Gosh, I'm on a roll! Thank you all once again for the support and many likes towards this story! I will keep looking forward to further reviews, both from current readers and new ones! On another note, I will state that I will not be adding any more OCs for the remainder of my story. The only ones whose OCs will pertain in my story will be ReapingPhant0m's and BlueStardustGTX. There will be only one more OC probably appearing, but that won't be until the very end. Oh, and as for the Naruto reference: I haven't a clue what the Reaper's Kiss was… I'm more on the old fashioned anime rather than the newer ones, even from ten years ago. Fight me (jk). I own only my OCs.
Upon returning back to the Time Nest, Aria felt a minor sting in her hand for some strange reason. "Ouch… That's odd. Why is my hand sore all of a sudden?"
She looked up from her hand to see Paracyte, the Supreme Kai of Time, and Trunks glancing at her, the latter now a fading silhouette of what he formerly was. "Aria! Did you find them?
She shook her head. "I did, but they vanished into thin air. I'm so sorry. But I did hear Towa say that there were two changes that she made! We already fixed one of them!"
Paracyte looked pensive for a brief moment. "So… there's still a chance at putting things as they were! All we have to do is find the change that she made and restore it."
The pink goddess looked upon them both with affirmation. "Correct, though I prefer that Aria will go alone on this one."
The frost demon whipped his head over at the small pink woman with wide eyes. "A-Are you sure, Supreme Kai of Time?" She nodded her head at him. "Yes. It would be simpler that way, and besides, I don't want to overwhelm Trunks' form as it is with such an overwhelming presence, especially in the current state he's in right here, right now."
Although a bit reluctant about her wish, Paracyte complied nonetheless. "Fine, but I'll be keeping tabs on her. Aria, should anything happen, you let me know immediately!"
The young female earthling nodded with a smile. "Gotcha. Well, I'm off! Got to save our friend, after all!" Grabbing the scroll once more, Aria closed her eyes in concentration as she was transported back into the past to right the wrongs that were made upon their half-Saiyan comrade.
-Age: 785-
Trunks took a deep breath in relief, at peace in knowing that he corrected the wrongs that were done in his past. "Whew. We made it back." His blue eyes scanned the area around him, feeling welcomed to his home world and time. "We're in my era."
He then began to walk his way down the rocky wasteland, thinking over about what he knew that needed to be done to fix his timeline now that he saved history with Goku and his friends. "No matter what… I have to bring peace here." His attention was suddenly brought up to a halt and so where his movements, as he looked up to see Aria standing right there in front of him.
The young woman, however, wasn't facing him and was glaring at something else.
A smile grew on his face as he started racing over to her. "Y-You're..!" Aria's eyes narrowed as she muttered a warning over to the approaching half-Saiyan. "Don't move! We've got company!"
He started slowing down in his pace until he came to a stop, his expression filled with misunderstanding. He then sensed it as well, and turned to face what she was looking directly at. His eyes widened with horror at what he saw. Wasting no time, Trunks immediately powered up into a Super Saiyan, preparing himself for a fight.
Standing before them both was none other than the self-proclaimed ultimate life form, Cell, who was in his complete and perfect form. The evil aura that swarmed around his physique was intense and far more sinister than she ever felt before!
The malevolent cyborg smirked at them both, his eyes glowing a much brighter and vile red in comparison to the other Cell that she faced in the Cell Games.
And just like the other Cell, this one came immediately charging over towards Aria, his cruel gaze completely fixated on her. Aria prepared herself with an immediate retaliation, blocking his incoming moves, as well as trying to avoid getting hit as much by them.
Trunks growled as he unsheathed his sword and dashed towards the bio-android in an attempt to help out his fellow comrade. "Cell?! Why are you in your perfect form…?!"
'That's what I like to know, myself! Just how the hell did Cell manage to change immediately into his perfect form? Paracyte and I had already destroyed the Androids beforehand, so there's no way that he could have gotten to them… Unless…'
Aria's train of thought was interrupted as Cell blasted a ki blast at her out of nowhere, knocking her backwards and into the earth.
The bio-android chuckled maliciously, catching Trunks' sword in midair, only to shatter it into fragments with his mere fingers. "Funny you should ask… You might be interested to know that I absorbed #17 and #18."
