Dragon Ball: From Escape from Planet Vegeta

With Piccolo's decisive attack, his 180 million combat power points were unleashed.

Like a thunderbolt, Bick sped past and quickly rushed in front of Dr. Gro.

What appeared to be a direct attack was actually just a feint. Just as Dr. Groh raised his hand to meet the attack, Piccolo used his super-fast movement to silently appear behind him and unleashed a sweeping kick that struck Dr. Groh squarely in the waist.

A muffled thud!

Dr. Groh, struck with tremendous force, was sent flying hundreds of meters, crashing into and shattering more than a dozen huge rocks before regaining his footing.

Piccolo's attack did not end there. Pressing his advantage, he swung his hands rapidly, launching a series of deadly attacks on Dr. Groh.

Powerful energy blasts rained down on Dr. Gro's location like a storm.

Faced with the barrage of energy blasts, Dr. Gro's expression changed drastically. He had no time to care about his image and was blasted up and down, trying to escape.

He wanted to absorb this energy, but he simply couldn't.

Having barely evaded all the bombardments, Piccolo charged again, forcefully reaching Dr. Groh and unleashing a barrage of swift and devastating attacks.

With the information he had gathered, Dr. Groh managed to barely fend off Bick's attacks.

However, as Piccolo's attacks became increasingly ruthless and vicious, his countermeasures became completely ineffective.

[This guy's combat ability is so different from what's recorded in the data!! Damn it!! What's going on? Why do they seem to know everything?!] Dr. Groh roared inwardly.

He knew that his database was completely outdated.

The data collected in the past is no longer sufficient for current applications.

These guys have changed so much in the last few years. Not to mention that Goku and Vegeta's Super Saiyan forms are completely outside his records, Piccolo's fighting power alone is far beyond what he can contend with.

Dr. Gero even had a thought: if this guy had known about his and Android 19's strength from the beginning, he probably wouldn't have needed Goku to do anything; he could have wiped them out all by himself.

Dr. Groh was completely outmatched, but his brain was working at lightning speed as the tracking device in his retina rapidly collected Piccolo's combat data.

Piccolo also noticed something was wrong; Dr. Gro's defenses, compared to his previous helplessness, were slowly changing.

This is the optimal response that intelligence calculates.

[So that's how it is, this guy is recording my combat abilities?] Piccolo suddenly realized, but soon, a disdainful smile appeared on his face.

It doesn't matter if this guy records my combat data.

The flesh and blood body possesses infinite possibilities, but the development potential of the mechanical body is already limited.

Although combat skills can be improved by inputting data, his fundamentals are what they are, and his upper limit cannot be changed!

Piccolo wanted to see how much combat data Dr. Gro had managed to input.

If it can put some pressure on him, it can be a form of training for him.

【Now is the time!!】 Dr. Groh seemed to have seized the opportunity, and swung his right hand to strangle Piccolo.

Unfortunately, such slow movements didn't even qualify him to touch Piccolo.

The instant Dr. Groh made his move, Piccolo launched a counterattack with even greater speed.

A whooshing sound rang out.

Bick's right hand gripped Dr. Gro's wrist tightly.

"What?!" Dr. Gro's expression changed drastically as his wrist was locked and he couldn't pull it back. He already had a premonition of what was going to happen next.

The next second, his ominous premonition came true.

Bick's other hand transformed into a sharp hand blade, and he slashed down fiercely.

"Crackling sounds!" A burst of electricity erupted as Dr. Gro's left hand was severed by Piccolo's chop.

"Sizzle~~!!" Blood resembling engine oil spurted out from the skeleton of the mechanical arm.

Dr. Groh, whose arm had been severed, retreated in fear. Although he could not feel the pain, the fear was clearly visible on his face.

We can't win! We simply can't win!

The gap in strength can no longer be bridged by data; this guy is powerful enough to take on two of me!

He began to regret that he shouldn't have acted on his own in the first place; he should have brought numbers 17 and 18 with him.

He thought that after becoming an android, he had gained enough power to be invincible and could take revenge on these guys.

