Goten was hovering over the lake with the crashed ships. He just knew an enemy was coming here and if his ki signal was right, it was someone very strong.
A worthy opponent.
He was still a little lost with that group of humans he had run into earlier. Somehow they had known his brother and that was puzzling him to no end.
But that didn't matter. His opponent would soon arrive and he could fight to his heart's content. Then he could think about that other matter later. Just as long as he didn't have to wait very long.
And the saiyan wasn't disappointed. Soon the person he was waiting for appeared on the horizon, heading right for him. It didn't take long for the mystery man to reach him, but one look told Goten that this thing wasn't a man.
Before him, floating several feet away, was this green reptilian creature. Black spots dotted the creature's skin all over along with insect like wings on its back. A tail with a needle tip waved lazily around behind it.
It was a few moments before the creature spoke. "Are you the person that crashed here?" it asked.
"Yep, that would be me," Goten responded, making eye contact with the thing.
"What's you business here?" it demanded then.
"Well, it doesn't really concern you, but I'm here on a mission."
"And that mission would be?"
"I'm not telling."
The reptile chuckled. "So that's the way it's gonna be huh? I guess I'll just have to beat it out of you."
Goten grinned. "See if you can. I rather doubt it."
Growling, the green thing launched itself at the saiyan, unleashing a war cry as he threw his fist.
Blocking the blow easily, Goten countered with his own punch, nailing the reptile in the face, sending it flying. Blinking as the green thing flew away, Goten could feel a wave of disappointment flow through him. Despite the high power level, this thing didn't have much combat experience to justify its strength. Was this the best Earth could offer in the form of a challenge?
Suddenly, the reptile stopped its flight and fired a large ki blast at the saiyan. Goten just watched as the beam flew at him before he slapped it away; the blast exploding when it hit land. Shaking his head in displeasure as the light from the explosion reflected off of him, Goten said "You're not very strong are you green dude?"
The creature growled dangerously before yelling back "I am not a green dude! I am called Cell and I will send you to your maker you little pest!"
"Well, I'm not a pest either. I'm the saiyan warrior Goten, the one that will crush you like a cockroach under my boot," Goten responded coolly.
Pissed off, Cell charged the young saiyan again, swinging his tail as a first attack. However, Goten caught the tail and began spinning, swinging Cell around by his tail. Finally, the saiyan warrior released the appendage, sending the reptile into the sinking ships. Without hesitating, Goten fired a ki blast into the wreckage, causing both ships to explode in a fiery holocaust.
Watching behind a tree as the explosion erupted, Tien was in shock. While he had no idea what that Cell guy was, he knew that thing could give him a run for his money. Yet, Goten was dealing with him like he was an every day annoyance. How strong was this kid?
As the explosion died down, Goten stared down at the left over bits and pieces of the ships. Despite how low Cell's ki was, the saiyan knew the creature was up to something. With the signal coming from the lake, he floated higher into the sky. The further he was from the lake's surface, the less chance Cell could commit a sneak attack.
Suddenly, a large blast erupted from the water, roaring through the air towards the saiyan. Goten simple moved out of the way as the beam continued going high into the sky. It was then that Cell appeared behind the young man, the tip of his tail pointing straight at him. Immediately, the tail flew at its target, Goten dodging it barely.
Cell continued to strike his opponent with his tail, each attempt being dodged. While surprised by the attack, Goten soon got bored of barrage and drifted away. "Is that the best you could come up with after hiding out for so long? Pathetic."
Cell let out a frustrated cry. "Just wait till I get my hands on you, you little shrimp!"
Goten laughed. "As if you could. I've fought fleas that were more challenging than you. Speaking of which..."
As soon as those words left his mouth, the young saiyan began scratching himself underneath his armpit, emphasizing his point.
A look of fury and hatred crossed Cell's face. Cupping his hands and moving them to his right, the reptile shouted, "Alright then monkey boy, let's see if this is challenging enough for you!"
