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The Big Gete Star moved relentlessly through space at a rather agonizingly slow pace. Acaleus stood, watching the emptiness of space and the slow relentless movement through the darkness where small lights stood out, others brighter than the rest, while some barely seemed visible in Julius' keen eyes. He stood erect as he watched everything through his dark shades. He exhaled deeply, his black cloak eerily still without the cutting wind to make it move.

Julius stood in the middle of Big Gete Star itself, the purple pigment below him would have seemed unnatural had he not been so used to it after so many years. It was a disturbing sight to most people, veins popping out here and there. It wasn't something many could handle for a lot would be disgusted, but this was the only home Acaleus had ever known. Zilpunk's eyes flicked back and forth, observing all his surroundings. He loathed having to do nothing while somewhere out there, a planet was probably being destroyed.

Yet, he was forced to watch the slow pace of the star, feel every second tick by, and watch its slow progress through the deepness of space. He folded his arms over his chest, breathing deeply. It wasn't like him to be this anxious and he found it annoying that after years of complete calm over the fact that he would have to watch idly as it moved through space slower than an invalid, he would now be tapping his right foot repeatedly.

He growled at himself and forced himself back into his usual calm, taking yet another deep breath. Sometimes, he really wished Android 23 would take a bit longer in their conquests for ill gotten gains. They were working slowly, yet brilliantly. It felt good to be a part of something, yet he wished that meticulous planning didn't also mean slow actions. He understood it full well, but he noticed he was being particularly angst this dreaded morning. Or night. He never really knew.

Julius spun on his heel and faced yet more darkness. The lights of stars looked as if they were candles in the darkness, and the planets were the brightest of them all. He could not see any ones close, but he could see from far, far ahead the tint of color on what would have been a regular star had it not been for the color he saw with his keen eyes. Ah, it was just another day on the Big Gete Star.

Just like any other day... He was on the middle of Big Gete Star, far away from the tentacle like areas of the star so he could not risk falling over. He was exactly eight yards away from the edge behind him, twenty yards from the edge to his right, and eleven yards from the edge to his left. Ahead of him was a vast expanse of purpleness. Nothing but purple. He walked on, his eyes darting back and forth, constantly watching for any danger.

Some one was on here, on his planet, someone dare step foot on the mighty, the might Big Geta Star. Who was this man, WHO dare have the audacity to challenge Android 23 to the right to this planet. AH, but Android 23 was not lost puppet, it was a fellow Android, some of the last remaining in the galaxy. It was true, this Android was not, fully organic like 23 was, but it was more, well it was harder too explain. You see, Android 25 or Acaleus as he went by, had absorbed a Namek at a stage where he really shouldn't have, fusing the two of them together in what appears to be well, Android Namek hybrid, it was interesting and amusing, but Android 23 was not amused in the sense that humans would think of it. He went out in search of this Namdroid, interesting, Namdroid was a very interesting concept.

Android 23 moved towards the would be Android, he wanted to make sure this man was worthy of being on his soon to be planet, after all Android 23 had big plans, and it started with making sure the Androids were ready to retake the stage.

His power flared, Android 23 only let a minute amount leak out, if one had the scouter they would notice it would be about 1,000, just enough to get the Android perfect condition.

Acaleus watched as Android 23 approached, or Lebron as he called him from time to time for no apparent reason. Apparently, the number 23 reminded him of someone named Lebron so he called the Android by the same name. He inclined his head to acknowledge his approach and watched him stop about a few inches away from the edge to Acaleus' right. Strange place to stop.

"Hello, Lebron," he greeted curtly. It wasn't that he didn't like him or anything, but well, he didn't like him. He never really liked anyone, not even the women he was seducing, and Lebron was no exception. Though he would follow him to battle, he wouldn't sit next to him and drink. Well, at least not at this point. As soon as he finished his greeting, the man's power level flared for a moment. It practically went through the roof, but not over nine thousand, he deduced. He replied in kind by preparing a proper battle stance.

Right foot forward, knees bent slightly, and an epic look of determination in his eyes. Wait, he couldn't see his eyes, so that was shot to hell. He always expected a fight and maybe 23 was merely trying to intimidate him... Which was worse than picking a fight. Wait, that was picking a fight in his book. The star continued its slow pace, perfect for a fight. That is, if Lebron would make the first move.... He waited.

Android 23 looked at this other semi Android, cocking his hip, he wanted to charge forward, but he resisted the urge.

"So, what have you been doing these last few centuries, gaining strength I hope." Android 23 said, with just enough power too make sure this man knew his place. Android 23 wanted to test more than anything, he wanted too make sure this was the right Android to accompany him conquering Geta

Acaleus would shrug simply, feeling Lebron's power level spike again. Huh, it looked like he was once again trying to intimidate Acaleus. He knew well who was the strongest between the two of them, but it didn't mean he would let him get raped in the ass like a bitch either. He would've sneered, had his face not been almost fully obscured by wraps of linen.

