(Written October 28, 31 & November 5, 2012)

Rated R/M: For language, sexuality, and crude/violent images.

Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha or Dragon Ball Z. Both belong to their rightful owners and respective copyrights.

Chapter Twenty-Five:

"What is Goku talking about?" Kuririn balked. Everyone's eyes were wide with shock.

"Has he lost his mind? He's going to send his own son to his death?" Piccolo clenched his fists and glared at Kagome. "You knew about this?"

Kagome flinched from his tone but slowly nodded her head, not daring to look at any of them.

Goku flew over towards them landing on the cliff where they stood. "You can do it, right Gohan?"

"You want me to fight Cell?" Gohan looked up at his father with surprise.

"You must be joking. Little Gohan to fight me?" Cell crossed his arms as he hovered in the air.

"Goku! Get a grip! How can you expect him to do this?" Piccolo narrowed his eyes at his long time friend. "His strength has increased remarkably, but you're asking him to take on someone who you didn't even stand a chance against!"

"He has an unbelievable strength even greater than we thought. He's been fighting alongside us since he was little. Even I wasn't that strong when I was his age." Goku explained.

"Even so…as a Super Saiyan…to fight Cell?" Kuririn agreed with Piccolo on this one.

"During our time in the Chamber of Spirit and Time, a dormant power that lied deep inside him began to awaken. But we'll ask him…" Goku leaned down and looked at Gohan in the face. "Well, Gohan? Was our fight too much for you?" Goku already knew his son's answer.

"Well…no, but neither of you were using your full strength were you?" Gohan thought his father had been holding back since the start.

Goku grinned. "I don't know about Cell, but I was giving it my best." He tilted his head and put his hand on Gohan's shoulder. "So, to you it looked like I wasn't really trying?"

Gohan looked down and slowly nodded his head. "Y-yeah…"

"Is that true Gohan?" Piccolo looked stunned. Gohan nodded his head again.

"Alright, Gohan!" Goku squeezed his son's shoulder. "Go get him! Bring peace to the world. You wanted to be scientist right?"

Gohan smiled. "I will do my best!" He took off his cape and flew to where Cell was.

"Goku, this is cra-" Piccolo started, but Kagome cut him off.

"It's fine if you don't want to believe in his power right now. We'll be here if anything happens right?" I'm here. Kagome didn't look at any of them, but went to stand by Goku as they watched the scene below.

"Kuririn! Do you have any more senzu beans?" Goku asked the bald fighter who was still staring at him with a shocked look.

"Y-yeah!" Kuririn fumbled around in his pockets until his hand found what he was looking for. He produced a small green bean and tossed it to Goku.

Goku caught it and then turned towards Cell. "Cell!" He threw the senzu bean towards the green creature, astounding everyone around him. Even Kagome was surprised. "That's a senzu. Eat it."

The group threw 'whats' and 'whys' at the Super Saiyan who had shocked them too much in the past five minutes. "Cell's tired. It wouldn't be a fair fight." He shrugged at them.

"Who cares about fair?!" Yamucha finally spoke up. Here they were, close to death again.

Cell had already consumed the bean and was powering up. "Always the hero, but always the fool." He chuckled. "You've yet to realize that this will cause your doom." His ki flared and Cell laughed more. "These beans are good."

Gohan glared up at Cell from where he stood. Concentrating his ki, his power spiked and then golden light exploded from his body and filled up the area. Strong winds knocked everyone back as debris flew all around them. Cell was pushed back a bit and his eyes widened from the child's power.

"That's Gohan? Gentle little Gohan?" Piccolo couldn't believe his eyes.

'How did that kid get such power?' Vegeta shook with rage and shock.

"Perhaps Son Goku wasn't lying after all." Cell righted himself in the air. "However I will kill you before you can land one hit." Cell flew at Gohan throwing kicks and punches, but Gohan evaded each attack.

"Quick one aren't you? Take a gander at my real speed." Cell grinned as he lunged at Gohan once more. Gohan dried to dodge, but Cell quickly grabbed hold of him and smacked his skull into Gohan's. Gohan's head snapped back and the spot where Cell's hit began to bleed. Cell reared his hand back and began to punch Gohan's face repeatedly before tossing him away and shooting a ki blast at him.

Gohan flew back until his body collided with some craggy rock, the impact making the rock crumble around him and buried his body. Cell smirked. "I may have overdone it…"

Kagome glanced at Goku, worry seeping into her bones. What if this didn't work?

"You were wrong, Goku. We warned you!" Piccolo yelled, feeling angrier than he'd ever been. "You killed Gohan!"

