Chapter #21

Return of the Cold Family

Frost's Spaceship…

The voice of Polar rang out, "Send out the brothers."

A timid Ice-jin responded, "A-are you sure about that P-polar? T-they might rebel!"

Polar sneered, "Let them try, they haven't gone through the Core Process yet, so they'll be nowhere near my strength."

The Ice-jin nodded, "Send out the Cold Brothers!"

As soon as the chambers were broken, a yell was sent echoing across the chambers, "Where is the Super Saiyan?! I shall not rest until I have his head!"

Seeing Polar, the Ice-jin gave a yell like what was expected of the pompous brat, "An Arcosian? Why are you here? Who are you?"

Polar responded calmly, "If you want revenge, then join forces with us."

Frieza powered up, his malevolent aura shaking the center and causing all the Ice-jins except for Polar to wet themselves, "YOU DARE SUGGEST THAT I WORK WITH UNDERLINGS?!"

He fired a Death Beam, which Polar batted away nonchalantly. Frieza raised an eyebrow, "Impossible, not even Captain Ginyu could have deflected that attack. You're no normal Ice-jin."

Polar raised his arms in a mock greeting, "I am but a scientist."

Frieza growled, "You LIE."

He charged at Polar, and the Ice-jin calmly raised a hand to catch Frieza's fist. The Arcosian Prince's eyes widened with shock as Polar kneed him. Frieza gagged and coughed out blood. With speed that would have shocked others, he was behind Polar. But the Arcosian scientist moved before he could strike. A powerful punch in the spine signified that Polar was already behind Frieza. The prince panted, "What?! How?! I'm supposed to be the second strongest Arcosian to ever live!"

Polar calmly raised a hand, "Break the chamber for Cooler; I shall handle this."

Frieza scowled, "So, is this a resurrection of the Cold Family?"

Polar chuckled in amusement, "I had not expected you to be THAT dim-witted Frieza."

Frieza growled, "Shut up, however, I am getting interested in your offer."

Polar smiled, "Good Frieza, imagine you defeating the Super Saiyan, we can do that."

Frieza raised an eyebrow, "You certainly are more powerful than the Super Saiyan…oh well then, I guess I'll take the gamble."

Cooler emerged from the tank, "Frieza…"

Frieza turned around, "Oh hell, it's you."

Cooler smirked, "Hmph, how surprising. However, it'd take more than the death of the Super Saiyan to cause me to join forces with my foolish little brother."

Frieza scoffed, "That's just because you don't want to be reminded of how inferior you are to me."

Cooler smiled, "Oh? Is that so?"

His muscles bulked, and his head became triceratops-looking. Frills popped out as his body began undergoing changes. Polar muttered, "Ah, the famous super evolution."

Frieza gazed at Cooler in fear, "Wh-what?"

Before he muttered a second word, he was met with a powerful blow in the stomach. Frieza coughed out blood as he almost lost consciousness. Cooler sneered, "That's for all those years of torment."

The Arcosian gazed at Polar, "What is the meaning of this? Why have we been revived? Where is Father?"

Polar responded, "You have been revived to serve us in battle and your father is currently undergoing the power boost in the Core."

Cooler raised an eyebrow, "The Core?!"

Polar smirked, "It seems that the royal princes of the Cold Family are more idiotic than I thought. Your father searched for the pieces of a Core, which would give him power greater than anything in the world. We have been in hiding since the downfall of Arcos, with not even a second wasted in finding the Core. Now, we have found it, and each of the Arcosians have been put into the Core for a super-powered army."

Cooler scowled, "So that's what you think of us as? Merely a super-powered army for your leader to gain his goals?"

Polar nodded, "Of course, you are nothing special. Believe me Cooler, compared to Frost, even after the Core Process; you will never be as powerful as he is."

"Oh really," the Arcosian prince scowled, "Why are you so sure about that?"

Polar smirked, "Frost is a prodigy; he spent the longest period in the Core, and was able to obtain tremendous power beyond your wildest imaginations Cooler."

Cooler scoffed, "Whatever, as long as I get revenge on the Super Saiyans, I'll be satisfied."

Polar nodded, "Our ship will be sending you three after you are done processing in the core."

Earth…

Gohan asked, "Are you sure about this Dad?"

While the young Super Saiyan had never doubted his father's decisions, this one seemed a bit out of the ordinary. Goku nodded, "I'm sure, Vegeta's fight showed me that the Super Saiyan form is the most effective. It possesses an even balance in both speed and power. If we master it, then I'm sure that we can reach another height of power."

Gohan nodded, the challenge of maintaining his Super Saiyan form in everyday life caused his Saiyan blood to boil.

"You're getting a haircut first!" yelled Chi-Chi, and Gohan rolled his eyes in embarrassment.

Frost's Spaceship…

Frost nodded to Froze, "Send in #17 and #18 as well as Cell. I want to see what this so-called ultimate project can do. It's a pity that #22 was never finished."

Froze nodded, "Your wish is my command Lord Frost. This shall be done."

"This time, the Super Saiyans won't survive," said the Arcosian.

West City…

Trunks's mind was returned to the present when a large explosion occurred near West City. Bulma clapped her hands to her face in an "oh" of shock. Trunks scowled and gripped his sword, "Mom, be sure to tell the Z Fighters that I'm going to be busy."

The wife of Vegeta nodded as she saw her son rush out of the Capsule Corporation building.

Later, Vegeta entered the door and began sitting on the couch. Bulma raised an eyebrow in amusement as he used the remote to flicker through the television channels. The Saiyan yawned as he finally settled for watching the news.

"A new danger in West City; two Android destroying the town," this peaked Vegeta's interest, "Authorities warn to avoid contact with these Androids until they are apprehend. Let's hope that the military can take care of them."

