Author's Note

Always wanted to write a story involving my favorite character near and dear to my heart:

Android 21

I don’t know how long this will play out nor do I know how this will end; we’ll just have to see how this will go. Enjoy young readers!

1. A Bewildering Awakening

Twenty One’s eyes shot open, staring up in the clear blue sky, confused and disoriented. She breathes in cool, humid air. As she sat upright, her vision slowly came back to her as the sun rose behind her. The bright light of the morning made it even worse for her headache as if she had just been sleeping for hours. Slowly she rubbed the back of her head trying to figure out what happened? She finds herself in a field of grass with several trees surrounding the area; there is no sign of anyone or anything else around at all. She recalled quickly what had transpired: the clones, grouping up with Android Seventeen, Eighteen, and Sixteen. Cell’s sudden entrance, her losing control and eventually killing Sixteen, the split and birth of her Evil half, all of these events leading up to the final battle.

Just moments ago Twenty One stood side by side with Eighteen and the Z Fighters, all of them fighting her Evil half with everything they had but to no avail. Even with Goku’s Spirit Bomb the Evil half was still holding her own against it, that alone made her feel helpless with little power she had left. Yet as she stood there she was a bit confused to what happened next. Recalling her last moments she remembered saying.

“Thank you, and goodbye..” before jumping forth towards her Evil half. With a single leap she managed to knock her down. Her Evil half attempted to fight back, but was soon knocked down, both of them engulfed and evaporated by the Spirit Bomb. Yet here she was, under a peaceful sky. All around her she could see birds chirping softly and flowers blooming, all so beautiful she never thought something like this existed. This moment was perfect, yet so unlike the one that she remembered having. It felt wrong. Like it didn't really happen at all. Twenty One looked down at her body, realizing something strange about her. She was no longer in her Majin form but rather back in her lab coat with her usual short blue and red checker pattern turtleneck dress underneath, her arms clothed with black detached sleeves, and blue and red heels.

She blinked, glancing down at something sticking out at the left pocket of her coat. Curious she took it out and held it to her view; her glasses, her favorite pair with black frames. Gently she adjusted them on her face almost without thinking, forming a small smile as she did so. A sense of wholeness swelling within her, feeling a bit of herself again. She began starting her way forward through the field of grass and flowers. She approached the forest, but it was one she had never seen before. The trees were large, towering above her with branches covering nearly every surface, leaves and vines dangling from their limbs like hanging decorations. But what made it truly fascinating to Twenty One, was not the vegetation itself but rather the creatures roaming its branches. Some were huge and others were tiny, flying through the air and jumping off of branch after branch.

The thought crossed her mind if this might be heaven. But she knew that was not true though. People like her don’t deserve to go there, not after everything she has done. No, she still felt alive and she could feel everything like the natural world. But then that leaves one question… Why does everything look so different? It didn't make any logical sense; where were all the humans that lived here once upon a time? Was it just another dream? There had always been some sort of noise whenever her dreams ended, usually something akin to the buzzing of a bee or bird.

She stumbles through the forest path, watching the ground carefully as to keep from tripping over something, or someone. It wasn't too long before the trees parted and she entered a new area of nature, this place more spacious than what she had ever experienced before. Everything seemed so vibrant and full of color! From afar In this spacious area there was a cave filled with moss covered rocks and pools of water. The air smelled fresh like fresh air, as it would smell if she was still breathing. Her lungs filled with the oxygen, letting out a gentle sigh of relief. The sky was dark with no clouds or sun, giving her a feeling of freedom. She continued walking along the moss carpeted path towards the mouth of the cave; stepping inside she found it to be small and circular, just big enough to fit her in comfortably. After making sure no one was inside she decided to take a seat on the mossy floor with her feet resting against a wall to support her weight. As she relaxed into her spot her legs started to relax from sitting still for so long.

As she lay there her eyes darted all over the walls and ceiling of the cave. There weren't many other creatures that inhabited the cavern, mostly small birds with wings or bats. However the sounds of running water echoed in the distance making the atmosphere calm and relaxing. However, she still couldn’t shake the feeling of dread that gripped her. Something wasn’t right. How is she alive? Why is she here? Did Eighteen and the others gather the dragon balls and wish her back to life? No, they couldn’t have. And yet here she was still breathing, still here. So why wasn’t she dead? What happened?

