This...

Is the future.

Age 780.

The world is dying as we speak.

Cities are being wiped out every day.

The cause?

Two monstrous creatures created by Dr. Gero of the Red Ribbon Army.

They are known as Android #17 and Android #18.

Years before, in age 767, they arrived on an island 9 miles off of South City, wrecking havoc and killing the population.

Not one person was left.

Six months before the nightmare's start, Son Goku, Earth's mightiest warrior, succumbed to a heart virus.

He was dead.

Coming to the defense of humanity, Earth's special forces were the first to try.

...And first to die.

First Piccolo died.

Vegeta was next to fall.

Then Yamcha, then Tien, and even Krillin was destroyed by the ruthless duo.

Two artificial beings with unimaginable power had appeared out from nowhere.

Nobody was capable of defeating them...

It was a beginning of a new era for the Earth.

An era of darkness...

For the next thirteen years, they stood unopposed.

They tore apart every city in their sight, killing off every person.

It was all just a game to them.

An example of their endless massacre is Pepper City.

It was pure pandemonium.

Android #17 stole a car and started ramming through all the running civilians.

"Hah hah! Yes! I get 10 points for every human I hit!" He yelled.

People were swarming, trying to run away.

The Androids relished in the screams...

Soon, they had already destroyed every human there.

"Hurry it up, #17, you're wasting time." Android #18 said.

"Oh come on! It just started to get fun!" Android #17 complained.

"What a juvenile... You're like a kid, #17. All you want to do is play!" Android #18 said.

Android #17 took that as an insult.

So he decided to jump out from a speeding car and let it crash into a building.

That caused a big explosion.

"Come on, 17. Let's just go." Android #18 said.

"You're just a party pooper, that's all." Android #17 said.

"Oh, shut up." Android #18 said.

These are one of the many destructions they make.

The only person left to try to even defeat the Androids was Gohan.

Son Gohan, the son of Goku.

Currently 23 years old, he's been training for the past decade, seeking the strength to surpass the Androids.

He dons his father's gi, with a little adjustments. Some longer sleeves and a new kanji on the back.

It wrote 飯.

Enraged by the fact that his friends were ruthlessly killed, he managed to turn into the legendary Super Saiyan!

However, the transformation was still no match for the Androids.

He's already faced them numerous times before, and failed.

Gohan needed help...

He has a pupil, a boy named Trunks.

He's 14 years old.

Ever since the incident at Pepper City, Gohan had been training Trunks, trying to turn him into a Super Saiyan.

He wears a blue sleeved white Capsule Corp. shirt, along with grey sweatpants.

However, since Trunks has never felt the extreme pain of loss, he couldn't transform.

It's an absolute nightmare...

At least half the population of Earth is still alive to this day.

Gohan and Trunks tried to fight the monsters together, but failed miserably.

Here's what happened.

Super World, an amusement park, was being under attack by the Androids.

It was a nightmare...

While the masses of people were running and being killed, #17 and #18 were having the time of their lives on roller coasters and such.

While they rode on roller coasters, Gohan and Trunks were arriving on the scene.

Before they even made it to the amusement park, there was a fight between the armed forces and the Androids.

It was very clear by the destruction and bodies that the Androids won.

"This is it, Trunks! Get ready!" Gohan said.

Now, the Androids were on a horse carousel.

They were about to ride on it.

"Take a steed, cowboy." #18 said, sitting on a brown horse.

17 hadn't even gotten on one yet.

But before he could, Gohan and Trunks finally arrived.

They landed gently.

"Oh, look. It's blondie. Except his hair's black today." #18 said.

"Of course. He's cocky." #17 said.

"He's getting to be a real bother. What do you say we finish him off this time?" #18 asked.

"Sure." #17 said, walking forward.

"Trunks, let me handle this." Gohan said, getting into his fighting pose.

"Right." Trunks said.

He stepped back.

17 pointed a finger at Gohan, and made a ton of smoke appear.

That was an attempt to blind him.

He went for a low dropkick, but Gohan jumped up to dodge it.

17 quickly turned around and threw a ki blast at Gohan.

But he teleported to his side and narrowly dodged it!

Gohan aimed his arms outwards and turned into a Super Saiyan!

His hair turned yellow, and his aura flared brightly!

"HRAAAGH!"

17 came flying at him.

He threw a punch, which Gohan blocked with a chop.

Then they both threw a punch at each other, blocking each other with said punches.

17 threw a kick, but Gohan blocked with his knee.

17 then performed a double axe handle, (cupping your hands together and bringing it down) and missed.

Gohan tried to counterattack with a kick, but #17 dodged that and punched him right in the chest!