Vegeta got off the couch, "Something interesting to do then."

Bulma shook her head, "You're too late, Trunks left before you."

Vegeta sat back onto the couch, growling. As the tedious weather report section ended, a sudden transmission started on the screen. The face was none other than Frieza's. Vegeta's eyes widened with shock as the Arcosian began speaking in a sweet voice, "Sorry mortals, for disrupting your television news program. I have a little grudge against the Saiyan prince known as Vegeta. I want you to come to my planet for a grudge match within three days. If you do not meet the three day requirement," Frieza's voice dropped suddenly, "Then Earth will be destroyed. Here are the coordinates."

Vegeta growled as the transmission ended. Bulma was paralyzed in shock. Vegeta instantly transformed into the Super Saiyan form, "It looks like I'll have to test Kakarot's theory."

The Saiyan prince nodded to Bulma, "Enter the coordinates in the spacepod."

Bulma got the tools, "I'll upgrade it…I hope that you come home okay Vegeta."

Vegeta scoffed, "Since when would I lose to Frieza? I've gotten much stronger than I was on Namek."

The Super Saiyan looked towards the gravity chamber, "I'm training for the day…don't bother me."

With that, he left.

A few miles away…

#17 laughed gleefully as he blasted down another skyscraper. The shrieks of scared civilians made this even more enjoyable. Meanwhile, #18 was yawning but blasting the buildings as well, "C'mon #17…you can't deny that this is boring."

#17 gave another laugh, "How can you say that sis? We're like gods compared to these guys."

He attempted to fire another ki blast, only to have a muscular arm hold his hand firmly in place. #17 frowned as he saw a golden and muscular figure hold him tightly. The Android forced his hand out of the grip and leapt back, "Who are you?"

The golden figure said nothing, but his eyes were one of pure fury. Finally he spoke a few words, that had rage contained within them, "You're just like them."

#17 growled, "What the hell are you talking about?"

The man didn't respond. His aura shot up rapidly, "My name is Trunks, but I'm also the death of you!"

With those words spoken, he appeared before #17. The Android didn't even register what happened before he felt a painful kick to his jaw. #18's eyes widened in shock as she turned her gaze to Trunks. The warrior returned the gaze, with one of utter hatred. #18 unknowingly stepped back, but fired a quick ki blast at Trunks. The Super Saiyan growled and transformed into an Ascended Super Saiyan, easily deflecting the blast.

#17 yelled, "Sis, what the hell are you doing? We have to take him together!"

The two nodded and flew towards Trunks. The Ascended Super Saiyan prepared himself, and dodged each of the blows that both Androids used easily. They were almost moving in slow motion, and he dealt a brutal punch to #17's abdomen. #18 gasped as Trunks rammed his leg into her side, causing her to fly straight into a mall. The Ascended Super Saiyan yelled, "I'm tired of you Androids!"

#17 flew up, as did #18. He nodded towards #18, and both of them charged incredibly powerful ki beams. They yelled, "Photon Blast!"

Trunks growled as he realized the power of the blast only too late. The massive explosion engulfed West City, and touched the Capsule Corp building. Most of West City had been destroyed thanks to the ongoing fight. Trunks scowled as he emerged from the building with ragged clothes. He charged up, "This ends now!"

However, a stinger emerged out of nowhere and forcefully inserted itself into Trunks. The Saiyan gave a yell of pain as his energy slowly began to fade. The last thing he felt before falling into unconsciousness was the combined ki of the strongest heroes and the most hated villains.

Earth…

Goku's teal eyes sparked with shock, "That ki! It's the ki of the strongest and most vile beings!"

Gohan was equally shocked, "What is that Dad? He's not that strong, but he has the ki of all of us!"

Goku looked troubled, "I don't know Gohan. This isn't right."

Suddenly, the ki signatures of both Cold and Cooler appeared. Goku yelled, "Gohan, we have to take care of them first! They're stronger than the mystery person!"

The Super Saiyan nodded, and rested his hand on his Father's shoulders as Goku performed the Instant Transmission. Gohan gulped as they saw a blur, and heard Chi-Chi yell while holding a gigantic pile of homework.

Near Ginger City…

Cooler walked down the ramp, "Haha, it feels good to be back on this mudball."

"It's a quite beautiful planet actually," Cold replied, "After we exterminate the Super Saiyans I shall be ruler of Arcos again."

Cooler yawned and charged up a Death Beam, "Well, I'll entertain myself by having fun with the Earthlings."

He fired the Death Beam, but before it reached the city, a hand deflected it. Cooler's eyes widened, and then narrowed, "The Super Saiyan."

Goku appeared with Gohan, and Cooler raised an eyebrow, "Hohoho! It looks like the golden monkey's son has followed in his father's footsteps."

Gohan and Goku both stepped up against their opponents. Cold smirked, "Ah, two Super Saiyans might be a good workout."

Goku flew up to Cold, until they were barely distanced from each other, "No, I'll take you myself."

Cold nodded, "Brave last words."

The next second had Cold firing a blow but missing. Goku smiled, "Faster than you think, aren't I?"

Cold ignored the taunt and attempted another blow. This one sent Goku spiraling towards Ginger City, but the Super Saiyan used ki to stop his fall. He used kiai to propel him and send a powerful kick at King Cold's jaw. The Arcosian wiped off purple blood and smiled, "You've gotten stronger as well Saiyan."

The Super Saiyan said nothing, but powered up. Suddenly, the presence of Vegeta shocked both him and Cold. The Arcosian king muttered, "Aren't you supposed to be fighting Frieza?"

Vegeta ignored the king and said to Goku, "Kakarot, do you know of a place where I can train safely?"

