Walking Weapons of Mass Destruction!! The Artificial Humans Close In On Goku

Piccolo and Kamisama stare at each other. Piccolo's cape billows back behind him in the wind. Kamisama is sweating. Popo, "Ka...kamisama..." Piccolo, "You know why I am here, don't you?" God, "I know. After all, you and I...well, your parent to be precise, used to be one person. I have a good idea of what you are thinking." Piccolo, "Hm. Then we don't need to speak, do we?" Kami, "To tell you the truth, I never thought the day would come when you and I would be rejoined." Piccolo, "We're not going to rejoin. You're merely going to be a tool to give me a super power up. The only reason you have for still existing is just the Dragon Balls." Kami tightens his grip on his staff. Popo, "Don't..." Kami sweats and ponders, restricting the grip on his staff even more. "That is indeed the case. When did this great difference in our powers come about?" He flashes back to the fight with Raditsu and Piccolo's Makkankousappo. Then, to Piccolo's death when he shields Son Gohan from Nappa's lethal blast. The fusion with Nail. The fight with Freezer. "With all of these new foes, I have been powerless to help at all." Back to the present, a closeup of Kamisama's eye with Piccolo's image being reflected in the pupil. Popo, "Kamisama, that's not true! You still have God's job to do!" Kami, "That's enough, Mr. Popo." He turns around. "The same Trunks that easily defeated Freezer and his father, and Vegeta who was much stronger, even than Trunks, were easily defeated by those Artificial Humans." Vegeta vs. Artificial Human 18 is shown. "Even if Son Goku gets healed, I think the same will happen to him. The time that God and Devil must join has possibly come." Piccolo, "That's right! What this world needs right now is not a god. It needs me to get powerful enough to defeat those monsters." Kami, "However... I won't join you until I observe a little more." Piccolo, "What's that? You're just going to observe?!" Kami, "That's right. I want to see if these three are really a threat to the Earth." Piccolo, "What the hell are you saying?! Didn't you see what they did to us?" Kami, "You're the ones that started the fight! They didn't even try to kill you." Piccolo, "You never change. As you were resting up here watching, didn't you hear what Trunks had to say about them? They destroyed his future!" Kami, "I also heard that they are a little different in Trunks' future than they are in our time." Piccolo laughs. "Are you trying to say that they might turn out to be nice?" Kami, "I didn't say that. I just want to make sure that my final decision is well thought out." Piccolo, "Coward! Alright, I understand." He sits down near the edge of the platform. "I will wait here." He opens his eyes and looks back at Kami. "Until you finally decide to do what you have to."

Kuririn, Trunks, and Tenshinhan race on toward Son Goku's house, hoping they get there before the Artificial Humans. Each one is shown close up. "Hey, Kuririn." Kuririn turns around. "I'm going back to where I left Chaouzu." Kuririn, "Okay." Ten, "When things start happening again, I'll be there. But I don't think I'll be able to help." Kuririn, "Okay. We're going to take Goku to Kame House. That should buy us a lot of time." Ten, "Tell Goku not to do anything stupid." With that, Tenshinhan changes direction and flies away. "'Don't do anything stupid,' huh? He's right. No matter how good Goku is, I don't think he can win this time." Trunks, "Why is history so much different? The Artificial Humans weren't that much more powerful than us. But after all we've seen..." Kuririn, "How am I supposed to know? But in this timeline, that's what's really happening."

Yamucha flips through a book while Chichi tends to Son Goku. Goku is breathing a bit harder than normal, but is otherwise resting soundly. She puts another blanket over him. "Here you go, Goku-san." Being unconscious and all, Goku doesn't take notice. The bottle containing his medicine glimmers in the sunlight.

The three Artificial Humans fly over a snow covered area, watching the road for cars to steal. Number 17 spots a van passing by. "There's a car. It's taken long enough to find one." Number 18, "Why don't we just fly like this the rest of the way?" Number 17, "There's no reason to rush. We have all the time we need." He veers off and descends toward the vehicle. Number 18, "Oh well..." She and Number 16 follow.

A man fills a cup of coffee in a machine at a gas station (or rest stop or whatever). He turns to another man. "Is that really true?" Man 2, "Of course. He's really weird." Man 1 sips his coffee and suddenly notices three strangers getting into his van. Number 17, "These boxes are in the way." Man, "Hey, you! What are you doing?" Number 17 turns around and looks at Number 16, who grabs the car and holds it vertically to remove the boxes. The two men stare on in astonishment, spilling coffee on themselves. Number 17 smiles and slams the back door. Number 18 climbs in the passenger side and Number 17 takes the driver's seat. Number 16 climbs in through a side door and sits in the now vacant back area. Number 17 starts the engine. "Let's go. First stop, Son Goku's house." Number 18, "I told you, I want new clothes first." Number 17, "Okay, sure." They drive off, leaving two bewildered men behind. "Is this a dream?" Some snow falls out of a tree and on top of his head. Other man, "I think so."

Vegeta stands atop a stone pillar, furious. He wipes the blood away from his mouth. Rocks begin to rise up around him and he screams. Vegeta turns Super Saiya-jin. His ki flares up all around him and the stone pillar is obliterated. "Do they think it will end like this? It's not going to end until those Artificial Humans know that I am the strongest warrior in the universe!"

