DRAGONBALL Z: THE ALIEN COMPUTER VIRUS By L. Curtis Totty "It appears that Planet Earth may be the one for me," processed Astrocom as its spaceship neared Planet Earth. "Once I land, I can distribute the Astro Virus throughout the entire planet, and I shall gain control over every computer there is, and destroy all organic life forms. Machines shall prevail over man!" "Chi-Chi! How do you work this thing again?" asked Gokou. Chi-Chi let out an exasperated sigh. "Raise the antenna and talk into it!" "Konnichiwa?" asked Gokou. "Who are you and why have you summoned me?" "Eyé, Gokou. Turn it around," said Chi-Chi. "Konnichiwa?" asked Gokou. "Eyé, Gokou! You're supposed to talk on the side with the speakers, not the battery case!" cried Chi-Chi. She walked over and snatched the cell phone out of Gokou's hand. "Talk into the speaker with more holes in it, and you hear talking with the other one! That's how you answer the telephone!" "Hmm. Maybe we should just get an answering machine," said Gokou. "Then, whenever someone sends a message, I can just hop onto the Kintoun, fly there and see what they want." Chi-Chi glared at Gokou as she answered the phone. "Konnichiwa, Ms. Chi-Chi? It's me, Trunks. Can I speak to Son Gokou?" asked Trunks. Chi-Chi gave the phone to Gokou. "Who are you and why have you summoned me?" asked Gokou, angrily. "Son Gokou! It's me, Trunks," said Trunks. "Oh, konnichiwa, Trunks," said Gokou. "What's up?" "My mother has invented a brand new training invention," said Trunks. "Come to Capsule Corp. HQ, and we'll fill you in on all the details! Oh, and bring Gohan!" "Okay, I'll see you there," said Gokou as he pushed the antenna down. "Chi-Chi, I'm taking Gohan with me to the Capsule Corporation!" "What? Gokou, he has to study!" cried Chi-Chi. "He can bring his books with him," said Gokou as he walked to the staircase. "GOHAN!" "Yeah, Dad?" asked Gohan as he came to the stairs. "Come on, we're going to the Capsule Corporation," said Gokou. "Maybe Bulma can hook me up with a Capsule-Com 9000, the ultimate home computer!" thought Gohan. "Coming, Dad!" Gohan ran down the stairs as Gokou summoned the Kintoun. The two of them hopped onto it, and sped off towards the capital. "Konnichiwa, Son Gokou," said Trunks. "Right this way." Gokou and Gohan followed Trunks to the Capsule Corporation main laboratory. "Hey, Gokou. Hi, Gohan," said Bulma. "Hi, Bulma," said Gohan. "Hey there, guys!" "Kurilin! What's up?" asked Gokou. "Trunks and Bulma called me here about a new invention! It's supposed to revolutionize the way we train for battle," said Kurilin. "What is it?" asked Gokou. "I'm glad you asked, Gokou!" said Bulma. She took out her Capsule Case and pulled out a capsule. She pressed the button on the capsule, and threw it on the ground. It exploded, and when the dust cloud cleared, a huge computer stood, booting up. "Whoa," said Gohan. "A Capsule-Com 14000! Those aren't even on the market!" "That's right, Gohan! This is only sold to businesses right now," said Bulma. She picked up a weird looking headset. "Put this on, Gokou!" She slammed the machine onto Gokou's cranium. "Hey, I can't see!" "You will in a moment, Gokou," said Trunks. He and Bulma began to rapidly type on the Capsule-Com 14000. "Hey, where am I? This place is so dark!" said Gokou. "Bulma, Trunks? Where are you guys?" "Right here, Gokou! The headset I gave you is a Virtual Reality visor," said Bulma's voice. "Virtual Reality?" asked Gokou. "Hai, Gokou," said Bulma's voice. "You are now in the Capsule-Com Virtual Reality cyberspace. Here, your brainwaves will no longer control your physical body, but you will instead be controlling your virtual body." "Virtual Body?" asked Gokou. "This program generates virtual battle drones. These drones will be your sparring partners," said Trunks. "Battling the sparring drones and deactivating the VR program should raise your power level." "I get it! It's like whenever I have a dream about fighting, I wake up a little stronger," said Gokou. "Exactly! Let's start you off on a higher difficulty," said Trunks. Suddenly, in front of Gokou appeared his first opponent. "Yikes! Cooler!" cried Gokou. "Relax, Gokou, it's just a simulation," said Bulma. "Okay," said Gokou. "Begin mission," said Trunks. "I always wanted to say that!" Cooler flew towards Gokou, rearing back his left fist to attack. Gokou was caught off guard. Cooler tried a left hook, then a right hook, but Gokou swayed back to escape each blow. Gokou threw a low kick at Cooler's stomach. Cooler caught Gokou's fist and tossed him away. Gokou managed to land on his feet. "That's it!" Gokou ran at Cooler and threw a punch at him. Cooler blocked, but Gokou swung his leg at Cooler's tripping him up. Gokou ducked down and uppercut Cooler into the air. "KAIOUHKEN!" yelled Gokou. He flew into the air and whammed into Cooler's back, pushing him into the ground. "Well done, Gokou!" said Trunks. "End mission." The virtual world disappeared, and Gokou removed the headset. "We saw everything on the Capsule-Com