An apocalyptic world

Warm water poured over Goku's sore muscles,

He held onto a needle and kept it close to the injury he received during gravity training and started to sew.

Goku hissed lightly in pain as the needle struggled to get inside the skin,after another try Goku could successfully sew the wound shut. He he focused on the chest wound doing the same thing there.

The blood flushed down over the floor as it mixes with the water. He didn't want to use a senzu bean for this because there aren't many left,it conserned Goku and wants to make sure they'll always have enough until the androids are gone.

Goku stepped out of the bathroom pulling his shirt down,and traveled to the capsule case, He activated one capsule letting it fall on the ground,the smoke cleared and an unfishied pod appeared.

This was Bulmas invention, a time machine,her Father worked on it and she tried to continiue it after he died from the Heart virus.

It has his dream to create the first time machine to make bad decisions in history undone like wars ect,Goku wished he was intelligent enough to finish it because now it's needed more than ever,.

Goku placed his hand on the word "Hope" that has been written by Bulma herself.

he thought about her and everyone he Lost within a someone can finish this to save Atleast that timeline.

"Father"

Goku looked around when he heard Gohans voice enter his thoughts.

"Gohan!" Goku said outloud, "What's going on?"

"The androids have attacked pepper town I'm going to give them hell" Gohan said.

"What?!" No!" Don't confront them alone" Goku said and broke out of the window flying as fast as he could to the doomed city,

"Gohan where are you!" Goku scolded through the mindlink, "I told you not to face them when I'm not with you!"

"I know Father..I'm sorry," Gohan said slowing down allowing Goku to catch up.

Gohan saw Goku appear from the woods after seconds,he was angry but also relieved that Gohan came to his senses.

"Hurry we might be able to save a handful of people," Goku said and raced towards the horizon,the last time they arrived to battle the androids the whole town was murdered out,but this time it won't.

Android 17 and 18 were having fun running over civilians with a car,their eyes lit up with glee and started making fun of the people being tossed over the windshield.

"Oh look more people" 18 pointed jolly towards a crowd standing in their way,

17 grinned and sped up running into the fleeing humans,

"Haha this is just like bowling but a lot more fun" 17 said.

17 spotted a mother with her sons and daughters paralyze during in fear and he went right at them,

"You are wild!" 18 said, feeling amused but also slightly bad for these poor unfortunate souls,she preferred a painless death for children but what 17 say goes.

Two figures appeared infront of the family and 17 felt his amusement fizzle out.

Goku gritted his teeth blasting the car away with a large beam,

"Get out of here" Goku turned around, "Now!"

"Thank you" the mother said, "We are in your debt" and all of them seemed shelter.

Goku and Gohan focused his attention towards the androids,

"Oh you fuckers are in trouble now" 18 taunted, "You ruined his favorite shirt"

she snickered and pointed at his torn black shirt.

"That was my favorite shirt morons" 17 said ignoring 18 taunting him.

"Gohan leave this to me" Goku said charging towards the androids,they looked at Goku's power up and made themselves ready to fight.

the androids fired at him and Goku leaped up into the air and let his Golden Aura roar,

Gohan watched on from a safe distance and wondered if he should step in but so far his father managed to hold them off.

their fists collided creating thundering blows in the sky.

Goku picked android 17 away making him clash against the wall like a pinball.

17 got on his feet and attacked Goku from behind while he was fighting off 18,

Android 18 kept attacking him with barrage of assaults making it hard for him to get out,but he couldn't give up,These machines never tire but neither will he,

His energy might be limited ever more as a Supersaiyan but his determination is what's keeps him on his feet.

17 got bored of 18 having all the fun so he tried to locate some hiding people and maybe he can blast that little runt of his too,17 spotted people hiding and decided to blast all of them,Gohan braced for impact since 17 was near him,

Goku looked behind his shoulder as he tried to fight 18 off, "Damnit!" Goku hissed,

"Those people are innocent!" Goku yelled at 18 and furiously swung at her,

18 caught his fist, "Really?" Its humans who created us,the ones you dearly try to protect" 18 said manipulating.

"You really are as stupid as you look" 18 said laughing and stabbed him with her ki blast, Goku seemed to be stunned but woke up when he heard ppl cry in dispair and knows that it won't no be long until he has found Gohan.

Adrenaline shot him like lightning,his hair went golden again,he grabbed 18's hand that was wrapped around his throat, She looked at him in shock when he ripped her arm off,

She was an android but it still hurt,she cried and Goku responded with a headbutt to the face,he placed his hand on her heart blasting her away,

Through his dispair Goku managed to teleport himself with instant transmission,17s Ki blast went right through defenseless people and Goku caught the blast for them it hit him against the torso,

Goku landed on the ground and smoke came from his body.

Gohan came from hiding when he heard his Father scream, a jolly 17 started to kicking him in the chest wounds,

"Look at the mighty Goku grovel at my feet" 17 said.

"Give me a minute alone with him" 18 said furious, grabbing Goku by the collar.

She levitated into the air with him, Goku looked down seeing the destruction of Pepper town.

Androids 18 eyes started to become red, ready to blast his head off.

Gohan cried seeing his father this way.

Gohan couldn't not take it anymore, Goku gritted his teeth begging Gohan to stay put through the mindlink but Gohan rather die than turn his back on his Father.

Gohan charged from behind 17 looked up and Gohan punched him in the face, he grabbed him by the scarf and tossed him over his head toward 18,she dismissively moved to the side so that 17 won't clash against her.

"Gohan" Goku weakly whimpered,he tried to get up and aid him, there is no way he could be a challenge for them both.