Goten got a serious look on his face. Judging from the growing amount of ki being gathered, this attack could prove to be interesting.
"Kaa…meee…haa…meeeee…" Cell chanted as a blue orb of energy appeared in his hands. If the old hermit's attack didn't beat this saiyan scum, then Cell had no idea what would. But he was sure that the blast would take care of this menace.
"Hey, we're not getting any younger pal. You gonna fire that thing or what?" Goten called out.
"Your death wish," Cell replied before thrusting his arms out in front of him and releasing the attack with a loud cry. "Haaaaaa!"
The blue orb soon fired as the beam rushed at the saiyan. Goten was caught off guard by the size and power behind the blast, completely surprised that Cell could create such an attack. Flinging himself to the side and down, his back pointing towards the water below, Goten watched as the beam passed him and collided with a mountain off in the distance, obliterating much of the top.
The young saiyan gave a low whistle. What an attack! If only he had such a blast, who knew what he could do! Let's see, Cell cupped his hands like this…
The reptilian watched in curiosity as Goten set him self in the Kamahamaha pose, cupping his hands behind him as he tried to remember who Cell had done. Was this little punk trying to copy his move?
Laughing out loud, Cell yelled out to his saiyan opponent "What do you think you're doing? There's no way you can do the Kamahamaha Wave!"
Goten looked up with a confused expression. "So those are the words you chanted? Okay then…"
Now Cell began to get interested. Did this guy actually think he could perform this technique that he had stolen from Master Roshi?
Goten closed his eyes, gathering his energy. Looking at his opponent dead on, he began chanting "Kaa…meee…haa…meeeee…"
Soon, a blue ball of energy appeared in the saiyan's cupped hands. Smiling a little, then returning back to a look of concentration, Goten thrust his cupped hands in front of and cried the last word "Haaaaaaaaa!"
A beam larger than the one Cell had fired previously erupted from the saiyan, rushing towards the reptile. Completely surprised, all Cell could do was hold out his hands in front of him, yelling at the top of his lungs before he was consumed by the blast.
Tien gave out a cry as he saw the huge blast. There were only three people he knew that had that attack and one of them was dead. Now that Cell guy had the attack and this saiyan just copied it just from watching it performed once. It was incredible to say the least.
However, since the bodyguard had been too consumed with the spectacle occurring in front of him, he never took notice of Videl and Erasa approaching the battlefield behind him. While they had missed much of the battle, they had witnesses Goten blasting that green creature into smithereens. Though having already seen the ki blasts before and being a user herself, Videl was still astonished by the size of the blast. Erasa, on the other hand, was too stunned by the show that she couldn't even say a word.
Raising his forearm to his forehead and wiping the sweat from it, Goten let out a deep breath of air. Finally he had his own finishing move. While Trunks had his Finish Buster technique and Gohan had inherited all of Piccolo's moves, Goten had been feeling a little bit left out without his own attack. Sure he could've learned one of the other's techniques, but he wanted a move all his own, one he could shove in Trunks' face over and over. And now he had that technique. What a great day this was becoming.
Turning his head to look in the distance, Goten stared focusing on any of the other kis that were out and about. He could feel Gohan reaching one of the powers and Trunks seemed to be in the middle of a fight so that ruled those out. Hmmm…hey, there's a couple of powerful kis off to the east. Those should prove to be worthy adversaries.
It was then he sensed the three people he had met earlier. Looking back the way he came, he saw the two human girls out in the open, gawking at him. The bodyguard wasn't with them, but he was close by, that much Goten knew. He just had to bring him out.
"Okay humans, come out here. I know you there so there's no point to hiding from me," Goten called out.
Tien looked a little confused. What did he mean by "humans"? He should've been the only one here unless someone else came. Quickly, he sensed the surrounding area and discovered Videl and Erasa somewhere behind him. Tien almost slapped himself with his stupidity. How could he expect Videl to stay behind when she was so stubborn.