"I guess I have. I see you have grown much more powerful since we last met, 23. In fact, it almost looks like you're trying to intimidate me, old comrade."

He spoke lightly, yet fully alert to see any upcoming attacks. Ugh, this was one of those days, huh? Julius' watched him alertly through his shades, observing every nuance of movement. He cocked like a peacock with his hip, but other than that, he did nothing. His face was a mask of restraint. Ah, he was resisting the urge to kill him, eh? No, not kill. After all these years, he wouldn't simply kill Zilpunk. It was more than that. Hmm, he wanted to test him, he deduced. But he would keep up with social convention, ask him about his day, what he ate for breakfast for the last hundred years, and so forth.

Android 23 was slightly surprised that the other Android hadn't powered up, Nameks, always looking for solutions that avoid violence. Well Android 23 had enough of this, it was time to force some action out of the Android, if he could even be called that.

"I've picked up a few things since our last meeting, try this on for size" 23 said, power erupting from his hand, a beautiful red color, before it blasted off in dangerously awesomeie goodness. It flew towards the Namdroid, one of 23's latest findings, Galick Gun, it was similar to the Kamehameha, but in only that it was a beam attack, which was perfectly fine for Android 23, as it was a beautiful attack nonetheless.

At such a low powered state, 23 figured even a blast of this calibure wouldn't kill the fellow Android, however 23 hadn't had a real fight in a long time, and with the various new moves he had at his disposal, he wondered if his fellow Namdroid would have a similar set of moves.

"How quaint, it seems as if I might have over done it there, but I suppose your body won't go to waste" 23 said, knowing that he had the other Android beat in terms of power, however he wasn't a fool, surprises were already calculated into his programming.

Android Lebron had raised his hand and bam, a red beam of light was launched from his outstretched palm and for a moment, the namroid was a bit afraid. His fear quickly subsided as a powerful, yet extremely slow and thin beam shot toward him. It was a mere few inches across, and it actually looked like a real laser beam, with none of the speed. After side stepping it, he took several more steps to his right just out of precaution. Though he dodged the beam successfully, he was still worried Lebron had something up his sleeve.

Julius raised his two hands and pointed them toward 23, his power level spiking ominously. Of course, his power level was rather puny compared to 23, but it was ominous, nevertheless. Immediately, a beam shot out of his palms, but it wasn't exactly a beam. No, it was more spread out and it resembled jet engine right after someone put the key in the ignition. Black energy went toward 23 three times faster than 23's failure of a Galick Beam. This attack was one foot long and a foot wide. Damn awesome, I might add.

A shot ran out, it was powerful indeed, black and as bleak as the night sky here in Geta. However, Android 23 didn't have to truly be worried about an attack of that strength, it was sad really, so very sad. Android 23 did not factor in such a low powerlevel into his equation. Android 23 programming met with a fatal conclusion, he needed to train this droid, rather than prove his was stronger. IT would be a long and troublesome process for the most part, relying on several forgone conclusions.

However, Android 23 wanted to have some fun first, in fact, he loved the idea so much, he thought it was time to how do you say, use up the power of amazingness. The incoming black beam would smash into Android 23, however it hardly scratched him, in fact it hardly did anything other than, but Android 23 held up the tip of his finger, a smirk crossed his face, as his finger was raised, a small ball appeared around it, deep red, beautiful sight to behold. However, Android 23 wanted to try something new, he wanted to feel the full force of this attack without that, that hard to come by nature of it all. Sending ki down to his feet, he started to rise in the air, his feet lifting him higher and higher as he rose. However his systems couldn't handle it as well as he liked, the ball on his finger tip kept growing, then shrinking, then growing then shrinking. Android 23 didn't rise at a steady rate either, he jostled, going up quickly then hovering in the air for a while, then going up quickly and hovering. He needed something to steady his pace, a new program would take care of that, but he didn't have time to mess around with all that non-sense.

He finally reached a decent enough height, and stopped going upwards, and just started focusing on the ball on his finger tip. Suddenly it burst into a huge size, and then once again it burst into a huge size. This was the legendary Death Ball, Android 23's most prized possession, his favorite attacks. Not only was it capable of wiping out an entire planet, when used correctly, it was one of the most devastating attacks he had ever come across. And here and now, its enormous size was, it was well enormous. Around the size of a mountain, and Android 23 threw it at the Namdroid, its power incredible. (Does 84 damage if hit..> WOO scary)

Ah, well, this certainly pissed Acaleus of. Lebron 23 shrugged his attack off and began to rise unsteadily off the ground with his finger glowing. Death ray? No... Wasn't that. Death beam? Nope, not that either. Whatever it was, it looked epic. And terrifying. Definitely something worth absorbing. In mere seconds, ideas raced through the mind of Acaleus. Why in the blazes would Lebron use such a powerful technique on him knowing full well he could absorb it? It was idiotic. Absolutely stupid. Well, what did one expect from an organic android? Oh, wait... No, it was also possible that he was merely "teaching" Acaleus. Yes, he may have intended for Acaleus to absorb the attack since the beginning. Wow, what a great dude. I mean, sure Acaleus was annoyed at him for all those messages he had received from Android 23 whenever he went drunk on liquor from Earth and confessing his true sexual preference, but he was a pretty good droid, he noted.

