Hello guys. First off, let me say that I am VERY sorry for not updating sooner. So much has happened in my life and with my family, it's not funny. I lost my father from a heart attack and after his passing, my house got robbed. You guys have no idea how tough it has been for me. But, I can finally start back on my story. So, here it is you guys.

Oh! And Thank you guys SO much for reading my story. Y'all are in for a real treat. So much is to come you guys and check this out, I already have a sequel to this. As soon as I finish this story, I'm going straight to the sequel. LATER! XOXOXO

DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN DRAGONBALL Z!

Chapter 9: Forgiving

The Strongest is Most Wanted

Forgiving

Back on the look out, everyone is wondering what the hell is going on. Bulma's nerves are getting worked because her parents are asking about a vacation Trucks told them they were going on, and ended up at the look out.

"I wonder when are we going on our vacation honey? We've been up here for quite a while" said Mrs. Briefs to Mr. Briefs. " I don't know dear. Maybe Bulma knows when were leaving...

"Mom and Dad, would you please listen to me! There is no vacation. Trunks told you that so you would leave the house." Bulma said to her parents.

Mr. and Mrs. Briefs both looked at Bulma. "But why dear? I could of been working on a project. The only reason why I didn't stay is because your mother would of been very upset with me." said Mr. Briefs.

"Mom. Dad. There are space pirates here on earth. They are destroying everything in sight. Me, Chi Chi and Ox king were almost killed down there."

"OH MY! ARE YOU ALL ALRIGHT!" Mrs. Briefs shouted in surprise.

"Yes mom. We're ok now. If it wasn't for Gohan, Trunks, Krillian and Goku getting us up here to the look out and letting Dendae heal us, we would be dead by now." Bulma said.

"Well, thank goodness" said Mr. Breifs.

"Yeah. Those crazy men are on a rampage. We were just about to leave Chi Chi's and we suddenly start hearing loud explosions. One after another, they were getting louder and stronger nearly shaking Chi Chi's house apart..."

"WWWAAAAAAAAAAAAAA" Baby Trunks suddenly started crying. Bulma ran up to Mr. Breifs and grabbed Trunks out of his hands. "Ahh there there now." "Hey, what time is it?" Bulma asked her parents.

"Well, just before we left home, it was a quarter to 4" Mr. Breifs answered.

"Aw he must be hungry" Bulma said.

"We have food in the kitchen. I don't have baby food though." PoPo said to Bulma.

"Hey if you have a working stove and good food, I can make something happen. But in the mean time, do you have something Trunks and snack on until I have something ready for him?" Bulma asked Po Po.

"It depends. Does he eat crackers?"

"Yeah. He loves crackers. Don't you love your crackers " Bulma said to baby Trunks stopping him from crying and giggled a little.

"Then, I'll go and get some for him. Would anybody else like something to eat or drink. I think it would help calm you all during a time like this." Popo asked the others.

"Ill take a glass a cool water PoPo." Chi Chi said. 18 shook her head "no"

"I'm really not all that hungry. Are you dear?" Mr. Breifs asked his wife.

"No me either." She said.

Mr. Satan was still fainted. Master Roshi and the others all said "Yes".

"Well, if so then, please follow me. Chi Chi I will bring you your water. You, Bulma and Ox King just got healed so please relax." PoPo said as he turned and walked into the building and the others followed."

Mrs. Briefs looked over to Mr. Satan as he laid still unconscious. "Should we make sure he is alright?" she asked Bulma.

" I think we should." They walked over to Satan and started tapping him on his forehead. He slowing started to come back, blinking his eyes open. Once he was fully awake, he yelled to the top of his lungs, jumped up to his feet and started running around the look out in full panic.

"MR. SATAN! ITS OK YOUR SAFE!" Bulma shouted to him. He stopped and looked around to find out, he was not in the city anymore, but a different place with complete strangers. He blinked several times before asking, "Uhh, where am I and who are you people?"

"Don't worry about that right now. Just know that your safe, and please, we really don't want to hear alot of unnecessary talking at the moment." Bulma said to him. Satan couldn't believe someone would talk to him like that.

"NOW HOLD ON! I DON'T THINK YOU KNOW WHO YOUR TALKING TO YOUNG LADY! IM HERCULE SATAN! THE WORLD'S CHAMPIO..."

