"Old Kai old Kai!" Goku yelled, the old Kai was asleep and didn't seem to want to be woken up.

"Huh?" Old Kai said drowsily. "Who's there?" He asked. "Wait, oh it's just Goku, ok back to sleep. WAIT GOKU?!" He realized after he woke up more. "WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE, YOU'D BETTER NOT LEAD ANOTHER VILLAIN TO THIS PLANET! IT'S BEEN DESTROYED ENOUGH THANK YOU VERY MUCH!" Old Kai complained,

"No old Kai don't worry we aren't here for that, I just want you to meet a friend of mine. She has awesome power and I want you to unlock her full potential." Goku explained.

Cosmo looked at him, "please sir! If you don't the entire galaxy could be at risk!"

"You think I'm going to sit here for 24 hours for free?!" Old Kai complained. "What's in it for me?"

Goku scratched his head. "If you help me you can get any wish you want from the dragon balls!" Goku said. Old Kai's face turned red.

"Hehehehehe, I know exactly what I'll wish for, a million magazines! No wait, I don't need those anymore, I'll wish for a million women!"

Goku put his palm to his face. "Yep whatever you want supreme Kai, just remember the deal."

"Yeah yeah yeah I'll unlock her potential or whatever."

Cosmo and tails were watching and scratching their heads. "Is this old man really strong enough to unlock people's hidden power?" She wondered to herself.

"HEY!" Old Kai shouted, "I'M NOT THAT OLD!" He argued, "I CAN READ MINDS YOU KNOW!"

Cosmo blushed in embarrassment, "Oh I'm sorry sir,"

Old Kai sighed. "Hmm, I don't appreciate being called old but a deal is a deal," Old Kai said.

"Old Kai's instructions may sound strange but trust me they work." Goku assured her. "Alright first things first, sit down with your legs crossed like I am." Cosmo followed his instructions,

This doesn't seem that strange yet. She thought to herself.

"Still reading minds here." Old Kai complained. "Oh sorry," Cosmo said. "Now, don't move for a full 24 hours."

Cosmo got a puzzled look. "And that will increase my power?" She asked skeptically.

"Don't doubt me!" Old Kai complained. "Trust me Cosmo this will make you stronger than you even imagined, you just have to believe." Cosmo sighed. "Well if we're gonna be here for a day I might as well work on a new invention idea." Tails said. "After seeing you guys bring Eggman to his knees so easily, I figured I should create a device to measure your power."

Goku immediately thought of the scouters and how useless they were, the enemy constantly underestimated Goku with them. Hopefully it will be better than those scouter things that Vegeta used to wear.

"Now remember don't move." Cosmo nodded.

Back on earth Vegeta was standing on Goku's roof, completely still. "I'm waiting for you Cell," he told himself.

"Hey Vegeta, come down and have a picnic with us, don't be a party pooper like knuckles!" Amy yelled to Vegeta.

Knuckles was standing in the field, also still. "Hmm" Vegeta grunted.

"Having a picnic when cell could attack at any second! What fools!" Vegeta shouted back.

"At least that annoying Vegeta is similar to me in some ways," Knuckles told himself.

"Miss Amy why are Knuckles and Vegeta so serious all the time?" Cream asked,

"We will never understand boys," Amy sighed as she pulled the food out of the basket. "Last chance Knuckles!" Knuckles continued to sit there. "Hmph!" Amy grunted. "I guess you don't want any apple pie then." She said with a smirk.

Knuckles flinched at this, apple pie was his favorite. He could smell the aroma of it from where he was standing. He hated giving up his stubbornness, it made him look weak! But he just couldn't resist. He turned around. "Maybe… Just one piece…" Knuckles said.

Amy chuckled, "I knew my apple pie would break you Knuckles," she said. Knuckles grunted. They sat down as Knuckles consumed an entire Apple pie, and Vegeta still stood there, looking up at the sky with that angry look on his face.

"He's coming" he said to himself. "Where are you Cell?" Vegeta knew it was only a matter of time until Cell went to take his revenge on Goku, until then he had to wait.

