t come here to fight me, then why did you come? "
Neo18: " I ran away from headquarters...I didn?t know where to go to hide from the others so I went to see you with your friends. I hid and heard what you said about me...It hurt...So I came here to ask you if it were true... "
F.Trunks: " Do you expect me to believe that? "
Neo18: " Look. Doctor Gero probably sent someone after me so I have to hide and I don?t know where. Can you help me? "
F.Trunks: " Now I get it! You want to befriend me so that you?ll join our forces and then betray us to get our DNA and revive Cell. Sorry, demon! I?m not buying it! "
Neo18: " You don?t understand! They want to wipe out my memory! "
F.Trunks: " Now why would they want to do that? "
Neo18: " Because...I love you... "
F.Trunks: " Ha! Nonsense! I don?t believe you! "
Neo18: " But you must! I don?t want to lose my memory! I feel like if I was scheduled to die in a day or so! "
F.Trunks: " Then I agree with it at 100%! "
Neo18: " So be it. Do as you want, I don?t care. " She walked towards Trunks, passed him and sat down under the tree, her back against the trunk. She closed her eyes and rested her head against the tree. A tear slowly dripped down her cheek.
Trunks didn?t really know what to do at this point. She was far from the killer he had destroyed in his time. She seemed sincere. Unable to asses the situation, Trunks powered down and sat under the tree again, his back against the other side of the trunk.
F.Trunks: " Who are you? "
Neo18: " What kind of a question is that? "
F.Trunks: " Answer me. "
Neo18: " I?m Neo18. I don?t remember my real name. "
F.Trunks: " Why do you serve Doctor Gero? "
Neo18: " Because he promised us a bright future if we helped him revive Perfect Cell. The Master had told him that in another timeline, Cell had been destroyed by you... " Trunks turned around the tree to face her.
F.Trunks: " What did you just say? Did you say that Doctor Gero was TOLD about Perfect Cell BY The Master? "
Neo18: " Yeah...so? "
F.Trunks: " You mean Gero and The Master aren?t the same person? "
Neo18: " Of course. "
F.Trunks: " Then, WHO is The Master? "
Neo18: " I don?t know. I never saw him. Only Doctor Gero did. Because of you and your friends, the Doctor thinks The Master is a being of goodness sent to us so that, under his guidance, we will be able to make the Earth a better place by reviving Cell... "
F.Trunks: " That?s not true! If you want to know the truth, then... "
?????: " Well, well, well. If it isn?t Neo18...I knew you?d ask them for help, sis. "
Neo18: " Brother! You won?t take me back to Doctor Gero, will you? "
Neo17: " Of course I will. The Doctor is right, you know. There must be something wrong with your programming. Now come with me if you don?t want to die. "
Neo18: " I won?t! Dr Gero is a fool! He didn?t fully understand the mecanics of making someone into a Cyborg when he made both of us. He made mistakes which help us retain some of our old memories and come to our senses. Don?t you see this is a setup of some kind? "
Neo17 (angered): " Come with me, sister!!! "
Neo18: " I?ll never obey his orders again! "
Neo17 (boiling): " You...you...you will die! " 17 immediately launched himself at his sister fist-first. 18 got it in the jaw and was thrown back by the impact. She stabilized and got ready to fight.
Neo18: " I thought you could listen...and understand...but it seems you?re not willing to accept the truth! " She dashed at her brother and tried a punch which got countered and 18 was sent flying again and landed heavily on her back. Slowly, she got up.
Neo17: " Admit it, sis. You?re not strong enough to fight me. You will lose and Dr Gero will fix your programming. There?s no avoiding it! " 17 shot at 18 and used a triple kick combo to knock her back down.
Neo17: " You see, now? There?s no one to help you. Not even this Future Trunks you love so much! He?s too weak! Just like you! He doesn?t love you anyway! " 17 put his foot on 18?s chest and applied some pressure. 18 cried in pain.
Neo17: " You shouldn?t have resisted. Fate is unavoidable. " He pushed his foot even further, increasing the loudness of 18?s cry.
Neo18: " ...help...help me! "
Neo17: " Don?t hope for any help! That Trunks?s our enemy, don?t you see? He won?t dare to help you! No one will...except Dr Gero and us Cyborgs! " As 18 felt her brother?s foot crushing her chest even more, she desperately called for help one last time...
Neo18: " Someone...please...help......me... " 17 just burst into laughter and prepared to terminate his sister?s life when something suddenly caught his attention.
Neo17: " Huh? " He felt an enormous power coming from...five meters away?????
Neo17: " What!? " As he turned around to face this power, he panicked upon seeing Trunks in a Super Saiyajin form he had never seen before, with hair covering his entire back, and a ball of energy so big over his head that a single hit would be fatal...even to a Cyborg!
Neo17: " NO! " He turned around to escape, but Trunks was far ahead of him...