Grinning stupidly, he absorbed it full force. It was an incredible feeling really. The ki spread through his body and energized him all at the same time. He instinctively knew what the technique was, and it was called Death Ball. It was a truly dreaded technique, and Acaleus was lucky to have inherited the race ability of the Original Androids, Ki Absorption. His body never felt this great since that human woman... Boy, was she flexible. Yoga instructors were godsends. He burped, not from the sudden power, but because he recently drank a bottle of coke. He inhaled and exhaled deeply, the air moving through his lungs and out his nose. This was truly wonderful. He would thank Android 23 later, but for now, he would attempt to kill him. For old time's sake, that is.

Acaleus spread his ki throughout his body and split into two. No, he did not die, but became two separate entities. All at once, his vision became... Normal? No, it was like he was seeing from two separate perspectives at once, and moving two different body parts. It was an unnatural feeling, but he was familiar with it after doing it several times over the years to survive. There was one downside to this incredible race ability he had inherited from his Namekian heritage. It split his power level into two, therefore making him weaker. His speed, however, was still pretty much the same as he ran toward Lebron, side by side.

This was one of the many things he enjoyed with fighting. He always got to show off his incredible abilities. His other version, the one running on the left, would stretch his left arm, elongating it unnaturally and stretching even the linen wrapped around it underneath his coat and it went toward 23. The one running to the right would prepare an attack, charging his ki for Rapid Fire, so when the time came, he would be able to fire it almost instantaneously since his ki would be ready and prepared.

The command of ki an Android has was well, it was unexpected. Android 23 had not known that this other android could absorb ki at such a interesting rate. Android 23 was throuly unimpressed however, the death ball was a signature attack that engulfed a world in flames if done right. He doubted that this Namdroid had enough power to even destroy a mountain, let alone engulf a planet in flames. It was most interesting. However, Android 23 had to effectively counter an opponent who could absorb his ki attacks, and without hesitation his programming kicked in on his. He had to remember, he had to remember the first time he had weak and pathetic, to understand his opponent, he must recall what it was like to be him. And Android 23 did just that, he used his computer parts to recreate the events in his head, in a swift order on the magnitude of but a few seconds, the perfect time to recall, organize and rebirth those thoughts in order to defeat this opponent.

~Flash Back to a time before he was an organic android~

It had been a very long time since anyone landed on this planet and threatened its life and people. One method which they had used to spread their reign of terror was the saibamen which had engaged Android 23 and his friends in a challenging battle. Their power had been outstanding and what seemed like strong and fearful monsters to Android 23 and the others, seemed like complete utter useless rodents to the biomeshers. Unfortunately Android 23 had not been so lucky and nearly died against the saibamen. After being created into one of the first Organic Androids, Android 23 had been surprised to hear of the new threat the biomeshes and wrought. Android 23 needed to prepare himself to once again face this unholy threat, however this time was different, he wasn’t defending his planet, he was going to go all out, to prove he was superior, to prove he was amazing, and to utterly devour the creatures soul and make it his own.

Android 23 remembered back, he remembered the first time he had a saibamen training session. How back on earth, his creator had challenged him with it, even though he was only a human at the time, he still needed too be in perfect condition for the androidification process to take place.

Truly the theory had been a marvelous achievement in recreating the saibamen which terrorized earth. Now it was time to test it out and that's what Master Ryuu had invented Android 23 to do. In the underground crypt of a Red Ribbon Headquarters building, Android 23 stood his ground inside a white empty room, the simulation room. Android 23 lifted his right arm out of his trench coat sleeve and from there he removed his black trench coat, revealing his orange gi uniform he received from King Kai. His trench coat had been a dear coat to him and he clearly favored it over his other clothing, but when it came to this, Android 23's training came first. A bell sounded which caught Android 23's attention, the voice of the simulation operator sounded. "Sir, before we begin Red Ribbon Headquarters would like to warn you that this is a life threatening scenario and we are not responsible for any inflected wounds or even death. Are you sure you want to go through with this?" Using his fingers, Android 23 pushed any hair covering his eyes to the sides before giving a small yet arrogant smirk. "Yeah, I'm ready. Start the simulation."