Gohan turned around when 18 crept behind him and she was too late with her counter attack, Gohan stomped her in the gut with his foot,and caught her fist in a swift reflex,

"Masenko!" Gohan beamed but it only pushed Android 18 away for a few inches.

Gohan acrobatically let himself fall on the ground as the androids gained their composure.

Gohan stood infront of Goku, both android smirked ready to bast both of them to their oblivion,

"Say hello to this" Gohan said holding his hands infront of his face creating an universal Solar flare.

" What the hell" Android 17 said but closed his eyes too late. they all squirmed and cursed in pain while rubbing their face.

the time was right to escape,this maneuver will last less than the original solar flare and Gohan mentally thanked his deceased friends for teaching them that technique.

" Cmon let's go" Gohan said aiding his injured Father.

-/-

Goku reached for his back lifting his Gi over his head,the wounds in the front of his body were deeper than he thought,he could barely feel the pain during their battle and the previous stitches were also torn open.

Gohan could be heard pitter pattering in another room and hurried to hand Goku the senzu bean bag.

"No Gohan" Goku said. "My injuries aren't that bad,"

"I just need to get them cleaned up" Goku said standing up with effort.

Gohan helped him letting Goku lean on him as they moved to a table near the bandages and other stored items.

Goku cleaned and sewed most of his injuries and let Gohan maintain the wounds over his back,Gohan felt his Father flinch occasionally when the needle won't budge and tried to cause less pain.

Gohan placed a large bandage on his open knee,

"Are you allright?" Goku asked looking at the dark blue bruise the gash on Gohans face caused.

"Yes, besides that I have no injuries" Gohan said assuring moving some hair away to look at the large bruise he got from head butting 18.

After the bandaging was done Gohan placed a towel around Goku,storing the remaining bandages away,soon they will have to look for more,maybe there are medical equipments they can borrow from abandoned hospitals.

"Thanks," Goku said placing the towel over his neck to keep his hands free from holding it in place.

The place was awfully quiet to Goku and thought about the baby right away.

"Gohan get Trunks for me" Goku said when getting up still seems to be hard. It worried him that Trunks is so silent.

Gohan hurried to his crib almost forgetting about him too.

Trunks cheeks were bright red and something didn't seem right, he made odd hiccup sounds and Gohan rushed to his Father.

"Dad Trunks is sick" Gohan said almost in tears.

Goku became alarmed, "Bring him here" Goku said and could feel he's feverish.

Despite being in pain Goku managed to get up and scanned Trunks with a heart monitor,he held the device close to Trunks heart and the lights went from green to orange,

"Oh no," Goku said disheartened.

"Dad?" Gohan said saddened."Please just say that everything is going to be all right" Gohan grabbed onto his father's boxer shorts.

Goku grabbed onto Trunks cradling him holding the baby close to his face. He could feel the soft struggled breathing against his cheek.

"He's infected with the heart virus" Goku said.

Time froze on Gohan,he couldn't utter a word,instead he just looked at his Father placing Trunks close to his chest caressing the small head in comfort.

Goku went to where they storend the antidote and mixed it with the baby formula hopefully Trunks will drink it.

Trunks wasn't hungry and refused to drink,Goku let him sleep on his arm for a moment and tried again,he managed to let some milk slide in,Trunks coughed a bit but then he caught the hint that Goku wanted him to drink.

He drank only half of the bottle and his eyes rolled into the back of his head sleeping soundless.

Gohan carefully came to Goku's side,his face seems less red now and hopefully this will Be better.

"How could this have happened?" Gohan said upset.

"We never went outside with him,Atleast not further than the front yard"

"No but we did go outside,battling the androids, It must have exposed us to the infected areas." Goku said grabbing onto the heart monitor device and held it inches away from Gohans heart.

the light went from green to orange,and then Goku brought the device to his own heart but the light remained on green,

Much to Goku's surprise the virus didn't attack his heart.

Gohan looked at the green bulb,and started to feel guilty assuming it was him who infected the baby,he always played with him more than Goku.

Gohan encountered looters who gave him free stuff for saving them from the androids in the nick of time,

"how could I have have been so stupid?"

"Gohan,this is not your fault," Goku said.

"It sure feel like it" Gohan said wiping his face from the tears that keeps coming down.

"Gohan, the light is still on orange which means the virus hasn't attacked the heart yet"

"But it will eventually Dad,If Trunks dies then I can't live with myself anymore" Gohan said disheartened.

"Gohan that's enough,beating yourself over this won't make Trunks better," Goku said placing Trunks against his shoulder.

"We have the antidote and I promise you all of us will not die not until the androids are defeated" Goku said firm but gentle,

Gohan looked up feeling his father's hand ruffle his spikes,

Goku brought his hand to Gohans cheek rubbing the incoming tears away and Gohan managed to smile a bit,His Fathers predictions never came out differently.

and knows that his Father always speaks the truth,

Goku carefully placed Trunks on the sofa and used the towel around his shoulders as as blanket for Trunks, it had Goku's scent all over it so Trunks assumes he's with his caregiver and remained content.

"Come" Goku said beckoning Gohan welcoming.

Gohan came to his Father and Goku placed his son his knees,Gohan hugged his father around his back,trying not to touch his injuries.

Goku had his hands full with a little baby but wants him to know that Gohan has him to look after him too,It feels so strange,ever since Trunks has been born Goku feels like Bulma gave him a second son,and to honor his friend he will make sure that Trunks will avenge her.

***Download NovelToon to enjoy a better reading experience!***