Gohan was sent flying, and was hit right into the pillar holding the roller coaster tracks.

17 appeared in front of him to continue, punching him in the cheek.

He was sent flying again, and #17 ended it by elbowing him in the back, straight down into a food court.

Smoke flew everywhere.

17 followed him inside.

18 was riding the horse on the carousel, enjoying herself...

Then the food court blew up.

She took notice of that.

Gohan flew right out from the place, mounting himself on the outer walls of a giant ticket booth.

He fired a blue blast at #17, who dodged and kept coming closer.

But Gohan punched him right in the cheek, making him spit some blood!

Trunks looked in awe.

"Man! He's doing it, wow!" He said.

Both Gohan and #17 were clashing like crazy, throwing fists and kicks and blocking.

It was fierce, but Gohan caught #17 off guard with an upward kick!

17 was sent forward instead.

And he crashed into the fence and bounced off it.

Gohan was flying at him, ready to follow up.

All of a sudden, #18 appeared out of nowhere and punched Gohan right to the side.

"Dah!"

He was sent flying!

Right at a supermarket of sorts!

He bounced off the glass, and landed on the concrete.

The glass shattered into millions of pieces.

"Man, where did all of that come from?" #17 asked.

"He's dangerous today. Something's got him fired up. Let's work together." #18 said.

"Go." #17 said.

The two charged at Gohan at the same time.

"Gohan!" Trunks yelled.

Gohan finally managed to get himself up, but was still weakened.

Before he could recover, the Androids attacked!

First #18 performed a lower roundhouse kick to trip him, then #17 kneed him in the stomach.

Finally, #18 punched him right in the chin.

She flew upside down and looked at Gohan in the face that way.

So flying five feet off the ground.

Trunks had enough, and without thinking, charged at the Androids.

"Stop it!" He yelled.

18 cupped her hands together and fired an upside down yellow blast at Trunks!

"Argh!" Trunks yelped.

He was pushed back, but jumped back at #18!

18 was backflipping for some distance.

The two ended up flying up to a Ferris wheel.

They stared each other down.

"You should get out of here while you still can." #18 taunted.

"So you can gang up on my friend again!? I see how you two operate, you're cruel!" Trunks yelled.

He flew at #18 while yelling.

He threw three punches, with #18 dodged just by moving her head.

Trunks threw a kick from the side, which made #18 duck.

18 finally attacked, throwing a weak punch.

Trunks blocked by crossing his arms, and he swatted another punch away.

He tried punching, but then #18 punched him lightly in the face.

She also lightly punched him in the chest.

Trunks threw plenty more quick punches, all of which #18 dodged easily.

She started blocking all of them with one hand, that's how easy it was for her.

Trunks eventually threw a heavy punch down, and missed.

18 retaliated by punching him in the cheek.

But Trunks responded with a knee to the stomach!

That actually hurt a little...

18 was a little peeved.

So she punched Trunks hard this time!

Before he fell, she grabbed him by the collar of his shirt.

She smirked at him...

"Go ahead.... Do it! You... Witch!" Trunks yelled.

18 was angered again, and held a powerful yellow blast.

Gohan and #17 were battling it out during all of this...

And Gohan took notice of #18.

"Oh no... Trunks!" He yelled.

He flew right at #18, kicking her in the side.

She dropped Trunks.

But #17 fired a yellow blast at Trunks, and directly hit him!

Trunks was down, with no more energy to fight...

"Die!" #18 yelled, throwing her yellow blast at Trunks.

Gohan caught Trunks in the nick of time, and used his back to shield Trunks from the blast.

Gohan quickly flew down to the ground and tried for an escape.

He jumped into some crevices of the park, and somehow lost the duo.

However, they weren't done.

They threw numerous ki blasts, destroying the park!

Gohan hid behind some broken wall.

With each explosion, he was more paranoid.

Hoping that they'd give it up and leave...

"How could he have given us the slip again!?" #17 asked.

"I don't know, and we said we'd finish him off this time." #18 said.

Gohan tried looking for a escape route, but the Androids were looking at where he'd be, so he was stuck.

"Let's take a few potshots, maybe we'll get lucky." #17 said.

"Sure." #18 said, holding her hand up.

Gohan braced for impact, shielding Trunks!

With that, a gigantic yellow explosion ensued!

BAKOOM!

It leveled the entire park!

Leaving rubble everywhere...

The buildings were all destroyed, cars were on rides and the Ferris wheel was destroyed.

Debris still flew, along with smoke...

Devastation everywhere.

"Think we got him?" #18 asked.

"I don't know. Did you hear any yells or anything like that?" #17 asked.