"Now, do you still think I'm easy to deal with?" Piccolo said expressionlessly, tossing Dr. Gro's severed arm aside like trash.

He casually twisted his neck, making a crackling sound.

At this moment, he was in no hurry to make a move, because Dr. Gro was already a lamb to the slaughter, and with so many people watching, he had no way to escape.

【Damn it!! Damn it!! Am I really going to die here?! I'm not reconciled! The plan to avenge myself on Sun Wukong is not yet complete, and the Red Ribbon Army has not been rebuilt. I cannot die here!!】 Dr. Gero roared in his heart with boundless resentment.

But now, no matter how angry he is, it's no use. Even in his prime, he was no match for Piccolo, let alone now that he's missing an arm.

[If this old guy dies, will it affect the appearance of Android 17 and 18?] At this moment, Vegeta, who was watching from the sidelines, suddenly thought of a possibility.

Although the old guy in front of me is an artificial human, judging from the way he ran away earlier, he was obviously going back to his lair.

This old guy is the key to releasing Android 17 and Android 18.

If he dies like this, won't he miss the chance to fight those two androids?

Just as Vegeta was considering whether to deliberately let the old man go, a jet suddenly sped in from the sky.

The pilot in that jet was none other than Bulma.

She came here with important intelligence.

Besides Bulma, there was another person in the back pilot's seat of the jet: Yajirobe.

【Now is the time!!】 Dr. Gro, whose survival instincts were off the charts, immediately seized the opportunity to leave, and released an energy blast towards the jet.

"Huh?!?!?!" Bulma, who had just arrived, was completely dumbfounded when she saw the energy blast coming straight at her.

"No way?! I just came to take a look, and I'm going to die?!" The one who was most frightened was Yajirobe.

He was just there to go through the motions, but now that death was imminent, he was completely stunned.

"Don't you dare jinx me!!!"

Bulma quickly maneuvered the jet to change direction. Although she narrowly avoided the energy blast, the jet's wing was damaged, and the jet lost control, crashing into a boulder.

"Mom!!" Future Trunks, desperate to save his mother, felt his heart clench upon seeing this scene.

He was the first to react, bursting forth with explosive power and saving Bulma just as the jet was about to crash into the boulder.

Bulma is fine, but Yajirobe wasn't so lucky.

The jet exploded, and he was also injured by the blast. Fortunately, he was quite capable, being extraordinary by nature; otherwise, he would have died.

All attention shifted to this side.

It wasn't until Piccolo suddenly came to his senses and discovered that Dr. Gro had escaped that anger surged within him.

"Oh no!! That guy escaped!!"

Bick cursed Bulma in his mind.

This woman couldn't have come at the worst possible time!

While he thought this way, Vegeta was secretly overjoyed.

He was just wondering how to stop Piccolo from killing the old man when Bulma, that stupid woman, came to his aid.

Next, we can follow the clues to find all the androids and then eliminate them all.

Meanwhile, Talot, who was hiding in the shadows, breathed a slight sigh of relief.

He almost couldn't resist and stepped in to save Bulma in this timeline.

Thankfully, Future Trunks didn't hesitate.

After all, even if this timeline is the original timeline, Bulma is his wife in his own timeline, and he can't possibly ignore her.

Actually, I felt really bad.

But there's nothing we can do about it.

"Phew! That really scared me to death. Thank you so much, Trunks." Bulma, who had been rescued, thanked Future Trunks.

"You...you...know me?!" Trunks was completely dumbfounded when he heard Bulma know his name.

That's not right!

He hasn't revealed his identity yet, and Uncle Wukong should help him keep it a secret. How could his mother in this timeline know his name?

Could it be... that he's already been exposed?!

"It's a long story, but it's basically... but I really didn't expect you to come from the future again." With Bulma's intelligence, it would be hard for her not to guess what Trunks was thinking right now.

So I explained it in just a few simple sentences.

Actually, after learning about Trunks' background, she found it hard to accept. She never expected that her future self would end up with Vegeta, that cold and arrogant guy.

That's why, in this timeline, she deliberately avoided Vegeta, and the two didn't end up together.