Goku considered the words for a moment, "Well…there is the Hyperbolic Time Chamber. A day inside there is a year in real time," suddenly he shuddered, "Whew, I wasn't strong enough to enter last time."

Vegeta nodded, "Well where is it Kakarot?"

Goku responded, "At the lookout, above Korin's Tower where we get the Senzus. Be careful Vegeta! You only have two days to be in the chamber, so I recommend that you only take a few hours!'

Vegeta was gone before Goku could say anything else. Cold growled, "Well then, Vegeta's hoping to train and defeat my son?"

Goku glanced at Cold, "So…you're splitting us up by making Vegeta fight Frieza eh?"

Cold laughed, "I thought you already knew that. You Saiyans are more ignorant than I had originally thought."

The tyrant was upon Goku instantly, but the Super Saiyan was faster than Cold. He dodged the first attack with ease, and responded with a kick to Cold's jaw. The Arcosian staggered back, only to feel a fist planted firmly into his abdomen. Cold gasped as Goku sent the Arcosian flying back quickly.

Cooler growled, "Impossible! Could the Super Monkey be stronger than Father?"

Meanwhile…

The figure of Piccolo shocked Vegeta. The Saiyan prince immediately took this opportunity, "YOU! Time chamber. Train. NOW."

Piccolo smirked, "A training session you say? Hmph, the do-gooders can take care of the Arcosians. I just want to lay a beating on you."

Vegeta ignored the words and yelled towards Kami, "Where is the time chamber?"

The guardian grimaced, but gestured towards Mr. Popo. The genie nodded and showed them the time chamber. Vegeta smirked as he gestured to Piccolo, "Follow me Namek. I hope you make a good punching bag."

Piccolo warmed up with a few air-strikes as he entered the chamber, "Vegeta, it's YOU that will be the punching bag."

Back to Ginger City…

THUD

POW

The mighty blows of Goku the Super Saiyan rang through the air. King Cold barely blocked any of them, and it was clear that Goku was beyond the tyrant in strength. The Full Power Super Saiyan grinned as he felt the presence of the Z Fighters behind him, including Nappa and Raditz. Tien smiled, "Sorry that Chiaotzu didn't come; I was worried for his health against such a strong opponent."

Goku nodded, "I understand…we can still defeat them anyways. I'll take care of Cold; the rest of you should fight against Cooler."

Cold yelled, "No…PTO Forces, fight for your king!"

A swarm of soldiers appeared behind him, totaling to at least a couple ten thousand. Nappa smirked and transformed into a Super Saiyan, "I've been waiting for a good challenge."

He yelled, "Vulcan Blast!" The energy wave demolished the unfortunate soldiers that had recognized the Saiyan and came after him.

Raditz heard a yell from the crowd, "Hey look, it's Raditz the weakling!"

The Saiyan growled and instantly vaporized the soldier that said that, leaving the soldiers next to him almost wetting with fear. Tien leapt back and yelled, "Kaioken Shin Kikoho!"

The multiple Tri-Beams killed many soldiers, and soon, there were only a couple hundred soldiers left. The soldiers glanced at King Cold who yelled, "WHY ARE YOU STARING! CONTINUE FIGHTING!"

The soldiers gulped and charged towards their deaths. A couple seconds later, blood was spilled all over the ground, and none of it came from the Z Fighters. Cold smirked, however, his words had cold malice in them, "Some of the best fighters of their planets were in that platoon. I will say…I am very impressed."

Goku growled, "I know you haven't shown your full power Cold. Neither have I."

Cold nodded, "Very perceptive Super Saiyan…Cooler, I will leave you to deal with the scum."

The Arcosian Prince gave a growl but nodded. Cold gazed at Goku again, "Let's dance…Super Saiyan."

Hyperbolic Time Chamber…

Vegeta grinned as he blocked a blow from Piccolo, who was infused with the Kaioken X3. The Super Saiyan leapt back, "Impressive, but it'll take more than that to defeat me!"

Piccolo growled, "Well I'll just have to go up a level! Kaioken X4!"

Vegeta blocked a blow from Piccolo again, but this time it demanded much more effort from the Saiyan. The Namekian smirked and attempted a kick, but Vegeta was still above him in terms of power. Piccolo yelled, "Let's kick it up a notch…KAIOKEN X5!"

The red aura swirled around him as more power enveloped the Namekian warrior. Vegeta's eyes widened in shock as he felt the sudden presence of Piccolo behind him. Before the Super Saiyan could make a move, a powerful kick rammed into Vegeta's spine. Vegeta grinned as he caught one of Piccolo's kicks, "Now this! This is a true battle!"

He leapt back and smirked, "Big Bang Barrage!"

The barrage of Big Bang Attacks rushed at Piccolo threateningly. The Namekian countered, "Hellzone Grenade!"

He fired multiple ki blasts that encircled Vegeta and his attack. With a sudden motion, he brought his hands together, causing a massive explosion that engulfed both Vegeta and the Big Bang Barrage. However, a sudden charging figure showed that Vegeta ignored the pain from the attack. Piccolo gasped as Vegeta head-butted him directly in the chest. The Namekian felt purple blood leave his mouth and the Kaioken aura disappear.

Vegeta scoffed, "Come on Namekian, you can't be that pathetic."

Piccolo clutched his chest and growled as he used his energy regenerating the bruise, "Tch, just you wait. I'll be stronger soon!"

Vegeta yawned, "Yeah, whatever you say Namekian. Now hurry up and recover!"

Planet Frieza 891…

"L-lord Frieza, o-our scouts s-searched as best they could!" said the timid soldier.

Frieza spoke in a deep voice that contained hidden malice, "Yes…and they found…?"

The soldier gulped, "V-vegeta i-isn't a-anymore in sight…sir."