The Artificial Humans ride down the highway, the rest of the world apparently oblivious to the destructive power contained within the car. They run into a tunnel and a biker gang tries to mess with them, speeding by and screaming. One of them pulls up alongside the van and kicks it, screaming "Hey, hey! Move it!" Number 17 and Number 18 are perfectly calm. Some of the gang rides around in front of the van, others around it. One looks in from the right side and sees Number 18. "Hey look, it's a babe!" Another one rolls up between them. "Hey cutie, wanna play with some real men?" Number 18 turns to Number 17. "You heard what he said." Number 17, "Let's play with them, then." He presses the gas, speeding up. One of the bikers is apparently not paying attention to the van, and suddenly fumbles around, trying to get away when the car begins to gain ground on him. He gets hit and screams. His bike explodes. Number 17 starts smashing bikers into the walls of the tunnel. One of the bikers riding behind the car, "They've got nerve to try to pick a fight with us, the Invincible Biker Gang." The gang follows the Artificial Humans out of the tunnel, but when the Artificial Humans make a sharp turn, some of the gang members fly off a cliff. "Number 18, why don't you take their clothes?" Number 18, "No way! Those clothes are hideous!" Number 17, "You're right." The bikers continue their pursuit. The Artificial Humans suddenly veer off-road and through a billboard. Each biker flies through the hole that the van punched in the board. The Artificial Humans find a road again and the bikers continue to follow. The Artificial Humans turn onto some railroad tracks, and still the bikers don't let up. A train comes speeding at them. The Artificial Humans run straight for it, but the bikers all give up and jump off the track. They turn away as the van is about to be hit, but they hear no impact. The train passes by and they look around for the car, finally turning to see it drive off down the road. "Damn them!" Number 17 looks back in his mirror to find that the gang is still following them, and it's now brandishing weapons. One of them throws a chain, shattering Number 17's window. He slams the brakes and the car screeches to a halt. The Artificial Humans step out and the gang pulls to a stop in front of them. "They're finally giving up!" A few gang members walk up to the Artificial Humans and one starts swinging a chain that he plans to hit them with. Number 17 catches it and yanks the man forward off his feet. He drops the chain. Another biker gets mad. "Damn it!" He attacks with an axe, but manages to cut only a little of Number 18's hair. "What's wrong? Don't you want to fight?" Number 18 turns to them, electricity running down her arm. A shot goes into the street, forming a fissure. The bikers jump back. Sirens are heard. "You'd better be grateful those cops saved you!" The gang jumps back on its bikes and rides off. The police stop nearby. "Don't move, don't move!" Cop 2, "Come quietly!" One of them holds a gun to the Artificial Humans. "There's no mistake, this is the stolen vehicle." The other, "We'll get the answers to some questions in jail." He walks over and puts handcuffs on the Artificial Humans. The first officer points a gun into the van and yells at Number 16 to come out with his hands up. He climbs out of the car and the cop is taken aback by the mere size of the Artificial Human. "Don't try anything!" He puts his arms out and the police officer slaps some handcuffs on. He shatters the cuffs. "Are you resisting arrest?!" Number 18, "It doesn't take much resistance." Number 17 agrees. Number 18, "Hey cop, if we wanted to resist..." Officer, "Stop! What are you doing?!" Number 18, "...we'd be doing stuff like this." She picks up the squad car and hurls it into a mountain. "Let's go." She and Number 17 break their handcuffs, get back in the car, and drive off. The police watch them go, dazed.

Kuririn, "There it is! That's Goku's house!" He and Trunks land beside the house. They walk to the door, but Kuririn stops. "Hey, can I ask a question?" Trunks stops. Kuririn, "Are those Artificial Humans really that evil?" Trunks, "They're incredibly cold-blooded. At least in my time. Why do you ask?" Kuririn suddenly jumps back nervously. "Oh, I was just thinking that if they're not evil, we'll be saved!" Trunks, "I think you can give up that impossible hope." Kuririn, "Yeah, you're right. It was just a thought." He walks to the door, but stops outside and remembers when Number 18 kissed him on the cheek. He knocks lightly on the door. Chichi throws it open excitedly. "Is that you, Gohan?! Oh, it's you, Kuririn." Kuririn holds his head where he was smacked with the door. A huge lump forms on top of his head. "Hi." He turns to Trunks. "That's Goku's wife." Trunks suddenly snaps back with the realization of who she is and bows. "Ah, glad to meet you!" Yamucha runs out. "Kuririn! I'm glad you're safe! We were really worried." Kuririn, "How's Goku?" Yamucha, "He's okay. He's already had his medicine and is now asleep." Yamucha suddenly realizes that Kuririn didn't come alone. "You're that kid from the future... I get it, you defeated the Artificial Humans!" Trunks, "No..." Kuririn, "We'll tell you the details later. But for now, we all have to go to Kame House." Yamucha, "What?" Kuririn, "Three even more terrifying Artificial Humans are on their way here." Yamucha, "That's terrible..."

They pack up a capsule plane. Chichi runs out carrying a semi-large package and yells at Yamucha and Kuririn, who are carrying Son Goku, to be careful. Yamucha, "Are the new Artificial Humans really that strong?" Kuririn, "It's more than just their strength." Goku is set onto a makeshift bed for the flight to Kame House. Trunks throws a blanket over him. Kuririn, "Now we just have to wait for Gohan. He had to drop off Bulma." Chichi, "He's back! Gohan!" Gohan lands by the capsule plane and Chichi drops her bag. "Why is everyone...?" She runs up and hugs Gohan. "Thank goodness you're back! I'm so happy to see you safe!" Gohan, "Did something happen?" Kuririn, "I'll tell you later. But now, just get in the plane."

Piccolo sits waiting at the edge of God's Shrine. Kamisama ponders the choice he has to make and watches the Artificial Humans as they speed down the highway to get to Son Goku's house. The Artificial Humans ride on in silence. The capsule plane at the Son house lifts off and heads to Kame House. At the Capsule Corporation HQ, Bulma is playing with Chibi Trunks when she suddenly receives a phone call...