Stepping out into the open, the bodyguard looked towards his employer and her friend, not showing his annoyance to them as they walk up to him. All together, the three approached the lakeshore where the saiyan landed.
Waiting for them to arrive, Goten immediately began the conversation. "I take it you saw the fight, right?"
Tien nodded. "Yes we did. I have to commend you on your fighting abilities. They're very extraordinary."
Goten smirked. "It was nothing. How that lizard guy thought he was so tough is a mystery to me. I guess the people here must be weak or something."
The three humans remained quiet. They had no idea what this saiyan wanted, but until he made his intentions known, they would try not to antagonize him by sticking up for their people.
"Now I have some questions for you," Goten said. "First off, why did you follow me?"
Tien decided to take this question. "We figured that you could've used some assistance in your fight, though it's pretty obvious that you didn't."
"And what would make you want to help me?" the saiyan queried. "I'd think you'd want to help out your own planet's warriors."
This time, Videl answered. "My family's house was attacked a couple days ago. I'm not sure what it was about, but our government would rather have our heads than our help right now. So we thought it'd be better if we threw our support behind you since you're going against them."
While Tien could've debated the Satan girl's answer, he wasn't about to do so. It would serve them a lot more if they could join forces with this saiyan; at least for the time being.
Goten seemed to go into thought. Although he was pretty sure he could handle the two power levels he had sensed a little bit ago, it would be wise if he took the three eyed guy with him as back up. However, that would leave the two girls alone. While he could care less about them, one of them knew and was possibly looking for his brother. Maybe he could use that to his advantage.
"Okay then, here's the deal if you want to help me," the young saiyan started out, gaining the attention of all three humans. "Three Eyes, you're coming with me. I felt a couple of high power levels a couple minutes ago and I'd like a little back up. Understand?"
Tien nodded his head. While he didn't like the "Three Eyes," he figured he'd have to live with it until Goten actually learned his name. Videl, however, wasn't too happy with that arrangement.
"And what about me and Erasa? We can help too you know," the girl said miffed.
Goten looked at the Satan girl, completely expecting that reaction. "Right now, you two are about as useful to me as a broken blunt sword. And if I'm right about you, you would rather find my brother than hang around me right?"
Videl almost lit up at the mention of Gohan. "So what do you want me to do then?"
"I'm gonna send you ahead. We're gonna need a ship to escape Earth once we're done here and it would be a lot easier if you two would grab one and head to the furthest power level from here. It'll make for a quick exit and you'll see my brother then. That okay with you?"
Instead of Videl replying, Erasa answered. "Yeah, that's a good idea. We'll get right on it."
Goten nodded before saying "Good." Turning away from his new human allies, he looked off in the distance, trying to find where all of the powerful kis were. Turning back he finally said "Tien and I will be heading to the east. There are a couple of power levels out that way we'll take care of. You girls need to head in a more northwesterly direction."
The humans nodded their heads in understanding. With that done, they split up, Goten and Tien heading in one direction while Videl carried Erasa in another. With everything riding on this plan, neither group could afford to fail.
To dbzfan952 for Chapter 21: Hey, long time no see. Glad you're feeling better. I understand about Hercule; didn't really put himself in the best light. And as you can probably guess, Earth is gonna be a blast.
To dbzfan952 for Chapter 22: Well, both human and saiyan forces are on the move. Probably the more important part would be the reinforcements on Vegeta if you went by military thinking. At least that what I'd think if I was a military man and the closest I get to that is Risk.
To dbzfan952 for Chapter 23: Lol and not a good stalker at that. Next thing you know, someone will find a blood sample of him, incubate it, recreate him, and when the guy busts out of his tube, he'll destablize and his skin will melt. Bio Bojack anybody?
To dbzfan952 for Chapter 24: Yep, sad but true, the story is on its last leg. Big fights coming up, like the final showdowns in video games. It's been a joy having you hanging on, hope you feel better, and thanks for reviewing.