Frieza's eyes suddenly shot up to an almost poppy-like red color. The soldier thought that it was an illusion, but he suddenly felt pain. Unimaginable pain consumed him as he gasped. He used the remainder of his energy to gaze up and saw what had happened. Two gaping holes were in his stomach.

Frieza growled, "So the Saiyan still hasn't even bother to come yet? He must really be biding his three days time."

A bull-like soldier with horns protruding out of his head bowed towards Frieza, "May I go to Earth sir, and find Vegeta?"

Frieza began to laugh, a deep laugh that rose up several octaves, "Don't get such a big head Shisami. Just because your power is greater than Captain Ginyu's doesn't mean that you even stand a chance against the Legendary Super Saiyan."

Shisami bowed respectfully, "Understood Lord Frieza."

The Arcosian gripped his chair, "No, we'll have to wait. Vegeta's taking his time, isn't he?"

Frieza gazed out into space, "Ah…Planet Hera. Did you know Shisami, that a crew of pirates was sealed there? Apparently their power was so great that the Kais saw them as a threat and sealed them within the planet. Heh, at least they didn't do something stupid like seal the pirates in their own planet," the Arcosian gave a little laugh as though anybody would be dumb enough to do that.

Shisami listened to the story, "The Hera-jins couldn't have been stronger than you Lord Frieza!"

Frieza nodded, "Yes, but can you believe they did a super-soldier experiment to attempt to overthrow Daddy? Apparently the most successful was one called Bojack, who was also the leader of the aforementioned pirates. He's lucky that he didn't attempt to fight Father. Otherwise he'd be dead already. Anyways, let's see if my battle with Vegeta can break that seal. Then they can be my minions."

The Arcosian yawned, "Well that's the end of one day. Let's hope that Vegeta arrives by tomorrow."

Lookout…

A bright light seemed to accompany Vegeta and Piccolo's exits out of the Hyperbolic Plot De…Hyperbolic Time Chamber. Mr. Popo looked towards the two to see that their powers didn't grow much. Kami knew better, "They're a lot stronger. I've no doubt that they can protect us from any threat currently. Including the one we were just talking about."

He turned towards Piccolo, "Piccolo! There is a threat near West City! Be careful, it is a creature known as Cell."

Piccolo nodded and took off immediately. Vegeta smirked and put two fingers to his head, "I'll be off."

West City…

The now Semi-Perfect Cell glanced at #18 with hunger in his eyes. The Android began to back away as Cell laughed. His voice had gone deeper, different from the raspy tone in his imperfect form, "#18, come join me! We can achieve perfection together!"

The Android backed away further. Cell saw this and changed his voice to #17's, "Hey sis. I thought that it would be bad stuck in this bug-guy's body, but it's not bad! Join him #18! Become perfection!"

Suddenly, a kick intercepted Cell. The Android's eyes widened in shock as the figure revealed himself to be Piccolo. The Namekian quickly planned a fighting strategy, 'Right now, I've gotten strong to the point where any amount above Kaioken X3 will kill my body. I don't think that I'll need to go above X3 either.'

Cell recovered quickly, and his mouth turned into a sneer, "Piccolo. So you want to stop me…brother?"

Shock entered Piccolo's mind as Cell made the Piccolo inside him more pronounced. He felt almost an identical ki signature, except much more malevolent. Seeing Piccolo's shock, the bio-Android smirked, "What's wrong…brother?"

The Namekian snapped out of his shocked state, "Nothing. Come at me brother. You," he pointed towards #18, "Leave now."

Cell's lips curled into another sneer that made Piccolo feel a sense of frustration. The bio-Android leapt towards Piccolo and proclaimed, "Your energy is mine!"

The Namekian dodged the bio-Android and charged up, "Kaioken!"

Cell raised an eyebrow in shock as Piccolo rammed his leg into the bio-Android. The Android wiped blood off of his mouth, "How did you get so strong?"

Piccolo replied only with a solid and powerful punch to Cell's back. The Semi-Perfect Android yelled in pain as the punch threatened to destroy his spinal cord. Cell wiped off some blood, and then his lips curled into a smirk once again, "I've been waiting for a challenge like you Piccolo."

The Namekian frowned, "What's so funny?"

Cell laughed, "You honestly didn't think that Doctor Gero didn't add some mechanism to me that replicated the Super Saiyan transformation?"

A feeling of shock passed through Piccolo's brain, "Th-that means…"

Cell powered up, his yellow aura now eerily similar to that of Super Saiyan Goku's. The bio-Android began laughing. The sound of the laughter angered Piccolo, for it was a taunting laugh of victory. A painful memory entered his mind, the memory of a young Super Saiyan Goku killing his father.

This time, it hurt.

Piccolo suddenly yelled. The consciousness of his father somehow slipped back into his brain. Dark aura consumed him, embraced the Namekian. A thought trickled into his mind, 'I can't be good…I'm the reincarnation of my father.'

Violet aura suddenly was infused into his blood along with adrenaline into his veins. The Namekian felt himself lose control over his own mind. Now, he wasn't Piccolo…he was Piccolo Daimao. Cell watched this with interest, "Ah, so the inner beast is unleashed?"

Piccolo Daimao gave a crackling laugh, "Inner beast? No…I was in control this whole time."

Ginger City…

Around an hour ago…

Cooler smirked, "So you fodder are my playthings?"

Tien prepared himself, along with Nail. He nodded, "Don't be afraid to use the Kaioken."

The Namekian nodded and took a deep breath. This was going to come with a pain he hadn't endured since a long time, "KAIOKEN X4!"

Even Gohan was shocked at the sudden speed that Nail moved. Cooler gasped as the Namekian dealt a solid punch into his abdomen, and then a powerful kick straight into his jaw. Yamcha gasped, "Wow, we really need to teach Chiaotzu the Kaioken eh? It's really useful!"