"Done!" Tails shouted, holding up a radar gun shaped device. "My power measuring device is complete!" He said excitingly. "It operates on a scale of measuring I made up myself. I set Goku's wife's power level as 0 and Vegeta when he fought Cell as 1000." Goku looked back at Tails.

"That's great tails!" He said.

"I can't wait to try it out." Tails said, he started by pointing the device at himself. "Hmm only a 27," he said disappointed,

"But tails what you don't have in power you make up in intelligence," Cosmo reassured him. "And you aren't that bad looking either." She gave him a wink, Tails blushed.

"Hey!" Supreme. Kai shouted. "No moving!"

"sorry sir," Cosmo said,

I wonder how strong Cosmo is now, obviously she isn't powered up at all but I wonder… Tails proceeded to his device at Cosmo, his face was shocked at the number it was reading, this device is reading over 450! And she isn't even powered up at all! Tails thought to himself. this can't be right! It has to be some sort of glitch.

"It's no glitch kid," Old Kai said with a grin. "I told you my method worked didn't I? And I'm only halfway done!" Tails totally forgot that the Old Kai could read minds.

I wonder how strong Goku is when he's just sitting like that? Tails asked himself, he pointed the device at him. "What?!" He shouted.

Goku stared at him. "What's wrong buddy?" Goku asked.

"This is only reading you as a 100! There's no way you're that weak!" Tails said in disbelief.

"You see that's why you can't rely on technology to read power." Goku explained. "Over the years I've learned to perfect concealing my energy." Goku said. "I would power up for you but that would lead cell straight to us, and we wouldn't want that."

Tails looked disappointed, "but hey cheer up kid, it's still great for measuring power in the heat of battle when we're all powered up!" Goku assured him.

"Thanks," Tails said, he then realized he was kind of tired, it had been a full 24 hours since he last slept! I guess a nap couldn't hurt. Tails thought to himself. He lied down on the grass and started to shut his eyes. Before he shut them completely however, he took a look at Cosmo, sitting there so peacefully. She's so… Beautiful. He thought to himself, maybe one day I'll be able to tell her how I feel… Old Kai grinned, he had heard every last word of Tails' thoughts and giggled to himself, but he knew what it was like to have a crush and not tell anyone, so he kept his mouth shut. Tails drifted off to sleep.

4 hours later…

Knuckles and his friends were all sound asleep in ChiChi's house, except Vegeta, still standing there, watching like a hawk, waiting…

"I know it's only a matter of time Cell!" Vegeta said to himself.

"Oh Vegeta I'm so flattered, you waited for me all this time!" A familiar voice said on the roof behind him.

"Cell!" Vegeta shouted.

"I'm not interested in shooting another hole in your chest Vegeta, now where's Goku, I have a score to settle with him and I want a real fight." Vegeta got very angry at this comment. "I'LL SHOW YOU A REAL FIGHT!" Vegeta shouted with rage as he powered up to super saiyan 2 from the get-go. Cell grinned.

"Go ahead Vegeta, I'll even let you have the first move."

Vegeta growled angrily, that cocky fool I'll show him who he's dealing with! Giving me the "first move" what a pest! "Cell!" Vegeta shouted, I've stood up to Majin Buu, I'm pretty sure I can stand up to you!"

Cell laughed hysterically. "We'll see then!" Cell chuckled. Vegeta lunged at Cell, ready to deliver the first blow of the fight.

"Woah!" Goku said worryingly. "I just felt a crazy energy spike! Could it be coming from earth?" Goku wondered. "Hey supreme Kai! I know you felt that too. Mind poofing me up one of the crystal ball things so I can see what's happening on earth?"

Supreme Kai nodded. "Sure Goku!" A crystal ball appeared in his hand, he threw it to Goku, an image started to appear in it, of cell and Vegeta on the roof.

"No Vegeta, what are you doing?! You can't fight cell head on! You need to team up, buy time until our green friend here gets powered up!"

