Two back in time

Chapter 13 The androids return

"Of those two guys with the mysterious, incredibly large battle powers, one of them has disappeared." Vegeta was arriving at his destination. "However, one of them is still there. It isn't that Android No. 17 or whoever, those guys don't dissipate the slightest Ki. So who the hell is it then?"

"Dammit, I got careless!" Piccolo cursed. "I should have beaten him easily!"

"Incredible" Krillin gaped as Piccolo flared up.

"You lousy scum!" Piccolo ranted. "I will absolutely not let you become your 'Invincible Form'!"

"Piccolo!" Vegeta was stunned. "It can't be!"

"Vegeta!" Krillin blinked.

"Dad!" Trunks gaped.

"Talk!" Vegeta demanded, upon landing. "What happened here?"

"Tien appears to be headed here as well." Piccolo stated. "Once he arrives, I'll tell everyone all at once."

"Well then, beforehand, I want you to answer me this." Vegeta voiced. "Are you really Piccolo? How did you come to have all that battle power? Why, you!"

"Piccolo has..." Trunks cut in. "Piccolo has once again merged with Kami."

"What's this?" Vegeta gasped. "You merged?" just from that? He was shocked. I'm sure the battle power I felt before was even higher than mine as a Super Saiyan. Impossible! He's mere a Namekian!

"He's here." Krillin shouted. "It's Tien."

What should we do? Piccolo wondered. With No. 17 and No. 18, as well as No. 16, even with all the super power I've obtained, I probably can't handle them. Indeed, all we can do is defeat Cell himself.

"Um, Piccolo, or rather, Kami..." King Cold stated. "Or rather, um... what should we call you now? Tien is here."

"Alright, I'll tell you everything." Piccolo cut him off. "Vegeta and Tien didn't see him, but that monster that was just here was an Android, independently created by Dr. Gero's computer."

"What?" the assembled Z Senshi gasped.

"It can't be!" Krillin was stunned after Piccolo's narration.

"Me and Kakarot's cells?" Vegeta echoed.

"That's how it is." Piccolo confirmed. "In order to prevent Cell from becoming his 'Perfect Form', we have to either seek him out and kill him, or seek out either No. 17 or No. 18 and kill them, either way. As far as I am concerned, I think all we can do is beat Cell while he still doesn't have all that much power."

They dare make a fool of me? Vegeta fumed. Everyone is easily outpacing the Super Saiyan, greatest in the Universe! It's pissing me off! What about you, Kakarot?

"And that's how it stands." Piccolo finished. "In order to merge with No. 17, No. 18 and become his 'Invincible Form', he's come from the future."

"What a fix." King Cold muttered. "So, we have to find that Cell guy from earlier somehow and take him down."

"But can we seek him out?" Trunks wondered. "Now that he knows of Piccolo's unexpectedly great strength, won't he just assault other people while keeping his Ki suppressed?"

"If we don't prevent Cell, No. 17 and No. 18 from emerging, no matter what the cost, things will get unbearable." Tien cursed.

"And not just for Earth." Piccolo reminded. "Don't forget that he has Frieza and his father's blood running through him as well."

"My blood too!" Vegeta cut in. "You've got nothing but clumsy strategies. If he wants to merge with them, then let him! It'll reduce the number of opponents we have to beat and save us some trouble. I don't care what becomes of my enemy. I'll just kill them anyway!"