Tien nodded, "These guys are all out of our league here."

Cooler recovered and blocked another blow from Nail. This time the Namekian knew that Cooler was unlike Lord Slug. Slug was all about power…Cooler had power, intelligence, and mastery of martial arts. The Arcosian left him no time to ponder on those thoughts as a fist entered Nail's stomach. Nail reacted quickly and twisted around to perform a smashing kick. The "Strongest Namekian" as he was dubbed by the villagers pulled one hand back and yelled, "Let's see how you take this, Mystic Cannon!"

Cooler raised his arms, "Psycho Barrier!"

The barrier shielded Cooler from the devastating blast for a short period of time. Suddenly, the barrier broke and Cooler looked in shock as the beam devoured him like a beast. Nail panted as his Kaioken aura disappeared. Gohan grinned, "Nail, you did it!"

Suddenly, Cooler's ki signature shot back up, getting the attention of every warrior on the battlefield. Goku yelled, "GOHAN! WATCH OUT!"

Cold gave a laugh, "Your friends surely are doomed now!"

Massive spikes of energy erupted from the ground as an ear-ripping scream broke out. Nail growled, "No."

Gohan took a deep breath; somehow he knew that he would have to fight against Cooler. He turned towards the Z Fighters, "Don't worry. I'll fight him."

Nail's voice heightened in volume quickly, "Are you insane?! You'll get massacred."

Gohan shook his head, "No."

Suddenly, the figure of Cooler rushed out at Gohan. The Saiyan boy took another breath as he used his own two hands to catch the punch. Cooler said nothing as the mask around his mouth fixed in place. He aimed an overhead kick that hit Gohan. The Saiyan boy yelled in pain for a moment, and then powered up. He suddenly spun around and kicked Cooler, causing the Arcosian to be sent into Ginger City. However, Gohan was behind him before the Arcosian could react. Cooler's eyes widened as Gohan rammed his leg into his spine, and then blasted him with a Super Masenko at point-blank range.

Cooler yelled, "No…no…no…no!"

His rage caused violet aura to spiral around him. The intensity of the aura increased and Gohan's eye winced. Without warning, he rammed his fist straight into Gohan's stomach. The Arcosian leapt back and yelled, "Have fun! Imperial Death Beam Barrage!"

The enhanced Death Beams all charged at Gohan quickly. The Super Saiyan's eyes widened in fear, for he could not dodge them all at once. Suddenly, the figure of a familiar Namekian stood in front of him. Gohan gasped in shock as Nail murmured, "Thank you for showing me Earth."

The beams pierced holes into the Namekian's body as tears began flowing out of Gohan's eyes. Goku watched the scene, paralyzed with shock as Cold laughed cruelly, "Well, another one bites the dust."

Goku shook his hands with anger, but it was nothing compared to the anger and grief that Gohan felt. A yell was emitted from the warrior, and something snapped inside of Gohan's mind. Lightning peppered his aura now, as his hair began becoming more defined and sharper. Goku yelled, "What's wrong Gohan!"

The Saiyan boy didn't answer, but continued going through the odd metamorphosis. His eyes had grief and anger etched, and his energy no longer was controlled like the energy of a Full Power Super Saiyan. This time, he was controlled by anger. Goku didn't know what to say as Gohan's power rose to heights far beyond his and Cold's. The Arcosian king was surprised as well, "Cooler! Back out! Now!"

The Arcosian prince understood all too well the severity of the situation. He attempted to take off, but Gohan gripped his leg tightly, "Oh no you don't," he said in a deep voice hardly expected of a young teenager.

Cooler began feeling fear, and while he controlled his body, his eyes showed how scared he was. Gohan threw Cooler in a 360 degree circle and sent him flying towards a mountain. The Saiyan now emitted waves of anger and power. Cooler started trembling as Gohan's steady voice spoke, "How many lives did you take? How many did you take just as casually as Nail's?"

When the prince didn't answer, Gohan's eyes narrowed and his power shot up again. This time, it was incredibly powerful, completely dwarfing Goku and Cold. Cooler was enraged, "Impossible! How could I, the great prince of Arcos, be defeated?" a beam glowed in his hand again, "Imperial Death Beam!"

This was the last straw for Gohan. The Saiyan yelled, "YOU DARE?!"

Cooler turned around to see Gohan. He quivered with fear as the Saiyan's eyes showed only rage. With a swift motion, Gohan punched the Arcosian in half. Cold watched in shock as the Saiyan went through Cooler's body like butter. Goku was surprised at such ruthlessness that Gohan showed. Before he could say anything though, the aura disappeared and Gohan collapsed.

Suddenly, Goku felt another aura, "Piccolo Daimao!"

Cold shrugged this off and growled, "It seems that I'll have to utilize my final form! I cannot allow this to go on, or you'll become like that monstrosity that killed my son."

Goku prepared himself as Cold began to undergo the transformation that Cooler went through.

West City…

The darkness invited Piccolo. All around he saw only black, until the figure of his father greeted him. Piccolo growled, "YOU."

The face of Piccolo Daimao greeted him, "Piccolo."

Meanwhile…

Piccolo clutched his head, "GET OUT OF MY…"

Cell took this chance to deal an incredibly powerful blow to Piccolo's abdomen. Piccolo yelled in pain, as Cell elbowed his spine. The Namekian was defenseless and was too focused on driving out Piccolo Daimao. Suddenly, the Namekian's personality changed. Piccolo's eyes became bloodshot and hungry. The Namekian laughed, and the laughed descended many octaves. Piccolo Daimao stretched out the arms of his son, "So, this is the power of my son infused with pure evil eh? Might as well test out this body."