F.Trunks: " FINISH BUSTER!!! "
The giant ball of energy connected with such power that Neo17 was raised into the air and after being blown away for a few hundreds of meters, the blast lost its power and 17 was thrown down to the ground, unconscious. As the sparks from his Super Saiyajin form faded out, Trunks?s hair returned to their normal color and length and he dropped to the ground, exhausted.
Neo18: " You...saved me...Future-chan... "
F.Trunks (heavy breathing): " Super...Saiyajin...3...Never thought...I had it...in me... "
Neo18: " Doumo arigatou... Future-chan..."
F.Trunks: " Douitashimashite...18... "
The next morning...
Gohan, Goten and Trunks were already training again. They were now even more careful to try and notice every strange noise they heard. The Cyborgs would surely try another attack very soon and they had to be ready. After an hour or so, the Cyborgs came. There were only two of them, this time. The Z senshi immediately ate their senzu seeds for the coming battle.
Neo16: " Well. Our group grew smaller, but it seems yours did as well! "
Gohan: " We?re ready for you, now! "
Neo16: " That?s what you think. 19 and I think otherwise, right? "
Neo19: " Yeah! You should surrender now and give us a sample of your DNA. It would be easier for you! "
Trunks: " We?re ready to fight to the death! "
Neo16: " Even if you die, we?ll be able to collect a sample of your DNA from your dead bodies. The result will be the same, only it will take a little longer. "
Trunks: " I?ve had enough! Let?s... " But already, Neo19 had his elbow on Trunks? jaw, the hit blowing him away. 16 joined in by devastating Goten with a flurry of punches, kicks and fireballs of extreme precision. Gohan planted his knee in 16?s face, thus saving Goten from being massacred, but 16 immediately came back on Gohan with a punch, followed by a kick that sent his opponent in the air, an upside-down kick from up there and a huge energy-dan on the ground. The poor Gohan was blown away and landed roughly. Meanwhile, Trunks was getting hammered by Neo19. The Cyborg was a master warrior, extremely fast considering his size. Trunks tried to retaliate a few times, but it seemed 19 knew exactly what he was going to do far in advance. Goten came in to try to save his friend, but 19 turned around and smashed him away. Seizing the opportunity, 16 jumped on Goten and blasted him with a few fireballs. As 19 was getting back on Trunks, Gohan tried an unannounced Masenkou that the Cyborg easily blocked.
Neo19: " Pathetic, Gohan! Were you trying to destroy me? I?ll gladly show you how it?s done! " He let go of Trunks, grabbed Gohan by the neck and punched him in the stomach a few times.
Neo19 (smiling cruelly): " Now my Saiyajin friend...you will die! "
Gohan: " No... " Gohan saw the fist coming his way, but never in his mind did he thought he could hear...
??????: " MAKANKOUSAPPOU!!! "
The beam flew right through Neo19?s head, blowing it up instantly! As the Cyborg?s headless body released it?s grip and fell to the ground, Gohan saw the duo of Piccolo and Radditz standing behind the mighty robot, their cape and hair heroically flying in the wind.
Gohan: " How nice of you to drop in...Piccolo-san...Radditz... "
Radditz: " Sure! Don?t mention it! "
Piccolo: " I?m getting used to this. "
Goten: " Everyone!...Look!... " They turned around to see Neo16 get up close to Trunks? unconscious body.
Neo16: " Sorry, fellas, but I can?t stay! Now that I have Trunks? DNA, Perfect Cell can be revived! It may not be your DNA, Gohan, but it?ll do nicely! See ya! " As he flew away, Piccolo and Radditz zipped to catch him, but 16 turned around and shot a volley of fireballs at them that they were forced to block. As the smoke from the resulting explosions dissipated, the Cyborg had gone...
Piccolo: " Chikushou! "
Radditz: " No! He got away! What do we do now? "
Piccolo: " Let?s rejoin the others. "
Future Trunks woke up. He had slept quite a long time, but considering the effort he had generated the day before, it was understandable. He got up and looked around. Down the hill was Neo18 sitting close to her brother?s body. Trunks flew down to her.
F.Trunks: " Ohayou! What are you doing? "
Neo18: " Ohayou, Future-chan! I?m removing a chip from my brother?s head. This way, it won?t be possible to activate him again...that is, until we can reprogram him and plug the chip back. "
F.Trunks: " ... "
Neo18: " I have to thank you again, Future-chan... "
F.Trunks: " For saving your life? I?m still not sure if I did the right thing... "
Neo18: " Oh, you did, I?m sure of it! "
F.Trunks: " That?s easy for you to say... "
Neo18: " I don?t know how terrible I was in your timeline, but believe me. I?m not like that... "
F.Trunks: " Yeah, yeah...whatever... What will you do now? "
Neo18: " I don?t know...hide, I suppose. And you? "
F.Trunks: " I guess I?ll have to rejoin my friends. They?re gonna need me if we?re to fight the other two Cyborgs...three if we count Dr Gero... "
Neo18: " Well,...if you ever change your mind about me, well...I?ll be here, I guess... "
F.Trunks: " So be it...Sayounara, then. "
Neo18: " Sayounara...Future-chan... "
Trunks flew off, never looking back at his once most fearsome enemy...
