A.N.

Ok here is the next chapter of a twist of fate.

Just to make things clear

The androids never appeared and Cell was designed to absorb all the Z fighters.

Vegeta was deeply affected by Bulma's death and now isn't that cynical cocky douche we know and love.

Nero's sword is the sword future Trunks has.

Now that that is cleared up, let's get to the chapter. Enjoy!

A Twist of Fate

Chapter 2

Once Nero reached the top of the stairs he headed to his room to change out of his training clothes, as they were drenched in sweat. His room was located down the hall that was right next to the kitchen and was the last door on the right. As he was walking to his room, Gohan stepped out of his room and into the hall. Nero always looked up to Gohan as a brother. Gohan was the only Z fighter aside from Vegeta that escaped and went into hiding before Cell could find him. Gohan and Chi Chi all took cover in a secret underground bunker that Bulma's dad had made in case of a doomsday scenario. "Hey Nero." Gohan said smiling. "How did your training go with your dad?" "Well I did my normal exercises but we also spared a bit in our SS forms." Nero said back. "Well you may want to get out of those clothes before coming down to lunch. You smell." Gohan said laughing a little. Nero sheepishly smiled and nodded. "Ok Gohan. See you in a couple minutes." He said before walking off to his room. Gohan sighed and thought. "You would be so proud of him Bulma." Before walking down to the kitchen to help make lunch with Chi Chi.

Nero entered his modest room and quickly striped out of his sweaty training clothes that consisted of a weighted dark blue jumpsuit (A.N Just think of what Majjin Vegeta had on.) and white weighted boots. His body was well toned and not overly muscular by any means. Simply put, it was the best example of physical perfection. And he was only 11 years old! Nero turned the water cold and proceeded to scrap and scrub all the grime and sweat that covered his body. He got out after that and dried off. When he got back out into his room he opened his dresser and grabbed his usual causal outfit: A black long sleeved shirt, a worn pair of blue jeans, hiking boots and two red wrist bands. They were all weighted and in total weighed about 300 pounds. Nero changed into his outfit and looked into the mirror. His face was a near spitting image of his father thanks to the hair. He laughed to himself on what he would look like if he shaved it all off. The only real noticeable difference between Vegeta and himself was that Nero was maybe a foot taller than his father and his hair wasn't as tall as his fathers. Wrapping his tail around his waist as a makeshift belt, he walked out of his room and towards the kitchen where he already smelled the food was ready.

"Hello Nero. Your just in time." Chi Chi said with a smile. Ever since they moved in with Vegeta and Nero, Chi Chi acted like a second mother of sorts. She gave him advice and love and not to mention she insisted that he study as much as he could when he wasn't training or sleeping. Because of this and the fact that he had inherited his mother's genius, he was at college level leaning at his current age. "It smells really good Chi Chi. Thanks." Nero said, taking a seat next to Gohan. Vegeta nodded in acknowledgement to his son as he sat down. Chi Chi served the food and just watched in amazement at how fast the three saiyans would eat their food. Shaking her head in amusement, she sat down and ate her lunch as well.

After everyone was done with lunch, helped out in cleaning up and when both Gohan and Nero finished their studies for the day, Vegeta called both of them into the room. "Alright. Now the reason I called you here was that we all now we aren't strong enough to face Cell. Not even all three of us together in our SS form. Then I remembered something. My wife had made a time machine before she died. Now it will be risky and we can't hope to stop Cell from forming but we may be able to send one person back in time to when all the Z fighters were still alive and that person can train with them in hopes if becoming strong enough to finish Cell in this time." Vegeta said, allowing time for them to soak up and process this new information and plan. "Well." Said Gohan finally. "Who will we send?" "How about Nero?" Vegeta said. "He has reached the 2nd level of SS and he is the strongest of all of us." Nero thought about it for a bit before nodding and saying "I agree. If there is anyway to get strong enough to destroy Cell, then I'll risk it." He said. Vegeta and Gohan both nodded and walked out of the room. Nero stayed in the room and fantasized about beating Cell. It made his heart race. He then got up and proceeded to make his way down to the training room.

2 days later, the three saiyans acted on their plan and began to set out to the ruins of West city and Capsule Corp. They decided that walking would be safer because even though they had their ki blocking devices on, Cell could still spot them if they were up in the air. They finally did make it to the front doors of Capsule Corp after a long walk. Or what was left of it. West city was almost completely flattened, as it was one of the first cities on Cell's hit list when he first gained power. There were surviving humans but they knew to stay underground. As they tiptoed their way through the Capsule ruins they suddenly felt a very familiar and very evil ki signature. Cells. They froze and were rooted to the spot as the monster landed in front of them, a smirk on his insect like face. "Well well Vegeta. I'd thought I'd never hear from you again after you disappeared. I thought you'd died but here you are." He said in a raspy voice. He then noticed Nero. "Oh and you got yourself a little family as well. How precious." He took a step forward, his tail wiping from side to side. Vegeta took a nervous step back, fear written all over his face. He turned and said to Nero and Gohan in a hushed voice. "Go. I'll try and hold him off." Nero looked shocked and was about to protest when Gohan grabbed him and ran towards the underground lab holding the time machine. Cell looked at them and pointed a finger at them. "Oh no you don't. I decide who leaves." He fired his death beam but was hit in the face with a kick before he could aim dead center. He rubbed his cheek and tuned to Vegeta who was power up in his SS form. Cell smiled and lunged at Vegeta.

Gohan and Nero entered the lab and quickly found the machine. As Nero climbed in and set the date for when the Cell Games happened in the main timeline, he turned to Gohan and said. "You take care of dad and your mom. Please don't let him die." Gohan smiled a sad smile and nodded, giving Nero a hug before activating the time machine. The last thing Nero saw before he faded into nothingness was the lab wall exploding and his dads injured and broken body being flung though it, Cell not far behind.

Gohan watched as Nero faded though time then turned around, calm as ever as he watched Cell walk though the destroyed wall with Vegeta's broken body. "I think I'll have some fun with you two before I absorb and or kill you." Cell said. Gohan said nothing but got into his fighting stance and power up. After a minute of silence, the two launched themselves at each other. Gohan knew he wouldn't last the fight but hoped Nero would one day come back and avenge everyone this monster killed.

A.N.

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