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Dragon Ball: A New Deviation

An Alliance of Former Rivals

Cell Games Arc: Part 1

Chapter 1: Awakened Fury! Vegeta's Vengeance!

"Goodbye, Gohan."

Those were the last words that came out of Son Goku mouth before he teleported away with Cell.

Gohan cried out in anguish, "DON'T LEAVE US!"

"GOKU!" Krillin howled.

All of the Z-Fighters were hit hard by Goku taking Cell down with him to save Earth. Even Vegeta was visibly shaken by what had transpired. "Kakarot..." he growled under his breath.

While everyone was horrified by the events that occurred just now, Gohan was hit harder than anyone else present.

"DAAAAAAAAAADDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD!"

Overwhelmed by grief, Gohan dropped down to his knees and arms, reverting to the normal Super Saiyan form as tears ran down his face. Krillin walked over to the grief-stricken Gohan and gently placed a hand on his back. He smiled and reassured, "Good job, Gohan. It's all over now. You two saved the world."

"Don't say that to me," Gohan sobbed. "I should have killed Cell when I had the chance. I let my power take control of me, and now Dad's dead! This is all my fault!"

"Look, you can't be so hard on yourself," Krillin replied. "Whether your power took control of you or the other way around, it saved us. And that's a fact."

He added, "Don't tell me you didn't see the look on your dad's face. Come on, if that wasn't the smile of a proud papa, I don't know what is."

Gohan looked back up at Krillin, with tears still on his face. Krillin helped Gohan get to his feet, and the two went over to the group. The monk noticed Android 18 lying on the ground, in a pile of Cell's saliva, and went over to her. He lifted the unconscious android into his arms. Meanwhile, Gohan looked up in the sky. He was no longer crying, but a few tears were still on his face. "Bye, dad..." he whispered to himself.

Krillin was about to walk off, taking 18 with him, when Vegeta cut in. "Hold it. I seriously hope you're not planning to restore that thing, for your sake. If it's still active, then destroy it!" he demanded.

Krillin pleaded, "Aw come on. She's not that bad once you get to know her a little bit."

"You're a fool."

Vegeta crossed his arms in annoyance. He didn't feel like killing Krillin over this, but he wasn't too happy that the bald monk wanted to spare the android that had broken his arm not too long ago. Suddenly, a gust of wind caught all of the Z-Fighters off-guard. They all sensed a familiar ki signal, but this time it was even greater than before.

"But... how?" Piccolo gasped.

The gusts of wind from the massive power returning destroyed several rocks around the Z-Fighters. A beam of energy swiftly flew at the Z-Fighters, and it hit Trunks square in the chest. The Half-Saiyan groaned in pain as he collapsed to the ground. A familiar voice chuckled, "Who's scream was that? Ah yes, Trunks."

The gusts of wind and dust floating around died down, revealing Cell... but with the same appearance as his Perfect form, only with electricity sparking around him. "Surprised to see me?" Cell questioned with a chuckle. Allow me to explain. This is what you might refer to as a happy accident. Deep inside my skull, there is a small lump of matter. I suppose you might call it a nucleus. Left untouched, it's extremely useful, and as long as it's intact, I can recover indefinitely."

Remembering his near-death at King Kai's planet, he continued. "Now, fortunately for me, that nasty little explosion didn't damage me one bit. And here's the part that's really going to catch you. I wasn't even planning on this. It was perfect luck, nothing more. Luckier still was the fact that even without 18, I managed to regenerate into my perfect form. Or should I say, a more, perfect form. Like Gohan, my power increased exponentially. It seems this body has taken a cue from Saiyan biology, and from my near death, I gained infinite stores of strength. I even managed to pick up Goku's Instant Transmission technique."

Gohan clenched his fists and yelled out, ascending back to Super Saiyan 2 once more. A smirk appeared on his face, confusing Cell. "Does something amuse you?" he questioned.

"I'm glad you came back. It was because of my mistake that Dad had to sacrifice himself. It's my fault he put himself in that position. I would have given anything for a chance to do it over again. Now I have one!"

Vegeta froze, remembering his son being mortally wounded by Cell. Yamcha ran up to Trunks to see if he had a chance of living. He placed a hand on Trunks' chest, feeling for a heartbeat. As he did so, he realized that his worst fears had come true. "He's dead..."

