Jabito pressed both palms gently onto Dende's shoulders, his hands glowing with a soft white light.
Within moments, color returned to Dende's face, and a surge of vitality seemed to flow through his body.
"Thank you, Mr. Jabito!" Dende exclaimed with joy. "I feel so much better!"
Seeing this, Levos couldn't wait to ask, "So, Dende, does that mean you can use your healing powers again?"
"N-no, not exactly," Dende replied nervously. "If I try to use healing magic again, it'll still drain my spiritual energy."
He added uneasily, "What Jabito just restored wasn't my spiritual power. That's still depleted. It might be a while before I can heal anyone again."
Levos frowned slightly. "I see…"
"Don't worry," Jabito patted Dende's shoulder reassuringly. "Spiritual energy regenerates quickly. Rest well for a day, and it'll be back to normal."
"Mr. Jabito, does your healing ability also consume spiritual power?" Dende asked curiously.
Jabito nodded solemnly. "Yes. Not just healing instant transmission does too."
He turned to Levos and continued, "Levos, I can only take you to Earth and back once more in the short term. You'd better take care of everything in one trip."
Levos nodded with a grave expression.
"Dr. Hedo, do you know the locations of all your grandfather Dr. Gero's secret labs?" he asked directly.
"Sorry, I don't." Hedo rubbed his chin, looking troubled. "I only know a little about him. He disappeared before I was even born. Possibly even died."
He paused, then added, "But if he did die… wouldn't you have already revived him?"
"Maybe," Levos said uncertainly.
After all, in the main timeline, Dr. Gero had turned himself into Android 20, half-human, half-machine, and was eventually killed by Androids 17 and 18.
If the Dr. Gero of this timeline had done the same, Levos wasn't sure if Shenron's wish had included his revival.
Either way, whether Dr. Gero was revived or not was a minor issue for Levos.
The reason he was asking about the secret labs was because of a major potential threat to Earth.
That threat… was Android 21.
According to intel from the Super Hero movie timeline, Android 21 had once been Dr. Gero's partner.
They even had two sons. The elder was the prototype for Android 16, who died in service of the Red Ribbon Army.
The younger was Dr. Hedo's father, who died with Hedo's mother in an accident.
Like Cell, Android 21 was built automatically by Dr. Gero's computer after his death designed to be the ultimate fusion-type bio-weapon.
And Android 21 was said to surpass even Cell in every aspect.
Levos had initially dismissed this threat, especially since her creation required Majin Buu's cells.
But after the Earth's recent war, Dr. Gero's computer might have already collected samples of Buu's cells through insectoid surveillance bots.
It was entirely possible that Android 21's incubation had already begun… or was nearly complete!
An Android 21 possessing Majin Buu's cells could develop a terrifyingly evil personality.
And if her body also contained cells from Perfect Cell Max, Golden Frieza and his father, Fusion Zamasu, Super Saiyan Rose Vegito, or even Rose Broly…
Then Android 21 would be a literal endgame boss!
The mere thought sent chills down Levos' spine.
He even began considering the possibility of just… blowing up Earth preemptively…
"If you want my grandfather's research data, I actually have a backup," Hedo said, pulling out a CD case and handing it to Levos.
"No need." Levos shook his head, declining the offer.
Let's hope Android 21's development process takes a long time…
Because Levos really didn't have the bandwidth to deal with this right now.
"Mr. Jabito, please take Mr. Satan and me back to Earth," he said, turning.
"No problem," Jabito nodded.
In the next instant, the three of them reappeared at Capsule Corporation.
"Dr. Brief, I need your help contacting all major TV stations. They need to come interview Mr. Satan immediately," Levos said straight to the point.
"Alright," Dr. Brief replied without hesitation. He seemed fully aware of the situation.
"My, what a strange-looking young man. Are you an alien?" asked Mrs. Briefs, who approached with a beaming smile.
"I was originally a human…" Levos replied awkwardly, giving a brief explanation.
"So it's all because of someone named Ginyu, huh?" she nodded in understanding. "So what's your relationship with my daughter Bulma?"
"She's my friend. A companion…" Levos said softly.
Mrs. Briefs blinked in surprise, then smiled with a hint of disappointment.
Levos was baffled by that reaction. What the heck did that expression mean?
He was just a monster right now…
"Anyway, I still have other matters to take care of. Sorry to intrude like this I'll come visit properly next time."
Unable to handle Mrs. Briefs' barrage of questions, Levos quickly made his exit.
Before leaving, he turned to Satan. "Mr. Satan, once the reporters arrive, just be yourself. No need to be nervous."
Satan puffed up with pride. "Don't worry! I'm a pro at this kind of thing. Leave it to me!"
Levos nodded. "Then I'll be off."
"Wait, Levos!"
Krillin, Yamcha, Tien and the others ran over.
"What's up?" Levos asked curiously.
"Well, with Frieza's army maintaining order on Earth so effectively… there's not much left for us to do," Krillin began.
"And?" Levos raised an eyebrow.
"So we want to head to the final battlefield. Do our part," Krillin said with resolve.
"Yeah! Even if we're not strong enough to fight, we don't want to have any regrets. If you guys lose, we'll all die anyway," Tien added calmly, though his tone carried stubborn determination.
"So we figured, we might as well witness a great battle with our own eyes."
These guys… really didn't know how to stay out of trouble.
Levos stared at them for a long moment, then ultimately shook his head.
"No. You have another mission now."
"What mission?"
"Whether you infiltrate the Red Ribbon Army or interrogate their members I need you to find Dr. Gero's secret lab!"
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