Goku's shouting awoke tails, who was having a nice relaxing dream of him and Cosmo walking in the moonlight, looking at the stars. Supreme Kai would usually have a TV or something to keep him occupied, but snooping on Tails' dreams was all the fun he needed! He grinned, he really does love her doesn't he? He thought to himself. I'll let him choose when he wants to tell her. He thought with a smirk.

Meanwhile Goku was looking at the crystal ball, watching Vegeta get clobbered by cell.

"I'll show you to take me seriously!" Vegeta shouted at cell as he charged him again. Cell effortlessly dodged the attack and landed a counterattack, in the form of a punch to the stomach. Vegeta coughed. And fell to the ground.

"Well I expected some kind of fight!" Cell said, "no! Vegeta!" Goku said, cell pointed his finger at Vegeta and began charging frieza's death beam attack again. "How pathetic." Cell grinned, but before he could get the blast off, an energy wave came out of nowhere and hit him square in the head. "Of all the nerve!" Cell shouted, "who dares defy the mighty Cell?! Show yourself coward."

Goku instantly knew who it was, there was only one other person who could shoot a beam that powerful to knock cell off guard.

"I'm no coward." The figure said, flying out of the darkness.

"You'll be the one running like a coward when I'm through with you!" He said.

"My name is Gohan!" He shouted. "And I am going to defeat you!" Gohan said confidently.

"Yes!" Goku shouted. "My son is more than strong enough to hold off cell until me and Cosmo get back. At least… I hope." Goku said,

"hmm?" Tails said rubbing his eyes. "Oh sorry Tails," Goku apologized. "I didn't mean to wake you."

Tails shrugged his shoulders, "it's no big deal really." Tails assured him, "and who is this son you are talking about?" Tails asked.

"I have a son named Gohan, he's even stronger than I am! I just know he can hold off Cell." Goku said with confidence. "He got the same power boost your friend Cosmo is getting right now. He really is something, if he really tried I know he would be destined to surpass me by insane amounts." He looked back at the crystal ball and Tails crawled up to look too. Gohan was in the same orange Gi that his father Goku was wearing, he also wore a look of confidence on his face.

"So Cell, are we gonna start or are you gonna sit there staring?" Gohan asked.

"Yes, yes!" Cell said, "you're that stupid boy that beat my father, and my friend Majin Buu here tells me that your power has at least grown 4 times since then!" Cell put on a grin. "But that means nothing, for I too have undergone some changes since you threatened to kill me along with my brothers all those years ago!" Cell said.

"Well then, I would hate to delay your revenge any further." Gohan said confidently, "HAAAA!" Gohan shouted, bringing out his hidden power.

Cell rushed at Gohan with great speed, but Gohan was faster, he dodged the attack and gave Cell a kick in the back, Cell recovered almost instantly and rushed Gohan with a kick, this time however, he wasn't fast enough, the kick connected to Gohan's head and sent him flying into the roof, "ahhh it's great to widdle away at your confidence Gohan, I know bBu had a great time with it too." Gohan growled angrily as he remembered his fight with Sper Buu after he absorbed Gotenks and Piccolo.

"Except one thing Cell," Gohan said with a smile, "this time I'm going to win!"

Gohan flew up to Cell's level once more and looked him straight in the eye. "Very well then." Cell said with a smile, "warm-up ends now!"

"Do you think Gohan can beat Cell?" Tails asked.

"No Tails, unfortunately he can't," Goku replied. Tails grew a sad face, "does that mean all my friends will be… Dead before Cosmo is even done?" Tails asked nervously.

"Now Tails, don't get so down on yourself. Gohan can't beat cell now, Cell is a lot stronger and has more stamina, but that doesn't mean Gohan can't hold him off for a bit longer."

Tails looked over at Cosmo, still sitting there, peacefully, while old Kai held his hands out in front of him, as strange as it seemed, it appeared to be working. Cosmo was so bored, sitting there for 6 more hours would seem impossible. She looked over at Tails and wondered if he felt the same way that she felt about him. She hoped so…