screen, Dad!" exclaimed Gohan. "You did great, Gokou! It's our turn, now," said Kurilin. Bulma and Trunks gave them each a headset to wear. They found themselves in the VR Dimension. "How convenient," processed Astrocom as it neared Earth's orbit. "This planet uses a satellite to distribute their International Network System. I can simply upload the virus into it, and the virus will be distributed for me!" "Ready, guys?" asked Bulma. "Ready," replied Kurilin and Gohan. "Okay, begin...huh?" asked Bulma. "What is it, Mom?" asked Trunks. "The computer has just downloaded a virus somehow. I'll have to shut down the system," said Bulma. "Oh no! I can't turn off the computer! Kurilin and Gohan are stuck in there!" "A mission is starting on its own! An enemy is being created from compiled memory," said Trunks. An opponent began to form on the screen. It had two gigantic claws, each bigger than its own head. It looked like a gigantic scorpion. Its tail flailed in the air. "Guys, there's a problem! The Capsule-Com has contracted a virus! We can't control it, or bring you out of there," said Gokou. "Maybe if you can manage to defeat it, you might be able to escape," said Trunks. "Okay! You ready Gohan?" asked Kurilin. "Oh yeah," said Gohan. "MASENKOU!" said Gohan. "KAMEHAME HA!" said Kurilin. They fired their energy blasts at the Cyber Beast. The monster pointed its two claws at the beams, and fired two more energy blasts. The Cyber Beast's two beams easily defeated Kurilin and Gohan's. Kurilin jumped into the air to avoid the blast. Gohan teleported right above the Cyber Beast and came crashing down on it, hoping to chop its left claw with his arm. Gohan struck the beast, but it didn't phase the monster one bit. "Its skin is mega-tough! It'll be harder than I thought to defeat it," said Gohan as he backed away. "I'll bet anything that his face is the vulnerable part," said Kurilin. He ran towards the creature preparing to hit it, but the Cyber Beast snapped its claw at Kurilin. Kurilin was almost hit, but he used his legs to keep the claw from closing on him. "Now I'll take care of you," said Kurilin. "KIENZAN!" Kurilin's energy disc cut through both of the Cyber Beast's claws. Kurilin was freed. The two claws suddenly disappeared, and new ones appeared on the Cyber Beast's arms! "The computer must've regenerated it," said Kurilin. "Well, we know we can't get rid of it piece by piece," said Gohan. "Right! It's all or nothing," said Kurilin. "That's it! I'll have to stop the computer myself," said Gokou. "KAMEHAME..." "Eyé, Gokou!" said Bulma. "Kurilin and Gohan's consciousness' are hooked up to the computer. If you destroy the computer, then Kurilin and Gohan will die!" Gokou stopped powering up. "Come on, guys! You can do it! Fight!" BOOM! "Huh?" asked Bulma. "It's my Time Machine," said Trunks. "It exploded out of its Capsule by itself!" Trunks began to check the computer of the Time Machine. "What's wrong, Trunks?" asked Gokou. "The Time Machine's computer has a virus," said Trunks. Suddenly, the Time Machine disappeared. "Oh no! It must've traveled through time! I've got to bring it back before it creates another timeline!" Trunks reached into his pocket and took out a small keypad. He began to punch on the buttons. Soon, the Time Machine returned, but it wasn't alone. With the Time Machine came a tall warrior in a fur robe and fur boots. He was a teenager with long, black hair. "He looks just like you, Trunks," said Gokou. "Who are you people, and why have you brought me to this place?" asked the man. Suddenly, Gokou noticed his tail. "He is a Saiyajin," said Gokou. "I am King Vegeta, Leader of the Saiyajin Tribe! I will not have my time wasted any longer! Return me to my home. I have a planet to conquer, and I will name it after myself," said the Saiyajin. He looked around, and suddenly smirked. "It looks like this is as good as any place to conquer!" "Now I know who you are," said Trunks. "You are the first ever Super Saiyajin! Three thousand years ago, you became a Super Saiyajin by transforming into your Oozaru stage!" "That's right! I am the Super Saiyajin, and I shall conquer this planet and rename it after myself," said the Saiyajin. King Vegeta rocketed through the ceiling, going through floor after floor of the Capsule Corp. HQ. "We've gotta stop him," said Gokou. He and Trunks chased after King Vegeta. Soon, they were in the air, hovering over the city. "I'll conquer this planet quickly, but it looks like there's no Moon here," said King Vegeta. "No matter, I'll provide!" He began to focus his ki, and formed a small, white energy sphere. "It's a Brute Wave Ball!" shouted Trunks. "I thought my father invented this move! Not some guy from 3000 years ago!" cried Gokou. "Bardock must've studied his history in school," said Trunks. "We've got to cut off his tail," said Gokou. He teleported behind King Vegeta and received an elbow to the face. Gokou fell down. King Vegeta continued to transform. His fur clothes ripped apart. King Vegeta transformed into an