Piccolo and Radditz had rejoined the other Z senshi, giving them a few more senzu seeds. Piccolo explained that since the two days of training were over, he and Radditz had come out of the room only to feel the gang?s ki getting weaker and weaker and they had rushed in to try to save them. Gohan had to explain why Future Trunks had gone and all that happened between him and Neo18. They could all feel the time traveller?s ki right now. They had felt a burst of anger in him the night before and assumed he had settled down now. And so both parties explained everything that had happened during those two days, when they suddenly felt Future Trunks?s ki coming toward them.
Goten: " Finally! He?s coming back. "
Trunks: " It was about time! " As Trunks arrived, they all welcomed him back.
F.Trunks: " I?m sorry for running away like this. "
Goten: " Hey, look. We?re sorry too for angering you so much... "
Trunks: " Yeah, especially when we most need to stick together to win. "
Gohan: " Because of you two, we almost got killed. "
Goten: " I don?t think Trunks-san would have made such a difference... "
F.Trunks: " What do you mean? Did they attack you while I was gone? "
Gohan: " Yeah. But Piccolo-san and Radditz came to our rescue. "
Goten: " Piccolo-san destroyed Neo19! "
Piccolo: " ...but the other one escaped with Trunks? DNA. "
F.Trunks: " Oh, no! This means... "
Gohan: " ...that Perfect Cell can now be revived. "
F.Trunks: " We have to stop them! If the Neo Cyborgs were so strong, imagine how powerful Perfect Cell will be! "
Piccolo: " You?re right, of course, but the only problem is we can?t locate them because they have no ki. We?ll be able to home in on Cell?s ki, but if we do, it?ll mean that it?s already too late... "
Gohan: " It seems we have no choice...We have to wait for Cell?s revival... "
F.Trunks: " No! There is a way... " As soon as he finished his sentence, Future Trunks blasted off in the sky, telling his friends to wait for his return.
Neo18: " You?re back! Does this mean you changed your mind about me? So soon? "
F.Trunks: " No, but you might be a determining factor in this issue. It all depends on your answer... "
Neo18: " You have something to ask me? "
F.Trunks: " Lead us to the Cyborg headquarters. "
Neo18: " ... "
F.Trunks: " Will you help us? We need to stop them from reactivating Cell. You?re the only one who can help us... "
Neo18: " ... "
Neo18: " I?ll do it! " Trunks smiled, took her hand and flew back in the direction he had come from.
Gohan: " Trunks-san! Explain...her! "
F.Trunks: " It would be long to tell the whole story. Let?s just say she is willing to help us. "
Neo18: " It?s true. "
Piccolo: " She?s supposed to lead us to their base, is that it? "
F.Trunks: " Right. Since we don?t have much time, let?s get going. Neo18, lead the way. "
Neo18: " Hai. "
The seven of them, led by Neo18, quickly flew to the mountainous area 18 was designating. Upon reaching their destination, 18 revealed the secret entrance and punched in a code on the keypad locking system. The door opened and they all went inside. 18 knew the place alright. She led them through a maze of corridors, telling them to quiet down as soon as she heard a wisper. Finally, they reached the main lab.
Neo18 (wispering): " Funny. It?s completety quiet. "
Gohan (wispering): " It?s probably a trap. "
Neo18 (wispering): " Then I?ll go in first. If something happens, join in. "
F.Trunks (wispering): " No problem. " Neo18 set one foot in the lab and the first thing she saw startled her. Neo16?s head was on the floor with a horrible, terrified expression on his face. 18 rose her head to look at the entire lab. She saw the rest of 16?s body laying on the floor and a little further she saw Doctor Gero?s broken body hanging down from the hands of...
Neo18: " Cell! "
Cell: " Well, well, well...If it isn?t Neo18...You can call in your friends, now. I know they?re here too... "
Gohan: " Cell! "
Goten: " So that?s him! "
Trunks: " You?re in for it! "
Cell: " Fu, fu, fu... "
Neo18: " You destroyed them... "
Cell: " Yes...and it was so easy...HA, HA, HA, HA, HA! "
Gohan: " Stop now, Cell, if you don?t want to be destroyed! "
Cell: " Hmph! You know what my plan is, and you know how I do my work. Go train yourselves if you want to have a chance. We?ll meet in ten days... "
Gohan: " ... "
Gohan: " Let?s go. "
Goten: " But, couldn?t we get rid of him now if we all worked together? "
Gohan: " Maybe, but it shall not be like this. Cell is a very cruel warrior, but the fight is more important to him than its result. Farewell, then, Cell. We shall meet again at your Cell Game. "
Cell: " I?ll be waiting... "
Cell is reborn. He is still as cruel and evil as he was the first time. He will prepare the Cell Game just as he originally did and our heroes will have to train hard to try to beat this perfect being. Will Gohan be able to save the Earth once more? Or is Piccolo the better fighter now? Is Cell now a truly 'perfect' warrior?
Find out in chapter 13: Fear! Cell Game!
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