Dragon Ball FighterZ: Hellbreak

A Second 17!? Evil Unleashed

POV: Android #17

He didn't have any clue what in the world was happening. It was all going so fast. First, Cell showed up and nearly killed them all. Then 21 went berserk like she did when Raditz attacked them, and tried to kill 16. Then, just as 16 was about to be destroyed by 21's blast, another blast comes firing down, knocking it away, and now there's another android who looks like a carbon copy of him standing on top of a mountain!

"W- What is this!? What the hell is going on!?" he shouted in panic. He hoped for a moment that this newcomer was on their side, but one look at his evil, blood-red eyes told him that wasn't the case. To make matters even worse, the imposter had his head careened toward 17. He didn't do or say anything, either. He just... stared at him.

Fed up with the situation, 17 screamed at the newcomer. "What!? You got a problem with me!? What do you want!?" The stranger didn't respond at first, turning his entire body to face the black-haired android. An evil, menacing smirk creeped onto his face. Unlike the devilish, bloodthirsty grins from Raditz, this one felt unnerving. It may have just been the fact that this stranger had his face, but this smirk was enough to inspire fear in 17. To make matters worse, the newcomer began to speak, in an eerily calm voice that was disturbingly similar to 17. No... it was 17's voice, coming out of another body.

"You are me... and I am you." The newcomer spread his arms to the side, as if inviting 17 for... something. The evil smirk never left his face. Every neuron, every singular atom in 17's body was telling him to run away, as fast as he could. He knew this doppelgänger was dangerous, but 17 somehow felt in his very bones that he was the one this duplicate wanted. His fears were confirmed almost immediately after hearing something he never believed he would ever hear again, something he hadn't heard since his first encounter with Cell.

"We will become one."

17 knew now that he had to run away, but whatever he tried, his limbs wouldn't move. He was too damaged from his battle with Cell. He struggled as hard as he can, but nothing moved an inch. The impostor spoke once more. "You can't even move after that battle with Mr. Tall, Dark, and Bugly. What makes you think you can run away from me?" 17 knew the man was right. No matter what he tried to do, it would ultimately be useless. What happened next was odd, to say the least. 16 spoke up.

"So... you were the one who was following us." Thoughts rushed through 17's mind. Following us? Has this freak been stalking us since the start!? The man in his flesh spoke up once again. "Indeed I was. I've been following you from a far distance for a while. I took a little break and left you alone for a while after you took out that Saiyan so I could drain some more energy from some of the other villains released from Hell. They aren't worth much alone, but combine the massive boost in power they received from exiting Hell and returning to the living world, along with the fact that there were tons of them for me to kill and drain, well. I'd be willing to wager at least 10 billion Zeni on me being able to destroy all of you without so much as a lifted finger. Well..." The newcomer turned his head toward 21.

"Maybe you could fight me and not die instantly, but it'd be a long shot." He shut his eyes and turned away from her, back towards 17. "But that doesn't matter. What does matter is what I intend to do with you. We will merge and become the ultimate android. Nothing will be able to stop us, not even the mighty Goku. With our fusion, his end is nigh, and a new age of chaos and terror shall consume the whole universe, as the worlds of the living and dead merge into one!"

The duplicate's wild threats and claims were beginning to send 17 into panic. The worlds of the living and dead merging into one? Can that even happen? How could that happen? He thought it over for sometime, wondering how there could be any possible scenario where that would be possible. It was then that a thought crossed his mind.