Goku just smiled and shook his head. "You still feel Gohan's ki, right?"

Cell turned to where the others stood. "Enough of this foolishness, Goku! Eat a senzu and fight me again!"

"Stupid!" Goku called back to him. "Look behind you!"

Sure enough, Gohan had emerged from the rock and was started towards Cell. "Well, well…you're stronger than I thought."

Gohan shook his head. "Let's not do this. I don't wanna fight. I don't like to fight like dad does. I don't wanna kill people. Even someone as bad as you…"

Cell snickered. "So, you don't like to fight. But what's this about not wanting to kill me? You couldn't kill me if your life depended on it."

Gohan glared at the creature. "I'm starting to understand why father said only I can defeat you. Because when I was little, if I got mad…I would lose control and go crazy. And that's what they're counting on." He stated grimly.

"Haha! Did you think that if you told me that that I would not want to fight anymore?" Cell stared at the young Saiyan gleefully. "Now I want to see you mad!" He flung his fist at Gohan and began landing hits left and right. Gohan didn't even have time to block.

Kagome didn't want to watch anymore. How long would it take before Gohan 'lost it'? Just as she was going to look away, Goku poked her in the arm. "Look." Gohan had gone on the offensive and knocked Cell on his ass.

Cell wiped some blood off of his lower lip and smiled. "I'll find your anger one way or another." Sticking his finger out, he shot a laser-like blast at Gohan who bent back and evaded it. He continued with the same attack, Gohan jumping and dodging as fast as he could. While Gohan jumped to the side to escape another blast, Cell took the chance and rushed at the mini Saiyan. Taking Gohan by surprise, Cell locked his arms around him and squeezed.

"It hurts, right? You don't want to die do you?" Cell laughed, relishing the screams emitting from Gohan as he squeezed the small Saiyan tighter.

"I can't stand this!" Piccolo growled from behind Goku and Kagome. "No matter what you say, I'm going to help Gohan!"

"You don't stand a chance Piccolo!" Goku yelled back at the Namekian, Gohan's screams still reaching their ears. "Just wait a little longer!"

"Wait for what?!" Piccolo retorted. "For Gohan to die?"

"For him to get mad!" Goku grit his teeth. "Our only hope to defeat Cell right now is Gohan's ang-" Goku looked beside him. "Kagome!" He snapped at her.

"That's a lie and you know it, Goku!" Kagome had drawn her bow and had an arrow notched. Gohan's screams rang in her ears. "Why should Gohan have to suffer when there is another way?"

"Gohan doesn't have the stomach for fighting like you do, Son! Did you even talk to him about this plan?" Piccolo asked his voice laced with resentment.

Goku blanched and looked down.

"Do you know what he's thinking right now? Not about how mad he should be…" Piccolo shook his head. "But 'why isn't my dad helping me when I'm in such pain?'"

Goku's eyes widened.

"No matter how strong he is, he's still a child!" Piccolo shed his cape, readying himself to go fight. Kagome pulled her arrow back farther.

"Kuririn! Give me a senzu!" Goku hollered at his fellow Z fighter.

Kagome let her arrow fly towards Cell. Seeing a spark of pink light out of the corner of his eye, Cell dropped Gohan and jumped out of the way. Kagome cursed and drew another arrow.

"If your own pain and fear for your life won't make you angry, I guess I'll ask your friends for some help." Cell cackled as he flew towards the group.

"No!" Gohan cried out as he tried to get up. "Stop it!"

Cell swooped in front of Kuririn and swiped the senzu beans from his grasp. Kuririn yelped, not even noticing that Cell had taken the beans. Cell whizzed by the small fighter, flew at Goku and Kagome, only to knock Goku back quick enough to grab Kagome by the neck. Cell landed back down in front of Gohan and smirked.

He held Kagome and the beans out in front of him. "Well, child…what's it going to be? The beans that can re-energize your father so he can fight me once more or this disgusting human? She's already angered me once so I will enjoy killing her." Cell game Kagome's neck a squeeze.

"I can't control it that's why I can't do it! Leave her alone!" Gohan began to run towards them. "Kagome-san!"

"Y-you grabbed the wrong person…" Kagome choked out. Lifting her arms, she grasped Cell's wrist with both of her hands. Pink light exploded from her body, Cell's wrist to the tips of his fingers disintegrated from where Kagome touched him, and he was blown backwards. Kagome dropped to the ground, but readied her bow by notching another arrow.

"What are you!" Cell growled at her, his hand regenerating as he stared at her. But his anger was short lived when Android 16 jumped on his back and locked him in a tight grip.