"He's dead..."

The words echoed in Vegeta's head. He gasped, "It's... impossible..."

First, Cell had forced Goku, his rival, to sacrifice his life, meaning his chances of a rematch with Goku were now zero. To make matters worse, Cell had come back, making Goku's sacrifice useless. And now, his son had been killed. Vegeta had never witnessed the death of his family right in front of him, and since he met Future Trunks, Vegeta had shown little affection for the boy. Once he saw him die, however, everything changed.

Vegeta clenched his fists, and growled, "Trunks..."

Electricity sparked around the Saiyan prince, and his heart rate rose, as his power increased. Enough of this! I will be the one to put an end to this monster! Not Kakarot's son, or anyone else! For Trunks' sake, Bulma's, Kakarot's, his son's, and even for this mudball of a world!

Something inside Vegeta snapped, and Vegeta let out a deafening roar. "AAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRGHHHHHHHHHHHHH! RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"

His power skyrocketed, as his hair spiked up, electricity sparking around him, and the ground cracking below him. The Z-Fighters nearby held their arms up, protecting themselves from the sheer force of Vegeta's growing power. Even Gohan and Cell were stunned by Vegeta's growth in power.

"There's no way..." Gohan wheezed.

Cell was similarly in disbelief. "Vegeta?!"

Vegeta's power finally reached its peak, and he glared at the bio-Android. Vegeta looked the same as before, except with the sparking electricity around him and the spiked-up hair present in Gohan's Super Saiyan 2 form. "Cell..." he snarled. "I'm putting an end to this. You and me, right now."

Cell arrogantly laughed at Vegeta's challenge. "Did that transformation make your brain swell up a bit? What are you now, Ultra Super Vegeta? Even with your power increase, you're no match for-"

The bio-android was cut off by the Saiyan Prince rushing at him. Cell attempted to land a punch on Vegeta, but the Saiyan dodged the attack and punched him hard in the stomach. Cell took a step back, clutching his stomach in pain. Mere moments later, Cell found himself being punched in the face and stomach several more times, before being kicked away by Vegeta.

Cell got to his feet slowly, and he felt himself wobble. Cell fell forward, catching himself with his hands. He got to his feet and clutched his stomach in pain. The bio-Android glared at the Saiyan in front of him. "Damn... you.." he snarled.

Vegeta walked slowly towards Cell, remaining silent, while still having a murderous expression on his face. Cell held out a hand at the angered prince and fired a large energy blast right at him. Vegeta swiftly smacked the blast away with his right arm. The blast was sent flying off into space. Cell flew towards Vegeta, and the latter did the same to Cell. Cell tried to punch Vegeta in the face once more, only for Vegeta to catch it with his right hand.

Cell froze with terror. Once again, he had been outclassed, and Vegeta of all people had outmatched him, even though Cell reached a level of power beyond his Perfect form. Vegeta struck Cell with an uppercut, knocking him into the air. He flew up right above him, before pelting his stomach with a flurry of punches. He followed with an elbow to Cell's face, sending him flying towards the ground.

Vegeta held out a hand down at Cell and began charging energy from it. He shouted, "BIG BANG ATTACK!"

The Big Bang Attack rocketed towards Cell, who was still falling to the ground. Cell had a look of terror on his face once he saw the Big Bang Attack. Quickly, Cell fired an energy blast while in mid-air to recover, but it was too late. The Big Bang Attack hit him directly, creating a large explosion. Vegeta smirked, expecting Cell to be badly injured by the attack.

When the dust from the explosion appeared, Cell was on his hands and knees, bruised and beaten. He slowly got to his feet, before glaring up at the prince. He clenched his fists, and his power started growing. His yellow aura crackling with electricity returned, but even larger than before. Vegeta's smirk disappeared, replaced by a look of curiosity. All of the other Z-Fighters were stunned to see that Cell hadn't shown his true power yet. Even Gohan couldn't believe the power he was sensing from him.

Vegeta descended down to the ground and got into a fighting pose. Cell dashed towards Vegeta and slammed his fist into the prince's face. Vegeta, caught off guard by this, was knocked to the ground by Cell's attack. Vegeta jumped to his feet and flew back at Cell. The two clashed their hands and locked their fingers together, pushing against each other. An electric aura burst around them, and the power from their clash created a strong wind that everyone nearby felt.

