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Chapter 27
Ozora couldn't feel Piccolo at all anymore but she knew that he was still alive. He had to be. At the speed she was traveling, she would be able to catch him fast. It was her only way to save the Namekian.
She felt a strong pull within her chest and her mind immediately thought back towards the Saiyan male. She could imagine how angry he must be at her for now but there was no quicker way to save Piccolo's life.
She could still feel Cell's incredible power and the more she zoned in on the location, the worse she felt and her stomach tumbled over. She could still feel the amount of people who were absorb by him and they were all screaming in agony.
They couldn't even find rest but stayed dormant inside his body. Just thinking about it made anger boil within Ozora's stomach and she clenched her fists by her sides. You're here to save the Namekian. Don't do anything rash. She reminded herself.
She stopped near the island and let her power signature drop immediately. She could see another battle raged on and she knew it had to be the androids because she couldn't feel any other energy near her.
She closed her eyes and concentrated hard while trying to find Piccolo's energy signal. He had to be somewhere near her... There! Her eyes snapped open and she dived into the ocean water.
She slowly opened her eyes while swimming towards the very weak power signature. Where are you? Ozora delved deeper into the ocean before she caught a glimpse of green in her vision. She quickly managed to swim towards him.
J-Just a little further! She encouraged herself and tried to grab onto the Namekian. She could feel her lungs started to burn and she struggled to keep her breath any longer. Got you! She grabbed onto his wrist before swimming at a drastic speed out of the water.
She gasped as she reached the surface of the water with the Namekian next to her. She manage dot swim towards the island and hid behind a large rock. A battle still raging on. She coughed again, trying to regain her breath again before she looked at the Namekian.
"Ozora?" Her eyes immediately shot towards a familiar bald male with three eyes. "What are you doing here?! You should stay out of this fight or you'll die" Ozora scolded the male before she let out a sigh.
"Whatever, do as you please" She said before she kneeled next to Piccolo and briefly closed her eyes. A large ball of energy formed on the palms of her hands before she inserted the energy into Piccolo's body.
His body glowed a bright turquoise color and his wounds started to close. Tien watched in amazement as her Ki healed Piccolo and it wasn't long before he looked as good as new.
"There, I made it just in time" Ozora said as she breather slightly heavy after using much more energy than she had hoped to. However, the wound he had was deep and she had a feeling that she wouldn't be able to heal a much worse wound like that.
It was close call.
"I-Incredible! You healed him by just using your energy?" Tien asked in amazement and Ozora glanced at him before she sighed.
"Yes, but it took a lot more than expected." Ozora said before she stood up. When she finally reached a standing position there was a large explosion behind her and their eyes widened. "What is this?!" Tien asked.
There was an explosion in power and they were immediately horrified as realization washed over them. Cell had absorbed an Andriod. They flew up and landed on top of a boulder they hid behind and watched as Cell's previous form morphed into an entirely new form.
"This is bad..." Ozora narrowed her eyes as she took in his incredible Ki before she looked back at Tien. "I need you to take the Namekian to the lookout as soon as possible" Ozora said and his eyes widened.
"What about you? Don't tell me you're-" Ozora nodded as she looked back at Cell in his new form. The other two Androids stood in front of him, the one already gravely injured. They didn't stand a chance.
"It's only to buy time, now go!" Ozora ordered and Tien gritted his teeth but nodded. "Be safe, please" Tien said before he took Piccolo and blasted off. Ozora knew it wouldn't go unseen by Cell and jumped off from the boulder, everyone's eyes suddenly on her.
"Well, well, well, this is a face I didn't think I'd see again. Did you come to see me in my new form, Ozora?" Cell asked and Ozora huffed while walking towards him, eyeing the two Androids in the corner of her eyes.
"Don't get your hopes up, Cell. I came here to fight you, not to gawk at your hideous form" Ozora said with a smirk and Cell frowned deeply before he chuckled evilly. "It sounds much more interesting too. I need someone worthy to break this body in a bit" Cell said and Ozora frowned.
"You're going to regret those words" Ozora said as her turquoise colored aura started to leak out around her and her power level raised. I want you two to escape from here, immediately. Ozota's voice echoed inside 18's head and her eyes widened.
I don't know how long I'll be able to keep him at bay but you need to find shelter for you two. Ozora said as her power suddenly sky rocketed and her hair spiked up in a brilliant gold. Thank you. 18 said before she grabbed onto 16 and took to the skies.
"Oh no you don't!" Cell yelled out and was about to fly after them but Ozora appeared in front of him. She gave him a harsh blow in his face and he was sent flying back. "I'm your opponent, Cell" Ozora said before Cell gritted his teeth.
"Insolent pest!" Cell attacked Ozora and she did the same, their fists colliding with a massive explosion before they vanished from sight. The attacked each other with similar techniques and small explosions erupted from their colliding.
"You're stronger than you give yourself up, Ozora. Show me that wonderful strength of yours!" Cell said with a smirk forming on his lips but Ozora looked at him with an impassive facial expression.
"You're pretty eager to see my full strength when you haven't even absorbed the other android. You think you can be enough the way you are now?" Ozora asked her voice full of confidence but a bluff hidden beneath her words. She doubted her own powers.