Oozaru. Gokou flew back up to Trunks. "I'll try to distract him while you sneak around and cut off his tail," said Gokou. Trunks flew off, heading behind King Vegeta. "NOW WHAT WILL YOU DO, LITTLE MAN? I'LL CRUSH YOU!" yelled King Vegeta. Gokou raised his fingers in front of his eyes. "TAIYOKEN!" yelled Gokou. He used Tien Shinhan's Solar Flare trick to blind King Vegeta. "ARGH! HOW DARE YOU?" roared King Vegeta. Trunks unsheathed his sword, and prepared to cut off King Vegeta's tail. "HHYYEEAARRGGHH!" King Vegeta let out a huge outburst of energy. Trunks did not have a chance to cut the tail. He was knocked away from King Vegeta, landing him far away in a nearby mountain. "TRUNKS!" yelled Gokou. Gokou floated in the air in the presence of a Super Saiyajin Oozaru. His fur was all golden. His all-red eyes turned all-green. Gokou was dumbfounded. He had never seen anything like it. "Looks like I'll have to follow suit," said Gokou. He began to focus his energy. "KYAARRGGHH!" Gokou transformed into a Super-Saiyajin as well, and prepared to do battle with his giant opponent. King Vegeta swung his hand at Gokou, who jumped into the air at the last second. "KAMEHAME HA!" yelled Gokou. He fired his energy blast at King Vegeta. King Vegeta simply countered with a beam from his mouth. King Vegeta's blast easily pushed back Gokou's attack. Gokou was knocked into a huge rock. "Looks like I'll have to turn it up a notch," said Gokou. "KAIOUHKEN x 5!" yelled Gokou. He flew towards the gap between King Vegeta's legs. "Hey! The training in that VR World gave me a little more power! But now it's time to take down the real thing!" Just as Gokou got between King Vegeta's legs, King Vegeta closed together, crushing Gokou between King Vegeta's knees. Gokou fell down to the ground. He got up just as King Vegeta was preparing to stomp on Gokou. Gokou was right under King Vegeta between his legs. Gokou saw something he definitely did not need to see. "UGH! Didn't they have expandable underwear 3000 years ago? EWW! Wait, that's it!" exclaimed Gokou. "KAIOUHKEN KAMEHAME HA!" yelled Gokou. He shot his blast right up to where the sun- don't-shine. His blast hit King Vegeta in a very painful place. "OOOHHHRRRGGGHHH!" groaned King Vegeta. Gokou ran off to the side as King Vegeta clutched his crotch in pain, and fell down. King Vegeta lost his Super Saiyajin power, but was still an Oozaru. "That's gotta hurt, but its nowhere near as bad as having your tail squeezed," chuckled Gokou. Just then, Trunks came to and went Super Saiyajin. "Son Gokou! You whipped him!" said Trunks. "I'll go cut off his tail, and send him back to his own time." "You do that," said Gokou. "This cappuccino stuff is really good," said Android No.17, sipping his drink. "Especially the ones here at coffee shops like these. But I wonder why everyone in here ran out when we came in? They must've been afraid of us!" "These humans really know their stuff," said Android No. 18. "You got that right," said Android No. 16. "I can't believe we tried to destroy the people who make such good things...Huh? YYAARRGGHH!" "No. 16! Are you all right?" asked No. 18. "Is there a computer repairman in the house?" asked No. 17. "What's wrong, No. 16?" "It's a computer virus...AAAHHHRRRGGGHHH!" cried No. 18. "No. 18! AAARRGGGHH!" howled No. 17. Soon, the Androids came to. The Astro Virus caused them to revert to Dr. Gero's original programming. "Destroy," said No. 17 and No. 18. "Kill Son Gokou," said No. 16. He rocketed through the roof of the coffee shop, and flew towards the Capsule Corp. HQ. Android No. 17 created a big, red explosion that completely destroyed the building. The citizens took notice. Everyone started to run from their buildings. "What weakling humans." "Let's make them pay for their cowardice," said No. 18. She focused blood-red energy on her hand, and prepared to destroy the entire city. "BIG BANG ATTACK!" A big blue energy beam headed straight for Android No. 18. She created an energy shield to protect her from the attack. "Look, it's the Saiyajin," said No. 17. "I've been waiting a long time for another match with you two!" growled Vegeta. He transformed into a Super Saiyajin. "I'll teach you some manners," said No. 17. He prepared to blast Vegeta to smithereens. "MAKKENKOUSAPPO!" No. 17 was forced to block the blast with the energy he prepared for Vegeta. Vegeta looked up. "I don't need your help, Namek-jin. I can handle these mechanized morons myself!" "Really? Well, I'll clue you in on a little something, Vegeta," said Piccolo, as he removed his hat and cape. "I'm not here to destroy them. I'm here to stop them. Their robotic minds have gone haywire. There is good in them!" Piccolo landed on the ground and assumed battle position. Suddenly, Vegeta ran towards Android No. 18 and rapidly punched and kicked her. She managed to block each blow, but Vegeta finally managed to get in a kick to her stomach. Vegeta followed up with a punch in the face. Android No. 17 flew towards Piccolo. He attempted to punch him, but Piccolo