Android 23 looked around him, remaining alert but also slightly confused, as the white room he had been in changed. Now it had formed a grassy plain with a mountainous terrain. Wait he recognized this place now! This was where the Z warriors confronted the invading saiyans. Yes it brought back so many memories for Android 23, and it had also been the area where he passed away last time, but not again! As Android 23 examined his environment cautiously, he jumped back as part of the ground collapsed inwards where he had previously stood. The familiar sound of moaning and hisses emerged from the hole. Android 23 immediately sprung into his pose to show he was ready for combat, raising his right hand and lowering his left hand, also bending his right leg and scraping his left leg back, raising his heel so it did not touch the ground.

A small dark green hand with a light green arm popped out the hole, three sharp claws grabbed the circumference of the hole and shortly afterwards, another pair of claws did the same thing, attached to another green arm. The Saibaman lifted his head from the whole, looking like a vegetable, almost like a cabbage. It gave a horrid evil smirk with it's pink eyes glaring at Android 23. It gave away a hissing laughing sound and then quickly crawled out of its hole and got into its own fighting stance.

Android 23 observed his opponent, this small creature was the one which had killed him before when it became a martyr. But Android 23 could at least remember that before he had been winning that battle, it was only when the saibaman knew it couldn't win it became a martyr. But this time, Android 23 reassured himself that he knew his opponent much better now. Android 23 gave no expression of fear or intimidation which the saibaman tried to make Android 23 feel, and because of that the Saibaman's face turned into a confused look as to why Android 23 was not acting like other humans or other beings usually would have. Android 23 was much stronger than before, he was much more faster, much more prepared and much more powerful. He was eager; eager to take his revenge and defeat the saibaman that had taken his life before. "Prepare yourself."

With that Android 23 jumped forward straight towards the saibaman. The saibaman gave its hideous screech and attempted to kick Android 23 when it thought that Android 23 had just about been right in front of him. The saibaman as wrong, instead kicking the empty air as it watched in confusion as the after-image of Android 23 faded away. The real Android 23 was behind the saibaman and he returned a punch into the saibaman's spine, causing it to lift it's head up and scream in pain. Rather than listen to that banshees scream, Android 23 slapped the thing away. But the saibaman quickly recovered its senses and stopped crying over the pain. While it flew away from Android 23 due to his slap, the saibaman controlled itself once more and landed perfectly, giving Android 23 that cold evil glare.

It felt great to finally be taking his revenge upon the creature who had killed him before. Android 23 had the satisfaction of felling much more stronger, and it was great that he had a high morale in combat. Yet he also knew not to get too carried away, last time he made the same mistake, but not this time. This time he would make sure that he finished the saibaman off. "Ready for more?" Android 23 teased. He sprung towards the saibaman once again but it was not the wise move to take. The saibaman had seen it before and this time used its own after-image move. Android 23 attempted to punch the thing once more in the spine but to no avail, as the image faded away. "Oh no." he muttered to himself, before receiving a kick in the rib by the saibaman and flying away from its impact.

The pain was heavy, it hurt, really hurt. Why was it? He knew that he had lost a lot of power since he was returned back to earth from that dimension of nothingness, but this pain inflicted was much more painful than the saibamen he fought when the saiyans attacked. Wait. This saibaman as stronger, much stronger. Android 23 quickly overcame his pain and it was time to recover before he smashed into that rocky canyon. Just before he crashed into the rocks he stopped in mid air, facing the rocks he would have crashed into. He flipped backwards and landed back on the ground. "Darn, looks like this wont be as easy as I thought." It was time to stop toying around, it's now time to finish this quickly. The two of them both leaped high into the air, aiming straight at each other.

This time instead of the afterimage strikes they did before, they engaged in a series of blows to each other. Both of the taking their opportunities to attack at times but only to be stopped from doing any damage due to the defense of the other opponent. Android 23 blocked all the blows the saibaman gave with his arms. yet these attacks were fast, really fast. Eventually it was the saibaman who kicked Android 23 in the chest, in which Android 23 gripped his rib cage which took a hard blow. But now with his defense dropped, the saibaman gave another kick with its other leg, turning Android 23 to face a completely different direction as well as blowing him away. No! The saibaman was stronger than before but he couldn't allow it to beat him, not again! Android 23 was now much more determined to defeat his enemy. By any means necessary he would win.

As Android 23 was blown back from the mighty kick, he soared through the air trying to regain his focus. Android 23 was angered as the saibaman did not make it easy when it caught up to Android 23 and flew inches away from his face again giving that cold smile as if it had the upper hand. While both of them glided in the air at the same speed, the saibaman positioned its claw in front of Android 23, creating a yellow glowing Ki blast. Android 23 had to think of something quickly before that ki blast would fire. The yellow ki charge was growing bigger and would cause some serious damage. "NO!" Android 23 yelled, and he placed one of his hands millimeters away from the saibaman's ki energy. Android 23 concentrated his energy to charge his own ki blast, both his and the saibaman's ki merged together to create a bigger ki ball. Now both had control of the ki ball and it was the matter of who fired first. It was Android 23 who took this liberty and pushed the ki ball forward to the saibaman. The blast did blow Android 23 away towards the ground, but left him with no injuries. On the other hand the saibaman, receiving the impact of the ki blast, was blown back towards the sky. It had taken a lot of pain from the blast which had backfired on him.