Semi-Perfect Cell was surprised and snorted, both in amusement and shock. Piccolo Daimao noticed that and glanced at him, "What are you snorting at?"

The Android was snorting anymore when Piccolo Daimao brutally punched his abdomen. Cell gasped as blood flew out of his mouth. Daimao smirked, "Let's skip the small warm-up, shall we? Dark Kaioken!"

Instead of a red aura, Piccolo Daimao had a dark, violet aura. Cell growled as he dealt a kick so strong that it dislocated his jaw. The bio-Android yelled in pain as Daimao laughed, "You'll never be able to eat again!"

However, a sudden Death Beam pierced his breast. The dark Namekian looked back and saw a figure that was similar to Cell. Piccolo gasped for air as the darkness of Daimao slowly began to leave him and go back into his consciousness. Semi-Perfect Cell was absolutely shocked, "W-what? H-how?"

The creature smirked, "Ah, how remembering is it to see my old self."

Semi-Perfect Cell gasped, "B-but y-you're…

The creature nodded, "The perfect you. And a whole lot stronger than you evidently."

Cell still stared at Other Cell, clearly at a loss for words. Other Cell allowed himself to sit on a nearby chair that hadn't been destroyed from the fight and grinned, "Ah, well let me begin the story."

"Trunks came to West City to eradicate the Androids. However, I, detecting his strength to be greater struck him by surprise. Similar to how you did. And then, I absorbed #17 as well as #18 without being rudely interrupted by the pathetic figure you see lying down. When I reached my Perfect form, I discovered something. Using Trunks's time machine, I could reach a form above perfection itself by absorbing my past self! Of course, perfection couldn't match perfection, so why not absorb him before I absorb the Androids of the past?!"

Semi-Perfect Cell began backing up in alarm as Future Cell continued, "Such an idea was perfect, expected from a genius like me. So that is why I am here, to absorb my past self and obtain complete perfection!"

Cell growled, "I'm not going in willingly!"

Future Cell laughed, "Ha! It's hard to believe that my past self could have been so stupid. Do you notice how much more powerful I am compared to you?"

The semi-perfect Android noticed that Cell was very much so above his caliber, but within his hand he produced a Big Bang Attack, "I'm stopping you right now!"

Cell yelled, "Big Bang Barrage!"

Future Cell smirked at his past self's pathetic attempts to kill him, "Kamehameha!"

The signature move of the Turtle School Students smashed and destroyed every single Big Bang Attack that Semi-Perfect Cell produced. Future Cell sneered, "And now…"

Semi-Perfect Cell was desperate, "No! I can be of better use to you if you don't absorb me!"

Future Cell pretended to consider the idea and laughed when he saw Semi-Perfect Cell's reaction, "Yeah…how about no."

Semi-Perfect Cell's expression changed again as Future Cell's tail whipped out and transformed into a funnel large enough to contain him. Future Cell made a fake sigh, "Farewell."

Semi-Perfect Cell was absorbed by Perfect Cell as Piccolo could only watch in fear. A green light blinded his eyes, and when Cell emerged, he was almost exactly the same. However, his power wasn't, and even though he was suppressing it, Piccolo knew that he couldn't stop Cell. Perfect Cell turned towards Piccolo, "Now then, let's liven things up a little bit."

Piccolo got into a combat stance as Cell laughed, "Hohoho! I didn't mean to kill you right now. No, let's make this a bit more entertaining."

He gestured towards a chair near him, but Piccolo didn't sit there. Cell frowned and continued, "In the time span of ten days, nine days if you exclude today, I will be hosting a tournament not unlike the Budokai Tenkaichi. Gather your strongest warriors Piccolo, for if you fail to defeat me, then the Earth will be destroyed. You will have nine days to prepare against me, and believe me, you will need it."

The Namekian scowled as Cell gestured towards Trunks, "I will let the both of you escape, and I do not wish to cause harm to this city as of right now. It would be wasting fun for me after I kill all of you."

Piccolo growled and picked up Trunks. Summoning the last energy reserves he had, he flew away. Cell yawned and did the same, ready to pursue #18.

Planet Frieza 891…

Vegeta heard his spacepod beep as he got every so closer to the destination. It was a large and spacious planet; a perfect battlefield for the fight against the Super Saiyan and the Devil. Vegeta's heart was racing, because this would be the second time he fought against the tyrant, and he feared that this time it would not be so easy. He stepped out of the pod, and heard the sadistic voice he knew so well, "Ah my dear Vegeta, back again."

Vegeta glared at Frieza, "I want to know how you and your freak family were brought back."

Frieza smirked, "Oh but it's very simple. While your pathetic Namekian friend fought against the evil Namekian, they used the Dragon Balls to wish back Cooler and I. The Namekian was so stupid! He believed that the dark sky was a doing of the evil Namekian's aura! Then again, he was strong enough…" said Frieza, pretending to ponder the thought.

The Full Power Super Saiyan charged up his aura, "So that's how…just through the Dragon Balls."

Frieza raised a finger and wagged it, "Nuh uh uh! It appears that one of your friends sliced me into little bits and obliterated my mechanical body. They had to place all of us in regenerative tanks, and I must say, they really did do their job well."

The Saiyan Prince's chest began to heave with laughter, "The mighty Frieza, requiring a regeneration tank to heal him!"

Frieza growled as he charged towards Vegeta. The Full Power Super Saiyan easily caught Frieza's fist. The Arcosian's eyes widened in shock, and Vegeta began laughing again, "Pathetic…simply pathetic."

Frieza whipped his tail around and attempted to slap Vegeta. This time, the Saiyan was hit and Frieza smirked with glee, "Not so tough now!"

However, Vegeta pushed his head back instantly, with only a small trickle of blood emerging. Frieza stepped back in fear as Vegeta laughed, "Scared now aren't you Frieza?"