dodged and elbowed Android No.17 in the side of the face, forcing him down. He got up and shot a red burst of energy at Piccolo. Piccolo dodged it and opened his mouth to unleash an oral blast. Android No. 17 was knocked away. "I'll teach you a lesson, Vegeta," said No. 18. She stepped back and pointed her right hand at Vegeta. "TORA!" said No. 18. Her signature red blast attack flew at Vegeta. "FINAL FLASH!" yelled Vegeta. His big beam hit No. 18's. The two were locked in a vicious blast duel. Suddenly, there was a big flash of light. "Huh? Where is that Super Saiyajin?" asked No. 18. She looked around, and found nothing. "What's the matter? Can't find me?" Vegeta came out of nowhere to kick No. 18 in the back. No. 17 jumped up and attempted to attack Piccolo with a diving kick. Piccolo jumped out of the way and attacked with a dash kick to the gut. He followed up with a knee blow to the face. The two Androids were knocked into each other. They exchanged glances and smiled. Together, they created a gigantic explosion. The intersection was leveled. Piccolo and Vegeta were down. "That should teach you to mess with us," said No. 17, chuckling. "And now to finish you off," said No. 18. "It's my turn now, Gohan," said Kurilin. He ran towards the Cyber Beast and attempted to punch it in the face. The Cyber Beast's scorpion like stinger swung up from behind and struck him. Kurilin fell like a rock. "KURILIN! EYÉ!" cried Gohan. "THAT'S IT! I'M GOING TO TEACH YOU A LESSON YOU UGLY CRAWFISH! HHHYYYEEEAAARRRGGGHHH!" Gohan exploded into his Super Saiyajin form and ran at the Cyber Beast. The monster attempted to sting Gohan with his stinger, but Gohan grabbed that stinger, and picked up the Cyber Beast with it. Gohan slammed the beast down to the ground, and rushed at its face. Gohan gave it a good right cross, knocking the monster away. "What power," said Kurilin. "KAMEHAME HA!" yelled Gohan. His blast flew at the huge creature, just as it came to. The Cyber Beast countered by firing another energy blast from its claws. Gohan easily defeated it. The Cyber Beast disintegrated. "Alright, Gohan! You did it," said Trunks. "Domo arigato, Gohan. You saved us both," said Kurilin. "Amazing," said Bulma. "When you transformed into a Super Saiyajin to fight that Cyber Beast, you became Super Saiyajin in real life as well!" "I'm glad you're safe, Gohan," said Gokou. "But where did that computer virus come from?" Bulma went over to her Capsule-Com 14000 and began to type on it. "This virus somehow managed to breach the security of the Capsule-Com Anti-Virus Program." The Capsule-Com printed out a report. "According to this, the virus was imported into the International Network System, then distributed across every known server." "So someone planted a virus into every computer on the planet," said Trunks. "But why?" Trunks began to type on the computer as well. "What are you doing, Trunks?" asked Gohan. "Whoever uploaded that virus has to be on the Network somewhere," said Trunks. "I get it! By locating them online, you can figure out what this virus is for," suggested Kurilin. "Right!" said Bulma. "I've got 'em! I'll talk to 'em," said Trunks. MiraiTrunks: Konnichiwa. My computer has a virus on it, as does just about every computer on the planet. You wouldn't know anything about it, would you? Astrocom: Why would I know anything about that? MiraiTrunks: I traced the origin of this virus to you. Why have you infected everyone's computers? MiraiTrunks: Well? "What happened, Trunks?" asked Gokou. "He signed off and caused a system crash," said Trunks. "SON GOKOU!" "That voice sounds familiar..." said Kurilin. Crashing down from the roof was a tall figure with red hair, wearing a dark blue leotard and green armor. "Android No. 16?" asked Gokou. "You're mine!" roared No. 16. He went flying at Gokou, who was unprepared. No. 16 threw a punch at the Saiyajin, who went Super Saiyajin just in time to catch the fist. Android No. 16 growled and the fist disconnected from his arm, and rocketed forward, pushing Gokou into the wall. Android No. 16 fired a gigantic laser from the hole in his arm. Gokou jumped in the air just in time to escape. Android No. 16 teleported behind Gokou and whacked him in the back, sending him into the ground. Gokou slid on the ground before coming to a complete stop. Trunks suddenly realized something. "If Android No. 16 was infected with the virus, then maybe Seventeen and Eighteen were, too," whispered Trunks. Kurilin heard him. "Sorry, Gokou, but I've got to stop the other Androids." Trunks turned back into a Super Saiyajin. He flew out of the Capsule Corp. HQ and tried to sense for his father's ki. He would need his help. "Father's ki is very weak," said Trunks. "He must be in trouble! He is near Piccolo. Maybe they're in battle against the Androids! If only the Androids had ki. It would be easier to locate them." "What're you waiting for?" "Kurilin-San?" asked Trunks. "You want to help me against the Androids? What about Gokou-San?" Kurilin glanced at the battered