Before smashing into the solid ground, Android 23 was able to recover from the push of the ki blast which had instead hit the saibman. Android 23 landed himself softly on the ground and looked up towards the black figure now coming down at a rapid speed. he will sure be in for a surprise when he gets down here. Android 23 stuck out his right hand and curved his fingers and thumb. Next he grabbed his right wrist with his left hand to support his next attack, the 'Spirit ball'. The spirit ball had been one of Android 23's created techniques which had helped him before against Hero, two sayians, one of Turles goons and other situations he had got himself into. Now it was time to use the spirit ball again since it would be essential for a time like this.

Android 23 delivered the energy flow into his right hand, which was also another good reason to grip his right wrist with his left hand. Gradually the spirit ball grew into a bright coloured sphere full of energy, and the more Android 23 kept his energy flowing to his right hand, the more the spirit ball grew and the more deadly it would become for his opponent. The saibaman crashed down into the ground, creating a small creator around it's aching body. It growled and struggled to rise up again, although eventually it did and it looked around to get back at Android 23 for using the saibaman's own attack against itself. There he was, in the distance, charging something which looked like a ball in his hand. Unlike what Android 23 would do though without rational thinking it acted upon instinct and flew at great speed to Android 23's direction. And acting upon instinct rather than reason is a path towards your downfall.

"How do you like this? Spirit ball!" Android 23 exclaimed, letting his left arm finally drop and swiveling the ball around in the air with his right hand. The saibaman took no notice of Android 23's display, all it was focused on doing was to attack Android 23 with a series of blows once more. And with the saibaman only moments away from Android 23, the spirit ball was released and it bashed into the saibaman striking the right side of its body and causing it to stop its pursue and stagger backwards. It shaked in fury, the spirit ball had caused it pain and cuts and marks formed on the right side of the saibaman's body, the green gooey blood oozing out. It was furious but its anger got the better of it and thus it never foresaw the spirit ball bashing into it from behind. Android 23 was the one in control of the spirit ball, manipulating it by placing his index and middle finger together and moving them in the direction he wanted the spirit ball to move. The spirit ball continued to bash the saibaman from side to side, giving it no time to recover.

The time came to put the saibaman out of its misery, it was time to finish this thing off and it was looking good for Android 23 that he was now turning this battle once again to his favor. Right now the spirit ball was just above the saibaman, who was hovering above the ground and closing its eyes out of fear or pain, probably both. Now it was time for the execution, Android 23 pointed both his fingers down and the spirit ball traveled down, ready to land on the saibaman. The saibaman once again opened its eyes and looked up to see the ball that had caused it so much damage, crash on him face first. The ball had smashed the saibaman down into the surface of the ground and crushed him with an unbelievable force. And if that crush was not enough, the spirit ball exploded before the saibaman. The explosion was incredible and huge, it was enough for even Android 23 to struggle to hold his own ground even though he had been quite a distance away. Some of the nearby rocks had also collapsed or broke up. Only a rather big crater was left, with the saibaman laying lifelessly in the center.

Android 23 stood at the side of the crater, looking down at the saibaman. This seemed very familiar, the last time something like this happened Android 23 was attacked by the saibaman, not again. Android 23 kept his guard and observed the saibaman but it gave no movement. Was it dead? Really? Android 23 stepped down and walked up to it for a closer look. Android 23 gasped as he saw it's hand twitch and within seconds the saibaman had jumped onto Android 23 as it had done the last time Android 23 fought a saibaman. Once again it has realised that it has no hope in winning and has decided to become a martyr. The saibaman giggled as it wrapped its stretchy arms around Android 23 and looked up to his face. "No! Not again! I can't- I wont let this happen again!" He cried and tensed himself as he had done before to push the saibaman off, but no luck. The saibaman was going to take its life as well as Android 23's as the last saibaman did before.

It was not long now before the saibaman would glow that blinding colour which would symbolize Android 23's end. No this is insane. He couldn't allow himself to be beaten once again by these things. He had already shown he has the capability of beating it and he already knows that even if he does die and is wished back he would never rest until he can have his revenge. "No! I wont take this!" He screamed, to the saibaman's shock as it was perhaps louder than the saibamans own cries. With that Android 23 tensed and a glowing aura of ki surrounded him. The saibaman gasped, knowing that his victim was now in a high tension stage. It did not take long for the saibaman to lose his hold on Android 23. Android 23's sudden burst of energy released him from the saibaman's grasp. Android 23 had pushed himself out, causing the saibaman's arms which had once been around Android 23's waist, to break off.