Trunks was completely baffled. "17 and 18?! But… That's… I-Impossible!"
Aria got back up from the ground, shifting her bottom jaw sorely. She snapped her attention back up at the insect-like cyborg exasperatingly. "I call BS on your claim there, Cell! There's no way you could have absorbed them! We successfully destroyed those two, fair and square!"
Cell turned to face her with a mischievous glint in his eye as he smiled a wide and wicked grin at her. "Oh? Is that so?"
As he was momentarily distracted by her, Trunks took the opportunity to strike the bio-android with a ki blast of his own. "Burning Attack!" He fired at him, hoping to take him down for good, just like the androids. Unfortunately, he miscalculated the power of the monstrosity before him greatly, as the smoke cleared to reveal Cell still standing completely unharmed.
"Hmph. Such a weakling!" The monster, with one single swipe of his hand, sent Trunks spiraling out of control in the air. The half-Saiyan collided brutally against a boulder nearby, causing a fair amount of damage to him.
The bio-android then turned back to the young girl and began making his way over to her. "And also… how is it that you know my name, my sweet?"
Aria mentally rolled her eyes, not once faltering as the menace continued making his way over towards her petite form. 'Still the same Cell, regardless of the time era… Sheesh!'
He then raised a brow in realization, a low chuckle escaping his ivory lips. "Wait, I know… You went to the past, didn't you… That's the only explanation for it. How'd you know so much about me?"
Aria charged up her energy, her green gaze glaring daggers at the huge hazard in front of her. "That's none of your damn business now, is it?! Eat this!" She jumped back a few yards before firing a line of Destructo Disks at him, each one hitting him right on the mark.
This version of Cell was surprised at this. He certainly didn't expect so much power to come from an earthling, let alone a female one! Not only that, but those shots did do quite a bit of damage on him for sure, which annoyed him.
Trunks shifted up from the ground, still powered up and ready to fight. Cell sensed the boy rising from the gravel and simpered. The bug-like creature dusted off the dirt and acting quickly, he shot out towards Aria with a barrage of punches and kicks. "Did you bring your friend along for the ride? Is he from the past, too? I'm warning you: interfere and I'll exterminate you."
Instead of being alarmed from his threat, Aria smiled cheekily at him, which irked the bio-android. "You? Exterminate? Pshh! Oh, please! You're the one who looks like an overgrown cockroach! The one who's going to be exterminated is you, Cell!" Once she got an opening from his relayed attacks, she dove in and socked him in the gall. Super hard.
The bio-android's eyes widened, his mouth slack open just as widely from the intensity of the blow. "D-Damn it…" He coughed out, completely astounded from the strength that this girl wielded.
Trunks then jumped into the fray and fired an assault of ki blasts at the cyborg, hoping to add on more to the damage upon him. Some of the blasts managed to land on Cell's body, hurting more in the process.
However, he quickly gathered up his ki and exploded with a huge and dark energy barrier, sending the two warriors flying off of him.
Aria quickly somersaulted in the air and stopped herself in midair, glancing up at the cyborg with profound determination.
Trunks also was able to save himself in mid-toss, taking in breaths of air as he looked down upon the tyrant. Tiny beads of sweat ran down the half-breed's forehead, wondering about just how they were going to beat him.
Deciding to take initiative, Aria started to fire her Consecutive Energy Volley attack at him. "No way! I refuse to give up so easily! You won't win, Cell!" She continued to fire at him mercilessly, knocking more impairment onto the bio-android with each hit.
Trunks stared in awe at the woman's fervor, admiring the fact that she continued to fight in the face of adversity, no matter the stakes.
Nodding to himself, the half-Saiyan flew closer in range and fired his attack again, making sure to gather enough energy that it will bring a whole world of hurt upon the cruel creation. "Burning Attack!"
Cell sensed that he was halfway down on his life, and at this rate, he would be completely wiped out by these two.
"You losers! You can't beat me! I am perfection! I am Perfect Cell!" He roared with rage, blowing them both away once more. He shot out towards Trunks, delivering a striking blow upon the Saiyan that sent him plummeting down into the deep earth painfully.