Then his calm demeanor was broken by one of sharp anger. He rushed towards Frieza and punched him in the stomach brutally, "This is nothing compared to the fear that you etched onto us Saiyans!"

Frieza gasped as his lungs struggled for air. Vegeta didn't care though, and immediately slammed his leg onto Frieza's jaw. He unleashed a brutal onslaught of blows upon Frieza, each one stronger than the last. The Arcosian tyrant clutched his ribs in pain; his whole body had never hurt as much as this. Vegeta gave a smirk of satisfaction seeing Frieza in a ruined and broken state.

Shisami immediately ran over to Frieza, but the Arcosian yelled, "Get back in your ship! This isn't over yet!"

Vegeta gave a snort at this statement, "Still being stubborn Frieza? It's over, my power grossly outstrips yours."

Frieza's dark aura suddenly became stronger. The violet aura had a completely black outline as Frieza scowled, "No…it's not over yet!"

Vegeta saw the power that was coming from Frieza easily, 'Does he have an ace up his sleeve?'

Spikes started appearing out of Frieza's head, and immediately Vegeta understood what was happening, "He has another form, just like Cooler!"

Frieza's power skyrocketed to greater heights than the Arcosian could have ever imagined. He glared at Vegeta and spoke, "Well then…let's start Round 2, shall we?"

Back to Earth…

Two hours ago…

Cold knocked Goku to the ground into a mountain. The king yawned, "I don't see why I must continue fighting this meaningless battle."

Within a finger was a bright ray of energy, and he lazily muttered, "Imperial Death Beam."

However, the son of Goku was behind King Cold already, and prevented the ray from hitting a mountain. Cold scowled, "What? I thought you were unconscious a moment ago!"

Gohan didn't respond, but Goku noticed that they used up their one Senzu Bean. Cold didn't seem to care for the real reason, as he caught Gohan by surprise with a quick jab, "That's for my son!"

Gohan pretended to be actually hurt by the jab, giving Cold a growl of satisfaction. However, the pain was just an act to cruelly lead Cold on. Gohan rammed his fist into Cold's ribs, easily smashing several of them. The Arcosian king gasped in shock as he realized what power Cooler had been up against. Cold began walking backwards, "A warrior of your caliber shouldn't need to live on such a mudball! I can give you glory and riches…more then you've ever seen in your life!"

Gohan charged up a Kamehameha, "I don't care."

The energy beam instantly eradicated Cold, and Gohan reverted back to his base form with the Earth being in peace, for the time being. Suddenly, the figure of Piccolo carrying a wounded Trunks appeared. He landed on the ground and muttered, "New villain: Cell. Wants to start tournament. Nine days to prepare. If lose Earth is destroyed."

Goku turned towards the Z Fighters, "Well, it looks like we have more trouble on our hands."

Planet Frieza 891…

"Well then…let's start Round 2, shall we?"

The two fighters charged at each other. Auras of golden and violet clashed violently. Kiai shockwaves were emitted each time the fists of the two warriors met. Vegeta smiled, his Saiyan blood had been craving for this, a battle that would test his true power. He dodged an attack, and then blocked a punch from Frieza that still knocked him several feet back. The Ice-jin's figure disappeared, and Vegeta used his lightning fast reactions to dodge a blow from Frieza who was now behind him. Frieza leapt back and smirked, "Let's see how fast you can dance…Imperial Death Beam Barrage!"

The Super Saiyan quickly dodged the beams, which were moving incredibly fast. Vegeta grinned; this was putting his speed to the test. Frieza's hand was moving impossibly fast, but so was Vegeta. Eventually, the Arcosian met the Super Saiyan for hand-to-hand combat. Vegeta punched Frieza's jaw, only for the Arcosian to kick Vegeta's stomach. Both fighters leapt back, and Vegeta broke the silence, "Impressive Frieza, had I not trained you would have overwhelmed me for sure."

Frieza's voice was falsely sweet, "Ah, so I had given you too much time?"

The Super Saiyan powered up, "Something like that."

Within his hands were two ki balls, and then he shot them towards Frieza. The Arcosian blocked them instinctively, but Vegeta was already charging more. He launched them at incredibly fast speeds, and they were charged at incredible speeds as well. At first, Frieza felt as though they were just mere stings that were more of a nuisance than a pain. However, as the ki blasts continued, he felt the pain build up and growled. Taking advantage of the smoke, Vegeta used Instant Transmission to appear behind Frieza and deal an incredibly powerful double-fisted blow to his head. The Arcosian gasped as he fell straight towards the ground of Planet Frieza 891.

Not intent there, Vegeta followed the Arcosian and launched a series of blows similar to the blows he landed on Frieza before he transformed. Each blow carried the two warriors further and further, until they were almost at the core. Sweat and heat began enveloping Vegeta. The Super Saiyan noticed this and flew up before Frieza could react. The Arcosian quickly followed suit. Frieza was absolutely outraged, "Impossible! I obtain this new transformation, and yet you're still above me?!"

Vegeta growled, "You feel it don't you? The feeling of helplessness! This is what the Saiyans have been feeling for years!"

"NO!" Frieza cried out, "I won't accept defeat!"

He rushed over to the spaceship, and Vegeta followed him, hot on his trails. The Arcosian quickly entered the passcode for the spaceship and entered the room. He yelled towards Shisami, "Prepare the poison chamber!"

Frieza nodded towards his troops, "Fight for your leader! Fight to the death!"

The soldiers gulped, seeing their master so frustrated and wounded was a rare sight. A sudden explosion knocked open the spaceship door. There stood the shining figure of Super Saiyan Vegeta. His aura roared with power as the soldiers were all swept off their feet. He charged up an energy ball with one hand, "Take this! Big Bang Crash!"