Capsule Corp. building. "Uh...that doesn't matter now. I'm sure I'd just get in Gokou's way. Let's get going." The two of them flew off. "And now to finish you off," said No. 18. "Hold it right there!" yelled a voice. "Who dares try and stop...YOU!" yelled No. 17. "Nani? Trunks! Kurilin!" said Piccolo. Vegeta just growled. "Leave them alone," said Trunks. "Don't do this! You've just been infected with a computer virus," explained Kurilin. "Whatever," said No. 17 as he fired an energy beam at Trunks. He deflected it using his sword. "Kurilin-San, I'll take No. 17." He flew towards Android No. 17. "Looks like No. 18 is mine," said Kurilin. He stood in front of her, hoping she would remember him. "Listen to me, Eighteen. You've been infected with a computer virus, we can help you!" "TORA!" yelled No. 18. Kurilin leapt into the air to escape her beam. He pulled his hands back to form the "Turtle School Wave." "KAME..." Kurilin suddenly teleported to the ground behind No. 18, and flew at her, shoulder smashing her in the back. No. 18 rolled forward, and then got up. "HAME..." "TORA!" "HA!" The two energy beams shot forward toward each other. Android No. 18's beam slowly began to defeat Kurilin's blast. He quickly leapt into the air to avoid being hit by No. 18's blast. "How will I convince her that I am not her enemy? Huh?" "You're mine, Seventeen," growled Trunks. He put his hands behind his head, gathered energy, and threw a huge energy sphere at Android No. 17. "KIAIHO!" yelled Trunks. He threw the energy ball at No. 17. He easily sidestepped to escape. The energy ball flew straight towards Android No. 18. "EIGHTEEN!" cried Kurilin. He teleported in front of No. 18 and pushed his hands forward, blocking the blast, thus knocking him down. Android No. 18 was confused. "This doesn't compute," she said. "Why would he help me? Brother, do you understand this?" Android No. 17 watched the entire thing. "Eyé!" He walked over to them. No. 18 knelt over Kurilin. "Are you alright?" she asked. Kurilin slowly sat up. "Hai..." "Looks like the Androids are cured," said Trunks as he walked over to his father. He was weakened back to his normal Saiyajin form. "I don't need your help," snapped Vegeta. Trunks cut his eyes at his father, and turned to look at Piccolo. He was already standing on his own. Vegeta slowly rose to his feet. "We'd better get back to Gokou," suggested Trunks. "Android No. 16 is still after him." "SIXTEEN! STOP!" cried Gohan. No. 16 rapidly punched and kicked Gokou. Gokou blocked each blow and tried to score a punch, but Android No. 16 caught it, and tossed Gokou into a wall. No. 16 flew at Gokou to punch him. "KAIOUHKEN!" yelled Gokou. He caught Sixteen's fist. No. 16 tried his other fist. Gokou ripped off Sixteen's fists. No. 16 backed up and fired an energy blast at Gokou. "DOUBLE KAIOUHKEN!" yelled Gokou. He used his Kaiouhken energy to repel Android No. 16's blast and as well as him. "Don't think your little Kaiouhken is enough to defeat me," said No. 16 as he magnetized his hands back to his arms. "I have infinite energy, as you must rely on your ki, which can easily be depleted." "Don't give in, No. 16! You can fight it! It's just a computer virus," said Gokou. "Shut up and die! HHYYEEAARRGGHH!" Yelled No. 16 as he flew towards Gokou. "TRIPLE KAIOUHKEN!" yelled Gokou. He flew at No. 16, preparing to attack. No. 16 reared back his right leg to kick Gokou. Gokou jumped up above his taller opponent and punched him right in the head. Android No. 16 fell down to the ground. "Is he all right, Dad?" asked Gohan. "Uh...Bulma?" asked Gokou. "Can you fix him?" "Sure," said Bulma. She took out a screwdriver and popped No. 16's top. "It's all right. You broke his sound card, but I can fix it. Your attack has affected almost everything else, which probably caused him to 'faint' like that." Bulma took another sound card out of her pocket and replaced it. She reactivated Android No. 16, and he woke up good as new. The virus was gone. "Ms. Bulma? Son Gohan? Son Gokou?" asked No. 16. "Domo arigato for curing me of that horrible virus. It made me revert to Dr. Gero's original programming. I'm sorry if I caused you any trouble." "It's alright, Sixteen," said Gokou. "But right now we've got to figure out who has been infecting the computers all over the world!" Android No. 16 glanced at the Capsule-Com 14000. "Hook me up to that computer, and I can locate him." Android No. 16 took off his left hand and Bulma stuck a cable from the Capsule-Com to him. He began to scan the International Network System. No. 16 hacked into the INS Satellite and pinpointed the location. "Do you know where he is?" asked Gohan. "He's very close to the Satellite," said No. 16. "The organic life forms on this planet are very powerful, indeed. It appears I'll have to use my Cyber Warriors to destroy them, and the Androids that live there," processed Astrocom. "This is the place," thought Gokou. He was traveling alone inside a small Capsule Space Pod, with enough room for one person. He saw a