He quickly turned his attention to Aria, who was charging up her ki as quickly as she could. "Not so fast, my little peach!" He used instant transmission to disappear and reappear in front of her, a wide wicked smile plastered across his features in a very frightening manner stunning her at the moment. She cried aloud, only to get crushed in his hold, just like she had been with the other Cell from the Cell Games.
She struggled to break free, with a zero success rate. 'Dammit! Not again!'
"Let me go, Cell! I mean it!" She screamed, struggling with all her might. If she had enough room to get one of her arms free, she could fire her Big Bang Attack at him with no problem whatsoever, then all that would be left is to finish him off for good!
He laughed maniacally at the helpless girl that was trapped in his clutches. "Silly girl! The experience has obviously made you stronger… but… You're still not anywhere near powerful enough to defeat me."
Trunks pushed off the rocks that were on top of his torso. He caught sight of the bio-android keeping the young girl hostage, to which he panicked. "Ugh! N-No!" As he tried to get up to go help her, he noticed that the weight of the other rocks was still keeping him pinned down to the ground. "D-Dammit! I got to help her!" He started moving the other boulders, trying to move as fast as he could to break free. He muttered to himself with bitterness, successfully pushing off one of the larger rocks off him. "As long as you exist, humanity has no future…"
Cell tittered callously at the blonde girl, greatly amused at her tries of prying herself from his iron hold. "That was a close call. It might have been dangerous. That is, if I hadn't already attained my Perfect Form."
Aria squirmed to and fro, her willpower fueling her as she did what she could to slip loose from him. The cyborg laughed hollowly, his eyes gleaming with sickening glee. "Try as you might, my dear! You're trapped like a rat! Now…" He gripped her chin, his glowing red eyes burning even more brightly as he began to bring his face closer to hers. Aria's eyes widened. "N-No! This time… you won't take advantage of me! I WON'T LET YOU!" She screamed as her energy burst all around them, nearly drowning out the evil aura that enveloped his body.
"W-What?! What is this…?!" Cell hollered aloud in alarm, completely shocked at such power that came overflowing from the small girl. Finally able to pry her right arm free, she placed it right on top of his chest plate, which was already glowing with a substantial amount of ki. "Big Bang Attack!" She fired at him dead on, breaking his hold on her and sending the cyborg flying away in a slanted angle towards the ground.
He flipped himself upright and began flying over towards her. "Y-You little runt! Prepare to die!" He then fired an array of ki blasts at her as he drew closer to her at rapid speed. What he didn't count on was her quick reaction at knocking back all of his blasts away like they were mere gnats!
"W-What?! No! How…?!" Cell's eyes widened in shock, although still drawing nearer and nearer towards her. Raising a hand up, she swung it down with all her valor, swiping him down with his very own skill: All Clear. "Take this, Cell!" She hit right on time, sending his spiraling out of control into the dirt and grime below them.
Seeing her chance for retribution, she gathered all of what's left of her energy, readily forming the Kamehameha Wave. Trunks, who finally broke free of his rocky prison, rose up to meet with her and charged up his own attack once more as well, ready to take down the tyrant once and for all.
Trunks growled bitterly, his ki brought up at its maximum. "This is it, Cell! Disappear, for good!" Aria shouted alongside him, firing her Kamehameha wave at full power. "It ends for you here, Cell! Die!" He fired along with Aria, their blasts landing on the bio-android all in one go. Cell slowly faded away in the harsh impact of the super blasts, dissolving away into nothing.
Overcome with exhaustion, both warriors landed down onto the ground, with Trunks reverting back into his normal form. "It's all finally over…" He closed his eyes briefly, a calm smile forming on his features before turning to face Aria. "Everyone… I have to thank you, too. But first, I need to know something."
Aria raised a brow, smiling nervously. "Uh, sure thing. What's up?"
Trunks gestured a hand at her thankfully. "You've helped me a lot… throughout this entire thing. So I have to know… Who are you?"
Aria looked perplexed for a moment before relaxing herself with a short response to his question. "I'm sorry, but I can't tell you that right now. However, you will know who I am eventually. As for when? Well, only time will tell the both of us!" She smiled brightly at him.
Trunks raised a brow at her. "So I'll know… someday?... That's not cryptic." But before he could ask her any more questions, there was a blinding flash of light.