Both the saibaman's arms, now torn from its body, fell down to the ground. The saibaman was pushed back and twitching chaotically on the ground screaming out in pain. The blood squirted out from where its arms use to be, it was not long before the saibaman would bleed to death. Android 23 said he would make this quick and that's what he was going to do, he was already in a stage of rage and really had no time for toying with the saibaman. "This ends now!" Android 23 hovered in the air above the saibaman and charged a ki blast in front of its face. The saibaman gave one last scream of agony, before it disintegrated from Android 23's blast. Now the saibaman was nothing and that was the end of that.

"It's done." Android 23 finished, kneeling down on the floor and letting out a sigh. It had been quite a struggle with the monster and it was now over. Android 23 had taken his revenge on his foe and now he had calmed himself down from his rage. He took a moments rest, looking down onto the ground. But he had noticed that the room did not turn back into its original state. He was still kneeling on a grassy terrain. Android 23 lifted his head back up and examined his environment one again, why was the room not turning back? Android 23 was horrified to then hear the sound of more moaning and hissing, this time more than one. "No. That's impossible." After that, two more saibaman raised from the hole the original one came from. Two more giving their evil glares at Android 23.

Android 23 lifted himself up and looked straight at the saibaman on the left then to the one on the right. Which one to focus on? Now that there were two they would be twice as much trouble, but if Android 23 could take on one, then he could take on another two. There was no time to remain kneeled and give up, there is nowhere to run, there is nowhere to hide, all you can do is fight for your survival. The two saibaman leaped out at Android 23 and engaged him with another series of attacks. Only this time Android 23, having to deal with two saibaman, Android 23 could not attempt to attack both he had to remain in defense. With his right arm he defended himself from the attacks of the saibaman to his right and with his left arm he defended himself from the attacks of the saibaman to his left. But from their attacks there was one thing Android 23 could tell. They were not as strong as the saibaman he had fought last time and so this was probably going to be much easier if he could concentrate in destroying one at a time.

With a plan in action, Android 23 grabbed the arm of the saibaman to his right, breaking his attack. The saibaman to his left did manage to strike him on Android 23's shoulder, which was the sacrifice of letting his guard down to grab the other saibaman, but it did not inflict too much pain and it was worth it. With the right saibaman in Android 23's grip, he smashed the saimaban to his left with the saibaman Android 23 had his hold on. The saibaman who had been bashed was now gliding out of control into the canyon. The other saibaman was still being held by Android 23. He spun him around one lap before letting go of the creature and allowing that one to soar in the air.

"Galick Gun!" Android 23 cupped his two hands together, located by his side and concentrated his energy in between his cupped hands. A light blue beam shot itself out of Android 23's hands when he thrusted them forward. The Galick Gun targeted itself straight for the saibaman Android 23 had thrown into the air.

The saibaman stood no chance against the Galick Gun wave. With great force the wave had slammed the struggling saibaman into a cliff side, where it would then be pushed much deeper within the cliff from the Galick Gun waves aftermath. That was one saibaman dealt with, now it was time to take on the other. The other saibaman was already on the move and was attempting to land as many ki blasts as it could on Android 23 while it was rushing towards him. Unfortunately Android 23 had been prepared and easily deflected the small blasts away with his hand. Once the saibaman reached him, it attempted to physically attack Android 23 by trying to land any punches or kicks it could. This had been much easier than fighting two saibaman, now that they were split up, Android 23 could defeat them individually with ease.

Eventually it was time for Android 23 to strike back, once the saibaman was exhausted from many failed strikes against his opponent, Android 23 took his opportunity and concentrated his enemy on his next move. It was time for something different, something he had not used in a long time. This was a signature move which Android 23 himself had created and was well known for. This is how he got his title. The saibaman jiggered back in awe, to see what had once been his opponent, now a wolf-like figure charging at it. In reality this was no wolf, it was Android 23 who had fooled his opponent into seeing an illusion of a wolf. Android 23 was really charging to the saibaman with the speed and the shapes of a wolf and laid many physical punches and kicks on the saibaman. These strikes had been much more powerful than any of Android 23's ordinary attacks. "Wolf Fang Fist!" To finish it off, Android 23 curves his fingers to look like the fangs of a wolf and smashed them into the saibaman's face.

The saibaman blew backwards into another cliff side, leaving another hole similar to the last saibaman Android 23 fought off. Excellent, that one was taken care of easily, now it's to go back to the last one. He turned his gaze back to the saibaman he last fought with the Galick Gun wave. Nothing there, that was weird. Android 23 flew to that cliff side where the saibaman was driven into. He looked into the empty black hole which showed no sign of anything. Android 23 investigated the area for any sign of life, or even death. Nothing there. Was it possible that the saibaman had gotten away? Maybe it was laying out some trap for him? Or maybe it retreated in hopes of getting some reinforcements? Either way Android 23 could not allow it to live, it must be killed. He turned his gaze back to the cliff he had just driven the saibaman into with the wolf fang fist. That one was not coming out either. Strange, it those attacks were not powerful enough to kill them and they should be out by now.