The energy ball destroyed about half of the spaceship, and killed most of the soldiers instantly. Detecting Frieza's energy, Vegeta used Instant Transmission to teleport where Frieza was. However, when he was there, Frieza was laughing, "The poison will kick in soon Vegeta! It has never failed!"

The Saiyan wondered what he was talking about, until suddenly he felt completely drained of his energy. Frieza's laugh became more joyous, "I decided that if I was going to die, then I'll take you with me!"

Vegeta coughed as the poison began entering his system. He yelled as he struggled to pry open the door. Frieza's laughter grew and grew, until the Arcosian's laughter finally faded. Vegeta pointed two fingers to his head and used Instant Transmission to get the hell out of the door. When he was out, the Saiyan panted and got to his knees, absolutely sweating. Near him was a view of space, and Planet Frieza 891, where the two had fought. Vegeta had no time to enjoy the view however, because suddenly a voice yelled, "Get him, it's the Super Saiyan!"

Vegeta attempted to move, but found out that the poison had weakened him incredibly to the point where he could barely even access his normal abilities. Somehow, the attacks of the soldiers didn't seem to move in slow motion anymore, and Vegeta had trouble dodging the beams that they fired out of their "laser guns." A red, bull-like figure pushed the soldiers out of the way and yelled, "Vegeta!"

The Saiyan prince greeted the fighter who sneered, "I am Shisami. I have been waiting for the moment to defeat the one that stopped Frieza."

Vegeta scowled, 'His power level, it's at least at 450,000. I'm not sure if I can stop him when the poison's infiltrated my system like this.'

His thoughts were answered when Shisami arrived in front of him with shocking speed. Vegeta had no time to ponder his thoughts when Shisami hit Vegeta with a brutal uppercut. The Saiyan was sent flying back as Shisami laughed, "This is the one that beat Lord Frieza?"

The Saiyan prince growled; all his movements felt like they were in slow motion. He was horribly weakened, and if he didn't receive treatment quick then he would die. Shisami sent another blow that caused Vegeta to feel dizzy. Before his eyes closed, he heard Shisami mutter, "Send him into the hospital room and lock him into the jail at Level 20."

Earth…

Cell laughed, "At last, #18!"

The Android growled, "How did you find me?"

Cell smirked, "Well it's not that hard with my super-hearing abilities that I obtained from Piccolo and the fact that I have the Arcosian psychology of entering people's minds."

The tail behind Cell's wings whipped up and changed into a funnel, "Get ready #18."

#18 yelled, "No, Photon Blast!"

The blast hit Cell at point-blank range, and would have certainly injured anybody except for Cell. The bio-Android laughed, "Was that supposed to tickle?"

#18 could only gulp as the tail was right over her. In a quick, disgusting, motion, Cell "slurped" up #18. He laughed as he felt the power of true perfection slowly dawn over him. Incredible power fueled his blood and muscles now. His horns on his head had gone noticeably shorter, and his skin was very much lime. His aura crackled with bio-electricity. Cell laughed, "At last…this is the power of true perfection!"

Meanwhile…

Goku felt the energy of the warrior he had sensed earlier shoot up in power. Sweat beads began to drop down Goku's forehead and he nodded to Gohan, "We'll need to use the Hyperbolic Time Chamber."

Gohan was in awe, "This Cell! His power, it's amazing!"

Goku's look was no longer comedic or casual. He nodded towards the Z Fighters, "Be sure to use the entire 9 days you guys have for preparation."

They understood the gravity of the situation and took off, ready to train. Tien smiled towards Krillin, "Goku's looking really serious about this."

Krillin nodded, "Well who that Cell's really something. To put Piccolo and Trunks in such a state when we haven't even seen his full power yet."

Tien gazed forward, "Well, this tournament should be pretty nostalgic, right?"

Krillin's mouth stretched out into a smile, "Definitely! I'm looking forward to showing Cell what I've got!"

The three-eyed human couldn't help but smile too because of Krillin's optimism.

Prison Level 20…

"VEGETA'S BACK!" the Saiyan yelled as he felt the last of the poison leave his body from the medicine that he had received. He pointed two fingers at the bar that caged him in and destroyed it instantly.

Shisami immediately went up to investigate the trouble and found a laughing Super Saiyan Vegeta. The bull-headed soldier immediately trembled on spot as Vegeta smirked, "Not so bright are you?"

Shisami had no time to reply as he was incinerated quickly by Vegeta's two fingers. The Super Saiyan smirked and placed two fingers on his head, "See ya later."

Sorbet, a short soldier who had a knack for commanding others yelled, "Aim the weapon at the Saiyan!"

On the planet, Vegeta went inside his space-pod, upon leaving the planet, he saw that Frieza's ship had a gigantic laser cannon aimed at him. The Saiyan scoffed as he easily pushed the space-pod to greater limits, causing the blast to hit and destroy another planet instead. Vegeta almost laughed at his easy victory.

Later…

Bojack gasped as he found himself living and not sealed. He touched and pinched his own arm, and actually felt a slight pain. The Hera-jin smirked and gazed at his comrades, who were still unconscious. He looked to see Planet Hera, but it was nowhere in sight. "Whatever," he muttered, "I just want to bash and kill those Kais!"

I really hope you enjoyed this chapter of LOH! I won't be posting next month as I'm going on vacation. In the chapter, I really considered the death of Vegeta from the poison chamber, but decided that in the end, he was too valuable of an ally to be killed.

Judging by the chapter, you can tell that I wanted to portray Shisami as a stronger Recoome, dim-witted and all about the brawns. Also, as a response to Hektol's post, Slug traded the regeneration ability for more power because nearly all movie villains in DBZ were power-hungry. It would have taken too much effort for him to get up and train for once.