"Forgive me for sacrificing all of you, but I'm going to blow myself up along with Cell!" Android 16 squeezed Cell harder.

"What's he talking about?" Kagome asked as Gohan finally reached her, but Gohan just shrugged.

"Are you alright Kagome-san?" Gohan looked at her worriedly.

"I'm fine for now." She told him softly and then tuned into the others conversation.

"Dr. Briefs found the bomb and took it out because it was too dangerous!" Kuririn shouted at them.

Cell grinned at the android on his back. "Too bad. A bomb wouldn't kill me anyway." Cell maneuvered his hand slightly and then shot a ki blast at Android 16. The blast tore through him and ripped his body apart. Parts of his body flew everywhere, but his head landed near Cell's feet and he kicked it away. "A failure of Dr. Gero."

Cell turned to the guys on the cliff and counted them. "Seven. It's your turn." Then he looked at Kagome. "Plus one." Cell took a stance and concentrated his energy. The tip of his tail expanded and eight little creatures popped out.

"What are those?" Kagome backed up a little, pushing Gohan behind her.

"Go Cell Juniors! Get them all except Gohan." Cell commanded them. "Hurt them, kill them, I don't care."

The Cell Juniors took off towards the cliff screeching in delight. One strayed and went back in Kagome's direction. She saw it coming and took off away from Gohan. "Get out of here Gohan!" But Gohan stood transfixed as he watched the guys on the cliff fight the mini Cells.

The Cell Junior closed in on her and Kagome came to a halt in enough time to shoot an arrow at it. The spiritual power from the arrow tore through its body and ripped it apart. Miffed now, Cell shot eight more Cell Juniors out of his tail and pointed them towards Kagome. She was already shooting arrows towards the cliff at the mini Cell's attacking the group.

Her arrows hit the creatures that had broken Yamucha's arm and knocked Kuririn to the ground, but the others evaded Kagome's attack. By the time Kagome noticed the new Cell Juniors, they were already on her. One knocked her off her feet, her head taking a blow as she hit the ground. Her bow flew out of her hand. Another Junior cackled and picked up her bow only to snap it in half. A third Junior yanked her quiver off her back and handed out the remaining arrows to the others as they all laughed manically. Kagome moved onto her hands and knees attempting to get up when they came at her with the intent to spear her apparently. Pink light flowed from Kagome's body as a barrier erupted from within her. The light touched the Cell Juniors only to make them dissolve minus one that escaped quickly enough.

The battles on the cliff had ceased when the pink light had flooded the area. Everyone had stopped to stare at the power that had come from the small priestess. Even Cell was shocked.

"Kagome did that?" Kuririn grunted as he stood up from where he had been knocked down.

"What power…" Piccolo stared at the scene. Why hadn't they gone with her at first instead of Gohan?

"Kagome…" Goku looked down at the priestess and his son who stood several feet away from the woman who had attempted to save him.

Cell snapped out of his reverie. He would get Gohan's anger one way or another! "What are you doing! Kill them all!" He spat at his children.

When the action started back up as the Cell Juniors moved in on the guys again, Goku noticed movement down where Kagome and Gohan were. The one creature that had escaped. "Kagome! Look out!" The Cell Junior that was attacking him earlier swung at him, but Goku knocked him back and it smashed into the ground with a sickening thud. But it was too late. "Gohan!"

Kagome had tried to get up, her barrier already depleted, but her head was pounding where it smacked the ground. She heard Goku faintly shouting and her vision was swimming. She didn't even notice the ki of the Cell Junior. The Cell Junior took the arrow it had in its hand from earlier and stabbed it into Kagome's back. She screamed out and then darkness flooded her vision.

Gohan could only watch in horror. The Cell Junior looked at him with a wicked smile as it twisted the arrow in Kagome's back. When Kagome made no movement, something inside of Gohan cracked and his enraged scream filled the area as the familiar golden light exploded around him.

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IK91: This is not where I wanted to stop this chapter but if I hadn't then it would have gone on and on like the last chapter.

I know it's been awhile since I've written. And I could come up with excuses and excuses (and there are some like I got my wisdom teeth out and one of my jobs is changing a little) but that would, you know, be me just making excuses.

But I digress. I only foresee two chapters left to this story! (And possibly an epilogue). You guys don't even know how happy I will be for it to be over. It was supposed to have been done over a year ago. And it's not that I don't like writing, but it takes forever and it's hard to find the time to sit down and think and process. I can do ideas and play them out better in my head.

Anywayysss…review and stay tuned!