Android 23 landed himself down onto the surface. He continued to ponder as to why there was no sign of life. That's when he failed to notice two claws which emerged from the ground besides him and grabbing him by both his ankles. Android 23 looked down in horror to see next the heads of the saibamen rise from the ground, then the rest of their bodies. Each saibamen had one claw grabbing each of Android 23's ankles. With their free claws they charged up their energy to from a ki blast. It was then that Android 23 realised that he had underestimated his enemy, they were much more intelligent than he had thought. It was clear that Android 23 would soon break free from their grasp and time was of essence. They each charged up enough power not to kill Android 23, but to at least cause some damage and hopefully turn the tide of the battle to their favor. Each Symmetrically turned their charged ki towards Android 23 and fired their blasts directly at him, letting go of their grip as they did so.

The combined power of the ki blasts was enough to knock Android 23 back onto the ground, in a laying position. "Darn...you." He spat, tasting the blood which was flowing down to his mouth from a cut below his left eye. The saibamen giggled in joy and gave each other, what looked like, a three clawed high five for their team work. Their attacks really did get Android 23 good and if they continued this team work than it had a chance to possibly defeat Android 23.

Android 23 lifted his head up to try and spot what the saibamen where possibly going to try next. Now it was there time for fun. One of them kicked Android 23 by his side, causing him to scream in pain while the other saibaman landed a kick on the side of his head, spinning his head to the opposite side of where it had been kicked. It was an agonizing pain for a human and the saibaman were going to make a sport out of it. They would not even finish him off out of mercy like Android 23 did for the saibaman he had slain. They were just going to toy around with Android 23 until he would die in vain. The saibaman prepared himself for another kick at Android 23's side, only this time Android 23 was ready to counter attack. While the saibaman had his right leg in the air ready to kick, with a sudden force Android 23 was able to slide himself towards the saibaman using his legs. While he did that, his legs slid over the saibaman's left leg, which had been on the ground supporting it.

The saibaman lost balance and fell down onto the floor, giving enough time for Android 23 to jump up and now fight back. The other saibaman gave Android 23 another strike in the face but this time Android 23 was not on the ground and prone to more attacks, he could fight back and there was no way a petty saibaman would dare beat him. These things may be able to get the odd attack or two on Android 23 but they were not enough to defeat him. With tremendous speed, Android 23 gave that saibaman who had not lost his balance a staggering blow into its gut. The punch had been so hard that it was enough for the saibaman to, afterwards, kneel down and cough out that dark green blood. It was as if it had tuberculosis of some sort. Oh well that one was out of the way for a while. Android 23 has sensed the other saibaman who was previously on the ground, punching up ready to land on Android 23, probably to become a martyr like the last one. Lucky for Android 23 he was able to lunge his arm out backwards and grab the saibaman's wrist from behind, all thanks to sense and perception.

Android 23 slammed the saibaman down onto the ground, leaving it in that laying position Android 23 had been in. His attention turned back to the saibaman who had been coughing. What was it doing? Was it in so much pain that it could not stop coughing out that blood? Android 23 looked down to see the green blood that had been coughed out and.... some other liquid. A white liquid. Wait he remembered that before, yes it was a chemical that the saibaman used against Tien when they last fought the saibamen. "Oh great." Android 23 flew up in the air, narrowly avoiding the saibaman acid that had been coughed out from the saibaman's mouth. It immediately stopped coughing and picked itself back up into a standing position. It took another aim at Android 23 and this time opened its head, releasing a wave of chemical acid that poured out from it's skull. Luckily for Android 23 he voided the acid with an after-image move. He looked down to see the acid slowly eroding the ground.

The next saibaman stood up and stood next to its comrade. Both of them glared up at Android 23 in disgust. Android 23 could do the same thing, after all they were the monsters who had been plaguing this earth. While Android 23 had the air superiority he took some time to rethink his tactics. Singularly they stood no chance against Android 23 but when they work together they could really pose a threat, that had already been established. There must be some other way to break off their team work once and for all, and it was difficult to kill one of them off without the other intervening. But there was an idea, how about turning them against each other? That was bound to work and perhaps it would be a lot easier for Android 23 to finish them off.

Each saibamen looked at each other and nodded, both of them leaped up into the air to strike Android 23 once again. More blows were delivered as Android 23 found himself once again defending his left and right. It was a same old tactic and he had already known how to end it, terrible move by the saibamen. When the opportunity arrived Android 23 was able to backhand one saibaman to the side, and punch the other one in the gut. This time it was a punch that wouldn't blow the saibaman away since this time Android 23 could use his next technique to break up their alliance once and for all.