"HEY! DIDN'T I JUST SAY WE DON'T WANT TO HEAR ANY UNNECESSARY TALKING! I KNOW WHO YOU ARE! BUT THAT DOESN'T REALLY MATTER RIGHT NOW! You just got your ass saved by 18 so don't start with the world champion crap!" Bulma said snapping at Hercule.

Hercule stood silenced by Bulma looking dumb founded in the face. "I was saved by who? 18? Who is that?"

Satan asked Bulma. "Really, you don't know who 18 is? Were you not at the cell games when Gohan made Cell spit out Android 18?"

"WHAT! I WAS SAVED BY HER! WHAT IN THE WORLD IS GOING ON HERE! I THOUGHT SHE WAS EVIL?"

"I was evil." 18 spoke up. She turned her head to look at them. "I was very evil, but I see things different now. When me and 17 battled Cell, your people did everything they could to try and protect us. They even fought along side us to try and stop Cell. Even though I knew it was just to save their own asses, but if they really wanted us gone, that bald guy would of had killed us when he had the chance." 18 said.

"Yes Krillian. I wanted to ring his neck when he destroyed my remote. After all that hard work I put into it!" Bulma said

"So, you were the one who made the remote?" 18 asked. Bulma looked at 18 and held her hands up waving them back and forth. "Hey listen, at that time, that was the only solution to keep cell from absorbing the both of you." Bulma explained.

"But it really didn't matter. 17 and I were way stronger that your friends when we fought them. Cell was stronger than me and 17 before he absorbed either one of us. The only one who was strong enough to fight him off was 16." 18 said with her head down.

"Yeah, that's the reason why I made the remote to stop cell from going perfect and getting stronger..."

"Bulma." Bulma looked over to Chi Chi as she continued talking., "What 18 is saying, is that even thought you would of took them out and stopped that cell monster from absorbing them, Goku and the others still wouldn't stand a chance against him. She said her and her brother couldn't beat him, so do you think taking out someone who is weaker that Cell would make things better?" Chi Chi asked.

"Wow, now I understand. But she also said that 16 was strong enough to fight Cell off...

"Strong enough to fight him off, not stronger than him and beat him." 18 said.

"Oh man, so bottom line is that Cell was stronger than all of you at that time. I was just wasting mine on that remote.

"Hey, so ummm," Satan speaking up from behind, " Your a good guy now?" He asked 18.

"To be honest, I really don't know what I am." 18 said.

"Well, can I ask you something?" Chi Chi said standing up and walking toward 18. She stopped right in front of 18. "Aw man! This is so awkward!"

"Why not." 18 said. Chi Chi look 18 dead in her eyes and asked with no hesitation,

"Do you still want to KILL my HUSBAND?" 18 was shocked by the question that she just spung on her.

"Your...husband?" said 18"

"OH Boy" Satan said and stood behind Bulma.

"Yes. My husband. The man that you and your brother were trying to kill is my husband.." Chi Chi said kind of angrily. 18 looked down to the ground in deep thought. Bulma and Satan took a few steps back waiting for an answer.

"I'm sorry. We really didn't mean you and your family and friends any harm..."

"YEAH RIGHT!" Chi Chi shouted.

"NO really. We were programmed to kill Son Goku. We were made to think evil, look evil, sound evil, to be evil. It's not our fault we turned out this way. Dr. Gero used up to get revenge for him. But when cell showed up in the picture, I think the whole, kill Goku thing went out the window. We were trying to save our own butts. Gero did all of that. Its his fault for making us so evil. That's why he's dead now." 18 said looking down to the ground.

"Oh yeah. Vegeta and Trunks said that 17 killed him right in front of them." Bulma said.

"Yeah. We got tired of him only waking us up when he wanted to use us and then but us back to sleep when we were finished doing his dirty work. We wanted to live a life too you know."

"Ok. But you still didn't answer my question. Do you still want to kill my husband.?"

"No. No, I don't." 18 said looking over the look out. Popo and the others finally come out of the building with lots of food and drinks. Chi Chi walk up behind 18 and said,

"I understand that you life was already created for you. But how is it now that you can change everything now?" 18 looked up into the sky and answered, "When I got absorbed, I knew that it was over for me. Some how, I could hear everything that was going on. I was so mad at Vegeta..."