Before she could dwell on the thoughts further a soft whimper broke through the silence and made her freeze in her position. Her head whipped around finding the source of the noise outside the entrance. A small pale yellow rabbit lagging along the grass with one limp paw raised above its head, looking around fearfully while its tail wagged back and forth. Twenty One immediately frowned as she noticed it looked exhausted and injured, due to how thin and worn it was. Despite its obvious exhaustion it continued to hop and run along the grass until it found shelter between two rock walls. Twenty One remained seated, watching the creature silently. After a few minutes of this the creature finally stopped moving, its chest rising and falling rapidly as it tried desperately to catch its breath. It was clearly trying to rest now.

Twenty One watched this until the rabbit collapsed onto its side and laid motionless, panting heavily. Once she saw it fall asleep she moved closer to investigate the creature. When she got closer she noticed a cut near it’s right ear that looked freshly inflicted. It must have been attacked recently because of the bloodied wound. Twenty One kneeled down beside the creature and examined the wound carefully. Though small it had certainly hurt the creature when it got hit. After checking all around its fur she pulled away some to reveal a bite mark on the rabbit’s neck, likely from something similar to an angry dog. Twenty One gently grabbed the wounded creature and turned it over, careful not to disturb the injury too much. Upon closer inspection, she saw that it was indeed injured in multiple places. From a distance, she noticed a large slash across it’s side which she assumed was made with claws. Looking closer she noticed that it was bleeding sluggishly which was very concerning. If the rabbit was going to survive this attack then she definitely needed to treat it quickly.

Twenty One gently picked up the rabbit and carried it back to camp, taking extra care to stay away from the animal’s wounds and avoid causing more pain. She set her new burden down and stared down at it for a moment, unsure of what to do. She doesn’t have a medical kit so she didn't know how to tend its wounds. She didn’t want to leave the animal unattended, but what should she do? Finally, deciding on the most immediate solution she carefully takes the rabbit in her arms and stands, exiting the cave.

She kicked off into the sky in a quick burst. Her mind raced as she flew high above the forest, trying to find any signs of civilization nearby. Slightly her eyes darted to her right seeing a house, a cottage at the edge of the forest. Approaching this destination she realized it was quite close and quickly descended towards the ground. Landing on her feet she climbed up the small bridge, round a curve path, approaching the door. Right hand raised knocking three times on the wood, waiting patiently for someone to answer.

“Coming!” came a reply from a far distance. Moments later, the door opened up revealing the owner of the house. But said owner was not what made Twenty One pause. It was the fact the lady inside was not an earthling.

The owner was two feet tall, standing on all fours with a light yellow coat. She had a rose mane that curled at the tips, and a tail that curls similarly. Her eyelashes were long on each eye that curved upward. She had aqua eyes that shone in bright emerald green light. Her wings were folded neatly behind her, and her ears pointed upwards. If Twenty One didn’t know any better she looked like… a horse? No, not a horse, a Pegasus.

The yellow pegasus’s eyes blinked up at Twenty One, who seemed more shocked to see her than she was of her. “Um… hello?” The yellow pegasus uttered, still staring at Twenty One’s eyes.

“Oh um, hello, I need some help.” Twenty One replied, snapping out of her shock. “I found an injured rabbit by the forest and I think it may have been bitten by something dangerous?”

The pegasus turned her head to the rabbit in Twenty One’s arms and gasped, stepping backwards with wide eyes. “What happened?” She asked as she reached a hoof out to touch it. Her ears flicked back and forth anxiously.

Twenty One glanced down at the rabbit. “I don’t know. I didn’t have any medical kits or stems to help ease the pain, so i wandered around in hopes to find anybody to help. That’s when I spot your house.” The pegasus looked back up at her. Her eyes filled with compassion as she placed a hoof on the rabbit’s side.

“Oh poor thing” she stated, nodding her head.

“You think you can help it?” Twenty One inquired, hope growing within her mechanical heart. The yellow pegasus nodded.

“Yes. Come, come inside.”