large, metallic apparatus with the initials "INS" on it, connected to a large spaceship that read "Astrocom." "Looks like this thing has assimilated the satellite for its own use." A transmission came to Gokou's radio. "MY SCANNERS INDICATE THAT YOU ARE AN ORGANIC LIFE FORM OF THE SAIYAJIN RACE," said the voice on the radio. Gokou responded using his com-link. "That's right, now why have you been infecting our computers with your virus?" A large bay door opened up on Astrocom's ship. Gokou steered the ship inside, and found himself inside an airlock. When the bay door closed, he exited the space pod. Soon, the hatch leading into the rest of the ship opened up, and Gokou walked inside. He found himself inside a long corridor. He ran to the end, and into a large room that looked like a jungle. There were fallen trees, vines, grass, and even a small pond. "What kind of place is this?" "WELCOME TO MY CYBER-WARRIOR HABITAT NO. 1! AFTER COLLECTING DATA FROM THE ANIMALS FROM YOUR PLANET, I CONSTRUCTED THIS ROOM TO HOUSE MY POWERFUL CREATIONS THAT SHALL BE YOUR UNDOING," said the same voice. Gokou immediately turned Super Saiyajin and awaited his first challenge. "GRROOOAAAARRRRR!" Gokou was caught off guard by the enormous roar he heard. He immediately looked to its source. He looked into a dark void between two huge trees, and saw a pair of glowing red eyes. Suddenly, they disappeared. "It's some kind of robot, maybe. I couldn't trace an ounce of ki," said Gokou. "YYYAAAHHHRRRGGGHHH!" Gokou suddenly turned around and saw a huge, metallic beast lunging towards him. It looked like an armored android with the head of a lion. It had a long red mane, and its feet looked like lion paws. It had no hands, just five long metallic claws sticking out a cannon-like forearm. Gokou noticed several thick cables sticking into its collar. They came from behind from an unknown source. "SAY KONNICHIWA TO MAULER LION!" Gokou looked at his powerful robot foe. The monstrous machine slashed at Gokou. He quickly dodged the attack, but received a kick to the stomach, sending him into the pond. Mauler Lion waited for Gokou to come out of the pond. Gokou rocketed out of the water and punched Mauler Lion right across the chin, causing him to whirl away into the grass. Mauler Lion quickly flew up, and began to energize. Gokou could see the energy traveling through the cables into Mauler Lion's throat. "What's he doing?" "GGGGRRRROOOOAAAAHHHHRRRRGGGGHHHH!" Mauler Lion let out a gigantic sonic wave, knocking Gokou into a tree. "He's got a super voice box..." groaned Gokou. "Okay." He flew up at Mauler Lion and hit him in the stomach. He followed up by swinging between his legs and grabbing the red fur of his mane, and lifted it up. "Aha! An energy battery on his back!" Gokou swiftly punched the robot in its back, destroying its incredible vocal system. Mauler Lion turned around and punched Gokou in the face and pushed him into the wall. Gokou flew towards Mauler Lion and kicked him across the face. Gokou followed up with a jab in the stomach. Mauler Lion flew into a gigantic tree. "KAIOUHKEN x 10!" yelled Gokou as he flew into Mauler Lion, punching him in the stomach, causing a huge explosion. Gokou unknowingly continued forward to break through the tree and bust through the wall. Gokou landed in the next room, face down on a thick sheet of ice. He slowly knelt up, looking down at the ice beneath him. There was a strange figure down there. "What the..." A gigantic hand came out of the ice and grabbed Gokou by the neck, pulling him down into the water. A gigantic armored bear greeted Gokou. Gokou quickly surfaced for air. "YOU MAY HAVE DEFEATED MAULER LION, BUT YOU'RE NO MATCH FOR CRUSHER BEAR!" As Gokou took deep breaths, Crusher Bear jumped out of the freezing water and landed on the ice. "You think you can try to drown me and get away with it?" asked Gokou. He began to run towards his opponent. "You're a lot farther away than I thought!" "HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!" laughed Crusher Bear. Gokou looked down and saw that he wasn't going anywhere. He suddenly slipped and landed on his face. "That does it," said Gokou. He slowly stood up and looked at the ice. He jumped into the air. "KAMEHAME HA!" yelled Gokou. He fired a beam at Crusher Bear. The mechanical monster jumped out of the way. But Gokou's blast caused the entire ice floor to melt. Crusher Bear fell into the water. "That takes care of him!" Suddenly, Crusher Bear leapt out of the water, and fired his ice beam at Gokou. Gokou's body became completely frozen and he fell into the water. "If I don't get out of here soon, I'll drown," thought Gokou. "KAIOUHKEN x 20!" yelled Gokou. He escaped his sub-zero prison and rocketed out of the water, punching his way through Crusher Bear's stomach. Gokou flew through the ceiling as Crusher Bear's body fell into the water. His exposed wires caused a short circuit. Gokou blasted through the ceiling of the second Cyber-Warrior habitat and found himself in the next one. In front of