"Yeah. Who wasen't. Vegeta can really be an ass 80% of the time." Bulma added on. 18 looked back at Bulma, "So let me guess, Vegeta is your husband?"

"Don't remind me." Bulma said crossing her arms.

"Yeah but, like I was saying when Vegeta let Cell absorb me, I didn't know what to think. But like I said before, I was pissed. As the battles went on and the cell games and everything I thought to myself, if there was any way possible that I could get out of here, what would happen What would I do? What would I say? These people are fighting for their lives and they fought for mine and 17. They don't deserve what is happening to them right now. We didn't deserve to be created the way we were created. No one could hear me when I was inside of Cell, but I was cheering the kid on."

"THE KID! YOU MEAN GOHAN!" Chi Chi shouted and ran in front of 18. 18 took a step back and said, "Um, yeah, I think that was his name. He defeated cell. That's what they told me when I they brought me back.

"YOU WERE CHEERING FOR MY BABY!"

"Ooh of course, Gohan is your son." 18 said just realizing.

"I have to say, I never would of thought to see the sayains wives having a conversation with one of the androids that tried to kill their families." Master Roshi said. Satan standing back quietly listing to the whole thing, still cant believe he's with the people who helped fight Cell. Roshi stood by Satan and whispered, "So, do you want to tell them that it was you who really defeated Cell?" Satan stumbled backwards waving his hands, "WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT! I NEVER SAID I DEFEATED CELL! YOU MUST BE OUT YOUR MIND! HAHA HAHA..." "That's funny because it was broadcast all over the entire world that you took the credit for beating Cell and not Gohan." Bulma said.

"No! Please, you must understand. I have a reputation to keep. My daughter looks up to me and I can't fail her!" Satan pleading .

"WHAT DAUGHTER! YOU HAVE A DAUGHTER!? WHERE IS SHE!" Bulma shouted.

"VIDELLLLLLLLLLLLL!" Satan shouted with his hands on his head.

"YOU IDIOT! WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME YOU HAD A DAUGHTER! WE COULD OF WENT BACK FOR HER!" 18 shouted at Satan.

"HOW COULD YOU FORGET ABOUT YOUR CHILD?!" Roshi shouted at Satan also.

"MY BABY! MY SWEET LITTLE BABY! MY POOR VIDEL! SHES STILL DOWN THERE SOMEWHERE! PLEASE PLEASE! TAKE ME BACK DOWN WHERE MY BABY IS!" Satan cried to 18.

"Fine! I'll take you! But, who to say if she's still alive!" 18 said. Satan cried hard, non-stop flowing tears after hearing 18 say Videl might be dead.

"18! DON'T SAY THAT! SHE COULD STILL BE ALIVE! I'm pretty sure Videl was put in a safe place considering the fact that she is the daughter of the world champ." said Bulma. Hurcule crawled in front of 18 and grabbed her pants crying.

"Please...PLEASE! I'LL PAY YOU ANYTHING YOU WANT! JUST TAKE ME TO MY LITTLE GIRL!" cried Hurcle.

"I SAID I WOULD TAKE YOU! YOU DON'T HAVE TO PAY ME!" 18 said. Bulma ran up to 18 and said, "Listen, I can take you in my helicopter." Bulma said. She handed her mother the baby and pulled out her capsule case. She popped it open and grabbed a capsule with #23 on it, tossed it and (POOF) the cloud clears and appears a helicopter. "You don't need to fly 18. Remember, you were injured as well." Bulma pointed out. "As a matter of act, I can take him down" Bulma said.

"Are you crazy!? Those idiots are still down there ripping the planet appart!" 18 said to Bulma.

"Actually, they killed them all." Dendae said and continued, "The guys are fighting other men."

"See, I can take him. No problem." Bulma said

"I'll go with you. If you don't mind Bulma." Chi Chi said. Bulma looked at Chi Chi and nodded her head. "Alright. Mom, can you please fix the baby some food and feed him. I'll be right back." Bulma said."

"Umm, yes dear." Her mother said. Chi Chi ran up to Po Po, who was still holding her glass of now room temp water, and drank it all like it was nothing. Chi Chi gave PoPo the glass back and ran up to the helicopter. Bulma, Chi Chi and Satan which is still crying, got into the helicopter. Bulma started it up and took off.