As Vegeta and Cell both continued pushing against each other, the former slowly gained the upper hand. Cell found himself being kneed in the gut and pushed away. Vegeta flew forward and kneed Cell once more, continuing to push him back. Cell swiftly elbowed Vegeta in the side of his face, knocking him back. Vegeta recovered while in mid-air and kicked Cell in the face, causing him to hit the ground. He followed with a kick upwards, sending Cell into the air.

Vegeta flew above Cell and put his hands together to form a combined fist. He slammed down on Cell, but he didn't hit anything. Cell had disappeared just before Vegeta could strike him. The bio-android appeared above him. "Gotcha!"

Vegeta turned around, but he was too late. Cell blasted Vegeta with an energy wave, blasting him down towards the ground. He then fired a volley of energy blasts down at him. The Saiyan prince spun in mid-air before touching down. He raised his right hand while curling back his fingers, and created a white energy sphere. He pulled back his arm and shouted, "PHOTON BOMBER!"

Vegeta thrust the energy sphere up at the energy ball volley. The Photon Bomber blasts right past the barrage of energy balls, directly towards Cell. Cell swiftly teleported out of the way of the blast, and above Vegeta. He plunged at the Saiyan prince, as he enhanced his fist with ki. He thrust down his fist at Vegeta. A blinding light surrounded the two of them.

When the light cleared, everyone was shocked to see that Vegeta had caught Cell's punch. Cell gasped in horror. "Impossible!"

Vegeta swung his other fist back and slammed it into Cell's stomach. Cell spat out green blood in pain. Vegeta's fist glowed with energy as Cell continued to watch in terror. The bio-Android felt a surge of immense pain as an energy blast was fired through his stomach. Cell slowly stepped back, grabbing his stomach while he groaned in agony. Vegeta moved a leg back and kicked Cell away. The force of Vegeta's kick sent him flying into a large boulder.

Gohan simply watched in shock. "Unbelievable!" He marveled. "I don't know how it happened, but Vegeta's power has surpassed my own!"

Cell slowly got to his feet while regenerating the hole in his stomach. "Vegeta!" Piccolo called out. "Finish him off!"

Vegeta laughed. "I'm not done with him yet! He deserves to die slowly and painfully!"

All of the Z-Fighters facepalmed.

Gohan became furious at Vegeta's arrogance. Oh no, he's becoming like I was before Cell tried to blow himself up! Maybe even worse!

"Do you know what you're doing?!" he shouted. "Remember how I tortured Cell just like you're doing now?! That almost got the Earth destroyed! The only reason we're still alive is that dad teleported Cell away before he could blow himself up! If he tries anything like that again, there will be no way to stop him!"

Gohan's outburst caused Vegeta to turn around and gape at him. "And if he succeeds, everyone on this planet will die! Bulma will die, and Trunks will never be able to be revived again!"

Vegeta hesitated, but after a moment he gave in and rushed towards Cell. Cell had already recovered and had powered up once more. He shouted, "Kaio-ken!"

A red aura flared up around Cell, covering his whole body. Vegeta froze immediately. Cell took this opportunity to appear in front of Vegeta and punch him in the face. Vegeta was knocked into the air, headed for another boulder. He swiftly rebounded off the boulder and dashed at Cell. Cell held out his arm, blocking a punch from Vegeta. He followed by firing a kiai at Vegeta's face.

The Saiyan prince yelled out in pain and grabbed his face. Cell grabbed Vegeta by the head and flew to a gigantic rock at high speeds. He threw Vegeta onto the rock, breaking it. Vegeta stumbled to his feet. He got into a fighting pose once more, sweat dripping down his face.

Cell has activated the Kaio-ken and backed Vegeta into a corner! How will Vegeta fare against the deadly Bio-Android? Does he have a chance? Find out, next time on Alliance of Former Rivals!

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A/N: Finally! After almost 8 months, I've posted a new fanfiction chapter! The amount of time in between fanfictions that I post is inconsistent, and it depends on how motivated I am while writing it.

I hope you enjoyed the first chapter of An Alliance of Former Rivals, and feel free to tell me some areas that I can improve in on future chapters and stories!