"You're not going to be cocky for long, Saiyan!" Cell attacked her again but Ozora dodged his fast punches despite having him graze her cheeks slightly. She dropped to the floor when he planned to punch him again and made a blast in her hand.
"Galactic Sphere!" Ozora exclaimed as the blast exploded and engulfed Cell's new form. Ozora managed to push herself up on her feel and jumped back, her eyes scanning the smoke. "Gallic Gun!" Cell yelled and Ozora's eyes widened in horror.
She cried out as the purple blast hit her dead on and was unable to block it. She crashed into one of the boulders and cough before she fell onto her knees. She wiped the small trail of blood that started to fall from her mouth before a smirk came onto her lips.
He was strong.
She chuckled darkly and her power exploded around her before she attacked Cell again, a similar smirk on his lips. He dodged her crazed punches and punched her in her face before she kneed him in his stomach.
They both stumbled back before forming blasts in their hands and rapidly released them towards each other. A large puff of smoke formed around them and Ozora quickly went to the sky where she could observe the area.
"What was that nifty attack you used previously on me, Ozora?" Cell asked as he emerged from the smoke and flew up towards her into the sky. "Something new I've been working on. You like it? I can see those bruises like it" Ozora said before she was kicked and crashed into the ground.
At least he could sustain damage and it was enough for Ozora to know that he could be beaten. She tried to extend her senses and found that Vegeta still hadn't emerged at all. This was going to take longer than she had originally planned.
"Quite a remarkable technique yes, but not enough" Ozora flipped out of her crashing zone when Cell brought his fist down and the entire island cracked from the pressure. Ozora took to the sky and her brows furrowed when she saw the entire island sink.
"Enjoying the view?" Cell asked from behind her and her eyes widened. She didn't even sense him. He grabbed a fist full of her hair before he forcefully threw her into a new island and she cried out as she crashed into the ground.
Her eyes widened when he sent a large blast towards her and quickly got to her feet. She extended her hands in front of her and let out a cry as she let her own blast loose. It pushed against Cell's attack and he found that he was shockingly pushed back.
Ozora gritted her teeth as she felt her heels dig into the ground beneath her and power started to pulse inside her veins. There it was. She had sensed this surge of energy before on New Namek when she trained with the Namekians.
Turquoise sparks started to strike around Ozora and a smirk came onto her lips. Cell's blast was suddenly pierced by her attack before he was hit directly by it. He cried out in pain before crashing into the ground below and Ozora landed on her one knee while breathing heavy.
The sparks around her started to fade away and her golden hair fell back to its usual black color. She breathed heavy as she stared at the place where Cell had crashed. She knew that the attack she released had to have made damage.
Cell coughed up blood and Ozora's eyes narrowed. He pushed himself up shakily on his feet before he wiped the purple blood than ran from his lips.
"You're much stronger than I expected, Ozora. Where do you hide that strength of yours?" Cell asked and Ozora chuckled through her heavy breathing. "Who knows? It comes and goes from time to time" Ozora said before Cell burst out laughing.
Ozora felt a chill run down her spine from the evil look she was receiving and swallowed thickly. "With strength like yours, I can easily catch 18 and even dispose of the rest" Cell said and Ozora's eyes widened.
She was in trouble.
Despite Cell's damaged body he still had more energy left than she had and she found herself gritting her teeth. "No way in hell. My energy stays my energy and I am not giving it to anyone, especially not you!" Ozora said and Cell licked his lips.
"Let's see how long you can have that resolve of yours, Ozora" Cell said before he appeared in front of her. Ozora gasped and was barely able to dodge his tail before it slammed into the ground.
The tables had turned now and instead of him fighting her to get to the androids, he was attacking her for her energy. Her instincts were more alert than ever and she couldn't afford to let her guard down, not even for a split second.
He started to relentlessly attack her with his tail and tried to catch her off guard by disappearing and reappearing again. Ozora felt him appear behind her before she gave him a harsh blow with her elbow and kicked him into boulder.
He didn't even crash completely before he was after her again making her growl. "This guy..." She dodged his tail again and flipped back until she was a fair distance away from him. "...is persistent"
"What's wrong, Ozora? Where's that fight in you now? I thought you had so much energy? Are you too scared to use it?" Cell asked and Ozora growled again at the male.
Without thinking clearly and in anger she charged at him before she went through him. Her eyes widened and horror clutched her chest. It was an afterimage! Where's the other one?!
"Argh!" Ozora grunted as she was slammed against Cell's chest and her eyes widened. "Let me go!" She yelled and struggled harshly against his grip but his grip only tightened.
"Oh, don't be like that, Ozora. I'm just going to take some of your energy but I promise it'll hurt" Cell said as his tail lashed out and Ozora's eyes widened as her blood ran cold.
She had no way of getting out of his grasp, no matter how hard she was struggling. He had her cornered and she had nowhere left to go. She watched in horror as the needle pointed tail of him came closer towards her arm before a piercing pain exploded from her arm.
"AH!"
That's it, peoplez!* Dun, dun, dun! What's going to happen now that Ozora is in Cell's clutches? Will she be saved or will her energy be stolen for the android's perfect form? Fine out Next time!*
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