Future Trunks stood there bewildered, somewhat lost in thought.

He finally understood what had happened in this world.

Because his identity was exposed, the mother in this world may not have ended up with the father.

The self in this world... may no longer exist.

"Um...it's okay, Trunks. Even though we're from different timelines, I can still treat you like my son..." Bulma didn't know how to respond, but she didn't want to hurt Trunks, so she reassured him.

She didn't realize that doing so would only make Future Trunks even more upset.

"It's alright, I'm fine," Future Trunks said, indicating that he was unharmed.

Since things have come to this, we have no choice but to accept it.

At this moment, Yajirobe, nestled among a pile of rocks, felt utterly helpless and on the verge of tears.

He shouldn't have come here. Wouldn't it have been better if he had just stayed in Kalinta?

He almost lost his life, and no one even cared whether he lived or died.

Because of Bulma's arrival, the others gathered around and asked what was going on.

Bulma immediately explained why she had come, and told them about Dr. Gro's identity and the exact location of Dr. Gro's laboratory.

After learning the whole story, everyone suddenly realized that the android 20 they had just fought was indeed Dr. Gero himself!

"Interesting. So that old guy really did leave to release the remaining androids! I have to go and take a good look." After learning the approximate location of Dr. Gero's laboratory, Vegeta grinned and unleashed his aura, flying off into the distance.

Seeing this, the others followed Vegeta without hesitation.

Having learned from Piccolo's experience, they did not separate but acted simultaneously to prevent being caught alone by Dr. Groo and to absorb his energy.

As for Gohan, he was responsible for taking Bulma back.

"Wait!! Me too!!" Just as Gohan was about to leave with Bulma, Yajirobe hurriedly called out.

He can't fly, and if he gets left behind in this godforsaken place, who knows how long it will take him to get back to Kalin Tower.

Soon, Gohan carried Yajirobe on his back again, and together they left the desolate area and returned to West City.

At this moment, Talot, who was hiding in the shadows, finally discovered the strange thing.

[No Trunks? The plot development in this timeline seems to be different from the original timeline. Also, what did Bulma and future Trunks just say? The atmosphere changed suddenly.] Talot's keen insight noticed these strange things.

In the original story, Bulma was attacked by Dr. Gero, but Trunks was there, but now he isn't.

This world is not quite what he imagined; it's not the original timeline!

After thinking it over for a while, Talot decided to help Bulma and the others return to the West Capital.

After all, in that situation, carrying Yajirobe on his back and holding Bulma while flying back would have been really difficult for Gohan.

Although one's own strength cannot be fully utilized, a simple spatial transfer can still be easily accomplished.

As for what happens next, I'll go to West Capital and learn more about this world from Bulma.

If Vegeta hadn't ended up with Bulma, he wouldn't have stood by and watched them get together.

With a snap of his fingers, Tarot sent Gohan and the others on their way. Only then did Tarot come to his senses, quickly set off, and disappeared from the spot.

……

The plot continues to unfold.

Thanks to the intelligence provided by Bulma, all the Z Fighters began a thorough search of Dr. Gro's research facility.

This situation was also noticed by Dr. Gro, who was hiding in the shadows. He was horrified, but at the same time, he suddenly realized something.

He remembered the woman in the jet earlier.

[Damn it!! That woman just now was Brief's daughter from the Capsule Corporation! No wonder she knew the location of my research institute so accurately!] Dr. Gro's face was full of resentment.

"Luckily, I know a shortcut. I must wake up Number Seventeen and Number Eighteen before they do!" Dr. Gro quickly turned around and rushed toward a fork in the road not far away.

Dr. Groh was unaware that his every move was being monitored by Talot.

But Talot wasn't very interested in stopping him.

On the contrary, they hoped he would hurry up and planned to help him.

With his perception ability, he had already covered an area of ​​thousands of miles, and no movement could escape his perception.

He had already discovered Dr. Gro's research institute.

"You'll have to thank me properly." With a slight smile, Talot snapped his fingers again, using spatial teleportation to help Dr. Gro back into the research institute. (End of Chapter)