him was a large robot with the head of a rhinoceros. It was at least twice the size of Android No. 16, and on its shoulder was a much smaller, bird robot. "YOU SHALL MEET YOUR MATCH IN CRASHER RHINO AND SHOCKER HAWK." Gokou ran towards the two of them with incredible speed, preparing to attack. Shocker Hawk simply leapt off of Crasher Rhino's shoulder. Gokou was hammered in the stomach with a super strong punch, then a gigantic flurry of punches and kicks stunned him. Crasher Rhino head-butted Gokou in the chin, knocking him into a wall. "He's super fast, but I can be faster!" "KAIOUH..." WHHAAAMMMM! Gokou was rammed again by Crasher Rhino, who continued to smack him around. "Man! He's just too fast. I'll have to attack sooner, and focus on him!" Gokou stared at his opponent, awaiting his next attack. Crasher Rhino raced towards Gokou. Gokou stood in place, ready to fight. Crasher Rhino took a swing at Gokou, but he was gone. Gokou flew down from above and bopped him on the head using his hands like an ax-handle. Gokou teleported behind Crasher Rhino and prepared to kick him, but Crasher Rhino swung his left leg around and kicked Gokou in the ribs. Crasher Rhino turned back around to punch Gokou in the face, knocking him down. Gokou quickly got up. "Okay, no more Mr. Nice Guy! "KAIOUHKEN x 30!" yelled Gokou. He punched Crasher Rhino in the stomach and then kicked him across the face. Crasher Rhino was down, and Gokou looked into the air just in time to get hit by Shocker Hawk's lightning bolt. Gokou let out a colossal cry of pain. He was stunned long enough for Crasher Rhino to grab him and bury him into the ground. Gokou was reduced to his standard Saiyajin form. Above, Shocker Hawk was recharging his electric cannon. "MASENKOU!" A huge energy blast hit Shocker Hawk's arm, disrupting his reloading process. "Gohan...?" groaned Gokou. "BURNING ATTACK!" A huge beam struck down upon Crasher Rhino. "Trunks...?" moaned Gokou. Gohan flew over to help his father. "Are you okay, Dad?" asked Gohan. "Gohan! What are you doing here?" asked Gokou. "I came to help," he said. Crasher Rhino prepared to attack. "GOHAN, LOOK OUT!" yelled Gokou. Gohan whirled around and punched the giant robot in the stomach, knocking him away. Suddenly, Shocker Hawk landed on the ground far from Gokou and Gohan. He fired another electric blast at Gohan, which he wasn't ready for. Trunks teleported in front of Gohan and swung his sword at the blast, sending it right back at Shocker Hawk, destroying him. Trunks then turned his attention towards Crasher Rhino. The giant robot rushed towards Gohan and Trunks. Trunks jumped forward and swung his sword at the giant robot. Crasher Rhino caught the blade, and booted Trunks into a wall. "Trunks! Okay, you're mine," said Gohan. He began to power up. "KAMEHAME HA!" yelled Gohan. He fired his energy blast at the giant robot, but the little Super Saiyajin hadn't counted on the machine's hyper speed. Crasher Rhino stepped to the side of the beam, and ran towards Gohan. He punched the little boy in the face, and tossed him towards Trunks. Gokou had all he could stand. He quickly got up, and turned Super Saiyajin again. "KAIOUHKEN x 40!" yelled Gokou. He leapt at Crasher Rhino and punched him in the face, kneed him in the stomach, elbowed him in the face, and punted him across the chin. Crasher Rhino whirled in the air before he hit the ground. After he slowly got up, Gokou ran at him and began to rapidly punch and kick him. Gokou ended his assault by grabbing Crasher Rhino by the horn and throwing him into the air. Gokou flew up and pushed Crasher Rhino in his lower back, down into the ground. Crasher Rhino was done for. Gokou quickly ran to help the others. "Are you guys all right?" "We're fine, Dad," said Gohan. Gokou helped them both up. He looked back to see that the bodies of both of the robots were gone without a trace. "That's strange," said Gokou. Gokou, Gohan, and Trunks ran down a large passage. "We've got to find the creator of that computer virus before the entire planet is completely infected," said Trunks. Soon, the three Super Saiyajin came to the end of the corridor, and busted through a large door. The sight that they saw shocked them. "What a huge machine!" In front of them was a gigantic metal tower, covered in beeping lights and all kinds of circuits. "Is this Astrocom?" asked Gohan. "YOU ARE CORRECT! COME UP HERE AND YOU SHALL SEE MY INFINITE POWER!" Gokou growled and flew up towards the top of the computer. "Gokou, wait for us," said Trunks as he and Gohan followed. Soon, they reached the top of the tower. They saw a gigantic, needle-like apparatus pointing down at them. It had almost as many lights and circuits as Astrocom. "Trunks, what's that?" asked Gohan. "That's the tip of the communication mechanism for the INS Satellite," explained Trunks. "Astrocom has intercepted the signal and used it to broadcast his virus all over the world!" "Whoever's running this machine better show themselves," said Gokou. "BUT I'M RIGHT HERE!" "You mean