This next technique had been taught to him by the great Master Roshi and now it was time for Android 23 to use it once more. Android 23 raised his hands by his face and gave the saibaman a deep glaring look. The saibaman could only lift up its fists in preparation for whatever physical attack Android 23 would give. Android 23 kept glaring at the saibaman, eventually his hands would also be moving around in a circular pattern very smoothly and gradually. The saibaman simply stared back with confusion on its face, still prepared for Android 23 to strike, yet couldn't seem to move in for an attack itself, it remained in a defensive position. While Android 23 steadily moves his hands around in that circular motion, he hovered closer to his opponent as his attack seemed to be working.

It was a very risky move and their is the chance it does not always work, especially on a life form other than a human being, but thanks to the saibaman's weak mind, Android 23 was able to use his hypnosis technique against the saibaman. It took him all his hope and he heavily relied upon the technique, it was a relief to see it work and know this would all soon be over. Android 23 put all his focus into concentrating his glare and hand motion. Finally the saibaman stared blankly at Android 23, dropping its defensive stance and its expression. Excellent the technique had worked and now the saibaman was hypnotized, now unable to attack. It was a good satisfaction to know that the hypnosis technique could be used against other beings, not just specifically for humans.

Android 23 ended his glare and motion which was concentrating on the now paralyzed saibaman. Once again Android 23 turns his attention back to the other saibaman which struggled to get back up and stand. "And now all that's left is you." He teased his opponent and clenched both his fists. The saibaman gave its ferocious screech and pounced high into the air, with the purpose to kill Android 23 by any means. Yet it was an unwise move to make and it was self-evident that the saibaman had let its anger get the better of him. "Maybe I was wrong. They are not as smart as I thought."

The saibaman tried once more to give Android 23 that hug of death, wanting to suicide itself and Android 23 with it, witch is what all saibaman somehow wanted to do. Maybe that was just their nature if when they become sore losers. Since it was much too angry and lacked the focus, Android 23 easily evaded the attack and countered by slamming his elbow into the saibaman's back. Sending it back down to the ground where it belonged. Really these things needed to use their initiative once in a while. While allowing the weak saibaman to pick himself back up and saving him the humiliation of being watched and judged, Android 23 returned to the hypnotized saibaman who was still in its trance. "Listen to me." Android 23 sternly commanded. "That other saibaman over there is your real enemy. That is the individual you really have to defeat." Android 23 pointed to the direction of the saibaman who was getting back up to fight a losing battle once again. The hypnotized saibaman snapped out of its trance after listening to Android 23's instructions. Without question it obeyed and approached its new target.

Finally Android 23 could take a moments rest and enjoy himself for once. It was great to see both of his enemies now fighting each other instead of him. The two saibamen had been battling for a while now. The look on that saibaman's face when he was kicked in the side was hysterical. It was as if they had completely forgotten about him and they were just a pair of two dogs clawing and biting each other for a piece of meat. The entertainment had to end now, the two saibaman had been at it for a while and have weakened each other enough, one Galick Gun wave should just about finish them. Android 23's hands were pulled back to his side and again placed into a cupped position. The time had just about been right and both saibaman were aligned for both of them to be hit by the Galick Gun wave. "Galick Gun!" Android 23 thrusted his arms out, the energy he had been concentrating in between his cupped hands burst out into the aqua blue wave.

The Galick Gun wave zoomed through the air and hit both the saibaman critically in the center. Both saibaman gave their last screams as they no longer possessed the energy to resist the Galick Gun wave and allowed it to swarm them into its body, disintegrating them inside. It was over! "Finally! I did it!" He exclaimed victoriously. He looked up and laughed as the room died down and turned back into that white empty simulation room. Only Android 23 had been much to pre-occupied in his moment of victory, he had his head facing downwards, his hair concealing his face. Deep down he grinned to himself. He got what he demanded all this time. His revenge against the saibamen and the knowledge that he had become much more stronger. He was on his way to hopefully becoming stronger than Android 17 of the previous cycle.

~End Flashback~

In the present, there were two namdroids attacking, however Android 23 was not to be left behind. The one on his right, which would be Namdroids left, attacked him with outstretched arm, the damage would be great, had not Android 23's perfect body been able to shield him from half of the damage, reducing it back to its normal power, which was puny at this stage. The other one, was readying an attack of some sort, no bother, even with the damage done to Android 23, it was well within his tolerance. However, on the horizon, he sensed something, sinister, and malicious. No, it wasn't another android, this was something far worse, this was something that should exist, shouldn't be on his planet. Android 23 knew that feeling, that sensation. Something was out there, hunting him, pah, they think they could hurt the almighty Android 23. On his own planet too, pitiful. However, this creature was supremely strong, not stronger than Android 23 if he went full out, but he never goes full out, especially on his own planet.

"ENOUGH, I do not have time to dawdle with you, a more pressing matter beacons my attention. Go, become stronger, but do not linger on this planet, I feel it will become nothing but a wasteland if things become... unparameterized. 23 said, the arms hitting him but really doing nothing more than punching a tree or such. Android 23 fly off, extremely fast in the direction of his home base, he had to gather something before he went to war.

[Exit]