"Kame," Son Goku chanted, powering up his energy for his signature move. On the ground below, Cell looked up with disbelief. There was no way the Saiyan warrior was planning to unleash such a devastating attack with the Earth in his line of sight. Cell could easily dodge, causing the blast to strike the planet. The damage would be catastrophic; anything caught in the blast would be annihilated, and the explosion and resulting dust and debris would spread across the remains of the planet ensuring the extinction of all life on Earth.
With so much at stake, there was no way Goku gamble on the small chance that Cell wouldn't dodge. Cell crossed his arms in confidence, "You're bluffing. You won't fire."
"Hame," was his opponents only response as he put every last ounce of chi into the palms of his hands, readying the attack. It was a truly impressive amount of energy; even Cell, the perfect warrior, had to admit that. If by some fluke he got hit, it would do serious damage. As the Saiyan put every bit of energy he had into the attack, Cell saw something in his eye. Maybe it was determination, maybe it was desperation but whatever it was, Goku was going through with the attack.
"You're really going to do it!" Cell raised his arms up to block, when he saw something that made him truly feel fear. Goku vanished. In the heat of combat, he had forgotten that his nemesis could teleport. Before he could even fully comprehend what was happening, much less react, Goku was behind him.
"Ha," the Saiyan thrust his hands forward, unleashing the full devastating blast at point blank range into Cell's unprotected back. The force of the blast threw Cell back, his head and torso starting to vaporize in the intense energy blast. Goku continued pouring everything he had into the attack until Cell's entire upper body was gone and his legs and lower abdomen fell to the ground.
"He did it!" Yamcha shouted, overjoyed that the menace had been defeated. "He really did it!"
"He teleported," Tenshinhan said, "I'd forgotten about that." Then something caught his attention. "Why aren't you excited, guys?" he asked looking at Kuririn and Trunks, who were still staring at Cell's remains with serious expressions.
"Goku, watch out!" Kuririn suddenly shouted, "He can regenerate!"
"What?!" Yamcha shouted.
"He has Piccolo's cells. And Piccolo's regenerative abilities."
In an instant, Goku was back on high alert staring at Cell's body. But it just sat there on the ground, a motionless corpse. "Why isn't he regenerating? Why isn't he getting back up?" Goku asked after a minute of waiting.
"Because you killed him," Piccolo answered, "Just because he can regenerate doesn't mean he can come back to life. You blew off his head, he's dead."
"Oh, good!" Goku replied, "You had me worried for a second."
~~~ The End ~~~