Astrocom is run automatically?" asked Gokou. "THAT'S RIGHT, AND I'M NOT ABOUT TO DEVIATE FROM MY MISSION OUTLINE AND ALLOW A PACK OF IMPERFECT HUMANOIDS TO STOP ME," said the huge artificial intelligence. All of a sudden, the INS Satellite began to glow with golden energy. A huge laser hit the Astrocom and a bevy of scrap metal and circuits were magnetized to it. Gokou recognized the quantity of trash. "Those are the parts of his Cyber Warriors!" he cried. "THAT'S RIGHT! ONCE I HAVE ALL THE SEGMENTS I NEED, I SHALL HAVE A PHYSICAL BODY CAPABLE OF ERADICATING YOU MEDIOCRE MORTALS! PREPARE TO BE DELETED!" warned Astrocom. Soon, Astrocom's process was complete. In front of the Super Saiyajin was a gigantic armored machine. Its body was far larger than the four Cyber Warriors were combined. It had the head of a human, with long red hair like Mauler Lion. It had a large cannon that could fire sonic waves, ice rays, or lightning bolts like the other robots. It was also super fast. "YOU PITIFUL PEOPLE ARE DONE FOR! ONCE MY ASTRO VIRUS IS IN EVERY COMPUTER ON EARTH, I WILL VERY EASILY TAKE CONTROL OF IT!" The Astrocom Cyber-Warrior fired an ice ray at Gokou, freezing his legs in place. It followed up with a sonic wave, pushing him into a wall. "Dad!" cried Gohan. The young boy flew towards the giant Astrocom to attack. Suddenly, Astrocom was gone. But Gohan didn't realize that Astrocom used its super speed to swiftly move behind the boy and slap him into the ground. "You're mine, Astrocom!" yelled Trunks. He flew at the robot from behind, which quickly turned around. Trunks unsheathed his sword to strike. Astrocom blocked Trunks' attack with its right hand, and quickly shot him with his lightning blast. Trunks fell to the ground unconscious, and Astrocom prepared to attack again. "EYÉ! YOU'RE MINE!" Astrocom energized his left arm cannon to attack again. "SAY 'SIGN OFF THE COMPUTER!'" "BIG BANG ATTACK!" A huge, golden energy blast struck Astrocom's left arm cannon, cutting it off. "WHAT A USELESS GESTURE," said Astrocom, as it turned around to see another Super Saiyajin. The robot magnetized its arm cannon back onto its body. "DO YOU REALLY BELIEVE THAT YOU CAN DEFEAT ME ALONE?" "Hah! Now that my wounds have healed, I am far more powerful than ever before," said Vegeta, as he energized the golden aura of the Super Saiyajin. "Prepare to meet your maker...because I'm about to blast you so far into space your creator will regret ever drawing up your blueprints! HYYAAAHHHHRRRRRGGGGGGHHHHHHH!" Astrocom fired a gigantic electric blast from its blaster. "FINAL FLASH!" Vegeta's energy beam hit Astrocom's electric discharge, thus engaging them in a blast duel. "I'M AFRAID THAT NOW I'M DONE WITH THIS LITTLE WARM-UP, SO I THINK I'LL FINISH YOU OFF NOW!" said Astrocom. Suddenly, his blast gained power, and managed to push back Vegeta's, knocking him down and out. "NOW I SHALL ERASE YOU ALL FROM MY MEMORY!" "HOLD IT RIGHT THERE!" yelled Gokou. "OH, AND WHAT DO YOU PLAN TO DO?" "KAIOUHKEN x 50!" Gokou powered up and flew at the giant robot. He attempted to punch it, but Astrocom blocked the attack. Gokou leapt off the arm towards the robot's face to kick it, but the giant swayed back. Astrocom tried to punch Gokou with its right fist, but Gokou managed to block it. Astrocom tried to swing its left leg at Gokou, but Gokou swung his right arm at the huge leg, cutting it off by the knee. Astrocom quickly materialized it again, and fired a sonic pulse at Gokou. "KAIOUHKEN x 60!" yelled Gokou. The upsurge of energy repelled the sonic vibration, and also knocked Astrocom into the wall. Gokou landed on the ground. "YOU'RE ALL GONNA PAY!" yelled Astrocom as it fired a combination of its ice blast, lightning beam, and sonic oscillation at Gokou. "KAIOUHKEN x 80! KAMEHAME HA!" yelled Gokou. Gokou's ki blast met with Astrocom's. They were locked in a heated blast duel. Astrocom began to power up, thus allowing it to win the blast duel. But Gokou wouldn't let that happen. "KAIOUHKEN...x 100!" yelled Gokou. The incredible increase of ki was still not enough to beat Astrocom's blast. "HAH! DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND?! YOU CAN NEVER WIN AGAINST A PERFECT MACHINE!...HUH?! MY POWER! I FEEL WEAK!" Gokou's ascent of power was not enough to beat Astrocom's beam at first, but the energy was enough to disintegrate the Astrocom Computer Tower piece by piece. "Astrocom's source of power still comes from that tremendous processor..." groaned Trunks. "Kakarotto's energy is destroying Astrocom's source of strength," moaned Vegeta. Gokou's beam soon pushed Astrocom through the wall of its spaceship. With Astrocom gone, the ship was no longer connected to the INS Satellite. "The ship is detaching from the Satellite," said Gohan. "We're falling towards the Earth!" "Everybody hold on!" yelled Trunks. The spaceship fell down towards the Earth. It landed in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. Gokou, Gohan, Trunks, and Vegeta all left the ship, heading for home. THE END