"No." #18 said.

"Then we didn't get him." #17 said.

"How do you know? He's tough. He probably wouldn't yell anyway." #18 said.

"That would bite if we got him and didn't know it." #17 said.

"Huh? Why? What difference would it make?" #18 asked.

"Because then we'd never know if we got him or not." #17 said.

"Yeah, I guess you're right. That would suck. Man!" #18 said, kicking a boulder away.

"What now?" She asked.

17 smiled.

"Let's go home." He said.

The Androids quickly flew right outta there.

...

Was anyone still alive...?

Gohan was still there...

Covered in all sorts of cuts and wounds...

Completely exhausted.

He barely managed to move his hand.

He opened his eyes, grunting in pain...

He had a slash right down his left eye.

He yelled in pain as he tried moving himself.

He dragged himself across the ground, and this revealed that his other arm...

Was gone.

Trunks was still unconscious and a bit more damaged.

Gohan grunted in pain as he used his one arm to try and get his senzu bean pouch from his belt...

He used his teeth to undo the string...

It was difficult for him in this situation...

He held the bag upside down, and only one senzu bean fell out.

Gohan tried shaking it for more, but that was the only one...

"Got only one arm... And one senzu bean..." He muttered, grabbing the senzu bean with his remaining arm.

"...Now Gohan... What would your father do...?" He asked himself.

Then he thought back to the Saiyans...

When they arrived...

How his father split a senzu bean for him and Krillin...

'That's it!' Gohan thought.

He quickly took a small bite out of the senzu bean...

...

In an instant, all of Gohan's wounds went away...

His arm even grew back!

I think the slash turned into a scar? So that's going to stay for a while...

But everything else was fixed!

Gohan stood up...

'Thank goodness... Okay, now to get to Trunks.' He thought.

He quickly ran over to Trunks' fallen body.

"Trunks... Here's a senzu." He said.

He put the half bean in Trunks' mouth...

And his wounds completely disappeared.

A failed skirmish...

Gohan decided that Trunks was unfit for battle until he became a Super Saiyan, and pushed himself harder than before.

One year after that last bout...

This is where we are...

Gohan and Trunks had been training intensely.

Trunks still couldn't manage to turn into a Super Saiyan, but he came close...

Gohan was training himself, and constantly getting stronger.

He felt close to reaching a newfound power, too...

However, he didn't understand what it could be, and couldn't reach it.

It felt like it was from anger, but he couldn't find any more anger.

Now...

Gohan and Trunks were sitting in the middle of a wasteland...

"Man, I can't believe myself, what a joke!" Trunks said.

"Relax. Let's forget about becoming a Super Saiyan for a while, huh?" Gohan asked.

"What am I doing wrong? You can tell me, Gohan, you're my master! Why can't I do it!?" Trunks asked.

"You can. You just need to find the right motivation, that's all. It's just a little more, you need that push. Yeah, for me, it's simple. All I have to do is think about how the Androids killed Piccolo and Krillin. Then I'd feel a horrible hurt, then the pain from that turns into rage, and it's maddening! I don't want it to ever happen again, something that unfair! Then suddenly, the dam breaks." Gohan said.

It just so happens that the city in front of the wasteland had some explosions going on.

"What!? You have to be kidding me, again!?" Trunks asked.

"Darn those two!" He said.

Both Gohan and Trunks stood up.

"This is ridiculous... They never even had a chance!" Gohan said.

Gohan let out another war cry before turning into a Super Saiyan.

"HAAA!"

"You can't go, Gohan!" Trunks said.

"Look, Trunks, no matter what happens, please, stay here!" Gohan said.

"What!? Are you crazy!? No way, I can't let you fight those two alone!" Trunks said.

"Listen. I'm a lot more vulnerable when you're there with me!" Gohan said.

"But I'm much stronger this time! Come on, I can't let you go alone!" Trunks said.

"You're not strong enough." Gohan said.

"Please, Gohan, take me with you!" Trunks pleaded.

Gohan thought about it...

"Alright, Trunks, you win. Let's go get them." He said.

"Right!" Trunks said, looking away from Gohan and towards the city.

"I won't let you d-"

Gohan chopped a pressure point on Trunks' neck, knocking him out.

He caught him by his shirt before he fell down.

He gently let Trunks onto the ground.

"Sorry about that, Trunks. I wouldn't be able to forgive myself if anything happened to you. This is my battle for now, little brother. You're not quite ready yet." Gohan said.

"I can feel them all crying down there, Trunks. That's why I have to go! I know you'll understand someday..." He added.

More explosions.

"See you later, kid." He said.

Gohan flew towards the city.