As soon as the brightness faded away, he looked to see that she was gone and out of sight. "Where… where did she go?!" He looked around to see any sight of her, only to view nothing but the rocky landscape.
Aria finally made it back to the Time Nest, taking in a deep breath. "Whew! That felt good! I actually whooped him good, this time!" She grinned widely, only to pause with a skip of a heartbeat, as she saw Cell standing in the Time Nest with the other three. "Well, that was such an interesting display! I must say, Aria… You really did show me, hmm?" The bio-android mentor grinned at her with a knowing look, his mind already working out a challenging training session that will be freshly awaiting her. Paracyte, who was being held back by Reavus, looked like he wanted to tear the cyborg a new one right then and there.
With the wave of his hand, Cell began walking his way out of the Time Nest, but not before grinning at his pupil with one last note. "I will see you right after this, Aria. It's time that we move on to our next session, and I will not allow failure as an option… especially since you take much pride in defeating me like you did. Heheh…" He stalked out of sight, closing the doors of the vault behind him with an echoing slam.
Once he was sure that Cell was a good ways away from the ground of the Time Nest, Reavus finally let go of his younger cousin, who looked as though he would kill the older frost demon aside from the bio-android. "What the hell, Reavus?! I was going to get him for sure this time!"
Reavus waved a finger at him. "Not a wise choice there, cowboy. Why don't you chill like the frost demon you are and think first before whipping out your pistols, huh? Besides, if you try fighting Cell here, you would only do more harm than you would good. Remember, we are in the Time Vault. All of time's events are sacred and protected here."
Aria approached Paracyte and placed a gentle hand on his shoulder. "He's right. Just let it go, Cyte. I will handle him from here on out. So anyways, how's Trunks?"
Paracyte, now a bit calmer than before, glanced down at her with a wry grin. "He's fine now, thanks to you."
Trunks walked up to the group, with the Supreme Kai of Time right behind him. "This is such a strange feeling… Now, I can finally thank you. Thank you very much, Aria!"
The pink goddess turned to face the half-Saiyan with a look. "So, Trunks… Aren't you glad?"
Trunks rubbed the back of his head sheepishly. "I'm sorry. Sorry for making you worry over me."
Paracyte shook his head at their leader. "It's cool. Besides, you would do the same if it were any of us."
Reavus then waved his hands at his cousin with nervousness. "Whoa there, Cuz! Don't start giving any unwanted ideas, now! I definitely don't want to disappear anytime soon! Think about it! Who will be there to break the ice?!"
Paracyte looked at his older cousin with a bad poker face. "Ice puns? Really?"
Aria couldn't help but giggle lightly at the pun, despite how corny it was. Trunks chuckled briefly, his cheeriness turning to an expression of seriousness. "Still… Who do you think that person was? He helped us sure, but he seemed to have the ability to time travel."
Paracyte then commented, pointing out something else in addition. "What's even more strange is, he seemed to know about us, too… And he had a… he had a really unusual energy."
Aria then remembered what that strange man also said to her just before sending her back to the Time Nest. She glanced over at the Supreme Kai of Time. "Oh! He also said something… It was a message to you, actually. He said that 'I'll come visit you soon', whatever that means."
The Supreme Kai of Time raised a brow at the cryptic message. "What? You'll come visit me soon? What does that mean?"
Reavus shrugged his shoulders. "Maybe he's a shrink?" The Supreme Kai of Time casted a glare at the black frost demon. "Watch it, Reavus! Remember who assigned you for the next mission with these two!"
The dark frost demon shrunk back, raising his hands up defensively. "Alright! Alright! Take a chill pill! No need to release the feminine fury here!"
The Supreme Kai of Time then casted a downward gaze in a sudden thought. A thought that was unpleasant and impossible for her to imagine. "No way…"
Paracyte raised a brow at her. "Do you have any ideas?" The whole room remained silent as they looked on at the kai with questioning looks of concern.
"No, but it can't be… He shouldn't… he shouldn't be able to enter into this world." The pink goddess was becoming uneasy, hoping that it wasn't who she thought it was.
Everyone else was silent as the tension grew among them. Little did they know that the very individual who they were speaking of, was watching them from the confines of his prison at this very moment with a wicked grin… The very same prison that the Supreme Kai of Time locked him 75 million years ago.